Blogging about John Mellencamp could be a long blog.  I will keep it short. Great music and great musicians. I heard a rumour years ago that Mellencamp  insisted that his band all learn a new instrument for one of the albums. I think it might have been his Scarecrow album.I don’t know how true this is but it rang true to what sort of person Mellencamp is.

I saw John Mellencamp in concert in Sydney back in the 80’s I think. Great gig. This was at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. He certainly rocked and rolled. A big band complete with fiddles and keyboards and lots of guitars. The band was the same band that John Mellencamp had been using for most of his career. They rocked.

Would I go and see him again?  You bet! John Mellencamp who used to go by Johnny Cougar is a favorite of mine.

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