DEF: John Cougar “Hand To Hold On To”
Anyone who has followed the career of Indiana-born musician John Mellencamp knows that he has morphed through a couple of name changes throughout that career. He started as John Cougar, then went by John...
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DEF: John Cougar Mellencamp “Pop Singer”
John Cougar Mellencamp reached the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart 17 times during the 1980s. His final appearance for the decade came with the song “Pop Singer,” which on this date in 1989...
DEF: John Cougar Mellencamp “Small Town”
Indiana-born musician John Cougar Mellencamp scored nine of his ten Top 10 singles on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart in the 1980s. Coincidentally, the sixth of those Top 10 singles — “Small Town” — hit a...
MOTW: Hollaback Jack & Diane
What do you get when you connect John Mellencamp’s “Jack & Diane” with Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback”? You get “Hollaback Jack & Diane.” What do you rate this week’s mashup? Thanks to DJ Petro “The...
Jack & Diane
Since his first Top 40 hit with “I Need A Lover” in 1979, John Mellencamp (a.k.a. John Cougar and John Cougar Mellencamp) has had numerous additional top 40 singles, including a total of 10 Top...
Jack and Diane
30 years ago “Jack and Diane” by John Cougar Mellencamp was released. MTV was in its infancy and this was one of the first videos that seemed to be played every hour on the...
Hearing Aid
A couple of rockers prominently associated with music-based “Aid” events turned 60 in the past few days. On Wednesday, Bob Geldof hit the mark. You may know Geldof from his song with the Boomtown Rats titled...
Underrated Mellcamp Song
Musicians are known for their signature songs. For example, when you think of John Mellencamp, one of the first songs that comes to mind is “Jack and Diane”. Bryan Adams’ signature song is “Summer...
John Mellencamp Sentune
John Mellencamp dominated the 1980s and 1990s as an outstanding American song writer / performer. Today, try your hand at completing a mini or regular Sentune. Once again, the object of a Sentune is...
