Book John Mellencamp

John Mellencamp is an American singer-songwriter and a defining voice of heartland rock, a style rooted in traditional instruments. Born in 1951 and first known by stage names including Johnny Cougar, he broke through in 1982 and spent the decade landing top 10 singles: "Hurts So Good", "Jack & Diane", "Crumblin' Down", "Pink Houses", "Lonely Ol' Night", "Small Town", "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.", "Check It Out" and "Cherry Bomb". He has charted fourteen American top 20 hits and has won a Grammy Award. No solo artist has more number ones on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart than his seven. He was inducted into the Rock Hall in 2008 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018. A founding member of Farm Aid, he helped launch its first concert in Champaign, Illinois, in 1985. His touring history includes the Dance Naked Tour (1994), the 2000 Good Samaritan Tour, the Cuttin' Heads Tour (2001), the Words and Music Tour (2005) and the Plain Spoken Tour (2015), and his latest album of new songs, Orpheus Descending, came out in 2023.