Never wanted to be no pop singer / Never wanted to write no pop songs, John Mellencamp insisted on his 1989 single “Pop Singer.” By that time, he really needn’t have worried about those early days of ...

Few artists captured the essence of American rock and roll like John Cougar Mellencamp. US musician John Mellencamp performs during the Farm Aid Music Festival at the Coastal Credit Union Music Park ...

John Mellencamp is a septuagenarian, a thrice-divorced grandfather and a chain smoker. He’s a liberal activist and a painter who’s never moved out of ruby-red Indiana. He’s a boomer rock star with a ...

The title of this article is not misleading, but maybe using the term "heartland rocker" doesn't fit John Mellencamp (also known to many as John Cougar), but then the term would fit no one better. He ...