John Mellencamp

"NCIS" Soundtrack Amazon Deal of the Day

John Mellencamp — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:47:00 -0000

Fans who can't wait until tomorrow's official release of the “NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack – Vol. 2,” featuring John's brand new song "Someday The Rains Will Fall," can take advantage of a special promotion via Amazon.com's MP3 Downloads which finds the entire album available one day early for the discounted price of $3.99.

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John Mellencamp — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:35 -0000

Life Death Love and Freedom
(JMECD052)

Life Death Love and Freedom, produced by T Bone Burnett, released July 15, contains 14 tracks including the hit single 'My Sweet Love.' The album was recorded outside of Bloomington, IN, with his amazing touring band. The album also features guest appearances by Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild. Released on Hear Music.

1. Longest Days
2. My Sweet Love
3. If I Die Sudden
4. Troubled Land
5. Young Without Lovers
6. John Cockers
7. Don't Need This Body
8. A Ride Back Home
9. Without A Shot
10. Jena
11. Mean
12. County Fair
13. For The Children
14. A Brand New Song

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John Set to Participate in Myles Brand Memorial Tribute

John Mellencamp — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:14:05 -0000

John will be taking part in the Oct. 28 memorial tribute for former National Collegiate Athletic Association and Indiana University president Myles Brand. The NCAA will host the event in conjunction with IU at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Read the full story on Mellencamp.com
http://www.mellencamp.com/?module=news&news_item_id=506

John Mellencamp Official Site | New Song from John Graces Second “NCIS” Soundtrack Volume

John Mellencamp — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:50:09 -0000

The second volume of a specially produced soundtrack for the hit CBS TV series “NCIS” will feature another cut from John.

“NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack – Vol. 2,” which CBS Records releases on Nov. 3, includes John’s “Someday The Rains Will Fall.” Like all of the other tracks (except legendary musical satirist Tom Lehrer’s “The Elements”), it is a new and previously unreleased recording.

As with the first “NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack,” which came out in February, John is in good company. Recent tour mate Bob Dylan is also present this time around, with Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow and Joss Stone participating this time as well.

“Someday The Rains Will Fall” was recorded in San Antonio during the sessions for John’s forthcoming “No Better Than This.” It joins “Troubled Land,” one of the key tracks from “Life Death Love & Freedom,” which appeared on the first “NCIS” volume.

Now in its seventh season, action drama “NCIS,” which centers on the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is the most-watched show on television.

Check Out The Flaming Heart Hoodie In The Mellencamp Store!

John Mellencamp — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:09:58 -0000

Stay warm this fall with the Flaming Heart Hoodie! Get yours in the Official Mellencamp Store

This super soft full zip fleece reads Mellencamp in red across the front and features the classic flaming heart logo with John's initials on the back. Dark Navy. 100% Cotton.

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Watch John's Entire Farm Aid Set on Farmaid.org

John Mellencamp — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:08:52 -0000

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Farm Aid 2009 a Huge Success

John Mellencamp — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:55:45 -0000

John and his band warmed up a sold-out crowd yesterday with their Farm Aid 2009 set at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Mo., just outside of St. Louis.

It was a chilly, early Fall evening when they hit the stage around 7:40 Central. But the full moon shone brightly on the pumped-up Farm Aid fans when John lit into “Pink Houses” following an introduction from John’s fellow Farm Aid board member Dave Matthews, whose set with Tim Reynolds preceded John’s. Dave's short but heartfelt introduction included "he has always spoken out for the working man, and I think he is awesome, and I am a big fan of his music." A powerful version of “Paper In Fire” followed, then “Check It Out.”

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Farm Aid 2009 - This Sunday, Oct. 4th!

John Mellencamp — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:26:43 -0000

Farm Aid 2009, to be held Oct. 4 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights (near St. Louis), Missouri, promises to be another memorable event.

The lineup, to-date--in addition to John and fellow Board Members Willie Nelson, Neil Young and Dave Matthews (with Tim Reynolds), includes: Wilco, Jason Mraz, Jamey Johnson, Gretchen Wilson, Phosphorescent, Billy Joe Shaver, Will Dailey & the Rivals, Ernie Isley & the Jam Band, Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses, The Blackwood Quartet, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, and Titty Bingo.

For updates about this year's events in St. Louis, see www.farmaid.org/events and follow Farm Aid at www.twitter.com/farmaid.

Once again, this year Farm Aid encourages all concertgoers to bring non-perishable items for their food drive. Gates open at 12:30 PM CT with the concert ending around 11 PM CT.

To learn more visit FarmAid.org. While there, consider donating or purchasing 2009 concert merchandise! Concertgoers and people watching Farm Aid 2009 at home can text FARMER to 90999 to donate $5 to help Farm Aid keep family farmers on their land. There are a limited number of tickets available exclusively at www.livenation.com, the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Box Office, by calling (877) 598-8703, or at participating Blockbuster stores.

"To Washington" Source Charlie Poole Gets Renewed Focus

John Mellencamp — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:45:38 -0000

In light of the much-deserved praise that has greeted Loudon Wainwright III’s new “High Wide & Lonesome—The Charlie Poole Project”—and having just seen him perform it at a one-off show in New York—I want to remind everyone that John has his own connection to the legendary Poole via “To Washington.”

Eight years of peace and prosperity
Scandal in the White House
An election is what we need
From coast-to-coast to Washington

So began the song, from John’s 2003 album “Trouble No More.” It was about the disastrous 2000 election that brought George W. Bush to the White House.

So a new man in the White House
With a familiar name
Said he had some fresh ideas
But it's worse now since he came
From Texas to Washington

As I noted in “John Mellencamp: The Concert at Walter Reed,” the song was based on Woody Guthrie’s “Baltimore to Washington," which was about a roving, down-on-his-luck-gambler. But Guthrie had patterned the lyric and melody after another song called “Cannonball Blues,” a tune credited to country music’s legendary Carter Family that can be traced at least as far back as 1902; it had also been recorded by the 1920s string band Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers—this time as “White House Blues.”
“Everybody stole that song, so I m going to steal it, too,” John told the New York Times, having previously noted in “Trouble No More”’s promotional material that “the tradition of the song is for it to be stolen and made contemporary each time it’s done.”

John’s version ended with that “new man in the White House” sending out armed forces “to police the world from Baghdad to Washington.”

What is the thought process
To take a humans life
What would be the reason
To think that this is right
From heaven to Washington
From Jesus Christ to Washington

John’s fondness for older forms of pop music, of course, is central to his forthcoming album “No Better Than This,” which made use of vintage recording equipment and procedures in historic settings. The hugely influential Charlie Poole, meanwhile, lives on in Wainwright’s terrific two-disc tribute, which features both Poole classics and original songs inspired by him and stars Wainwright, family members including Rufus Wainwright and The Roches, and stellar acoustic instrumentalists including longtime accompanist Chaim Tannenbaum.

--jim bessman

Last Day To Bid On The Club Cherry Bomb Farm Aid Auction

John Mellencamp — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:17:32 -0000

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