The award, subtitled “In The Souls of the People,” is given to individuals who have contributed to society in the spirit of the author John Steinbeck. He was recognized with the John Steinbeck Award by San Jose State University’s Steinbeck Center.
He was honored by The Americana Music Association with it’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting three years later with the award presented in Nashville by Rosanne Cash. Other recipients of this prestigious award have included Tony Bennett, Billy Joel and Arlo Guthrie. In 2007 the ASCAP Foundation honored John Mellencamp with its Champion Award in recognition of his outstanding use of music in service to humanity. Previously, he was awarded a Grammy and had been nominated a total of 11 times. He received the 2001 Billboard Century award in recognition of all that he had accomplished over the course of his career and was honored with the Woody Guthrie Award in 2004. Hit singles during that time ranged from “Your Life Is Now” to “I’m Not Running Anymore” to “Peaceful World.” John continued to tour throughout 1999, 2001, 2002, 20. Releases included 1998’s John Mellencamp, 1999’s Rough Harvest, 2001’s Cuttin Heads, and 2003’s Trouble No More. Healthier and happier, he returned to touring in 1997 and continued to write and record frequently. Happy Go Lucky, which featured the hit “Key West Intermezzo” (I Saw You First). This forced him to take a break from his music career, but he returned strong in 1996 and released Mr. John suffered a mild heart attack while touring in 1994 in support of Dance Naked. In 1991 John made his film debut, starring in and directing Falling From Grace, a modest box office success that was well received by critics. It became an annual event and has helped make people aware of the issues farmers face and how they affect on the entire nation.īy the early 1990’s “Cougar” was finally gone from John’s name and a string of successful albums as John Mellencamp–Whenever We Wanted, Human Wheels and Dance Naked (including the number 2 single “Wild Night”)–were released. In 1985, John’s concern for the plight of the American farmer, which had been voiced in the Scarecrow album, brought him together with Willie Nelson and Neil Young in launching Farm Aid. Mellencamp took the music on the road with a band that many considered the best in the business, playing approximately 1,000 shows around the globe during the decade. In The U.S.A.,” “Paper In Fire,” “Check It Out,” “Cherry Bomb,” “Pop Singer,” and “Jackie Brown.” Hit singles during this period included “Crumblin Down,” “The Authority Song,” “Small Town,” “Rain On The Scarecrow,” “Lonely Ol Night,” “”R.O.C.K. John protested but was overruled and eventually, of course, reclaimed his birth name as his public name.Īfter releasing a few albums, he broke out in 1979 with his first hit, “I Need A Lover” In 1982 his fifth album American Fool was the year’s best-selling album on the strength of two huge hits, “Hurts So Good,” and the number 1 single “Jack & Diane,” The albums that followed in the 80’s, Uh-Huh, Scarecrow, Lonesome Jubilee, and Big Daddy, were released under the name John Cougar Mellencamp. His manager dubbed him Johnny Cougar out of his belief that nobody would buy a record by anybody named Mellencamp.
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His professional music career began in earnest in 1976 when MCA Records released his first album, The Chestnut Street Incident. Though no formal release date is set, the T Bone Burnett-produced album is expected to feature Kris Kristofferson, Elvis Costello, Roseanne Cash, Neko Case, Sheryl Crow and Mellencamp, among others.Born Octoin Seymour, Indiana, John Mellencamp fell in love with music at an early age and was gigging in local bars and fronting a soul band by the time he was 14. A recording of the show was announced for forthcoming release in 2010. The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County centers on the story of a 1957 tragedy that haunts a small Mississippi town. It subsequently transferred to a sold-out run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Ullmann, a two-time Oscar-nominated actress, recently directed the Sydney Theater Company production of A Streetcar Named Desire, starring Cate Blanchett. The show was originally slated to be part of Atlanta’s Alliance Theater’s 2008-2009 season, but was later postponed.
The actress/director announced her involvement during a radio interview in Sweden, though no official confirmation of the project or Ullman’s position has been announced. Liv Ullmann will take the helm of The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, the new tuner by rocker John Mellencamp and horror master Stephen King.
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