Since the arrival of John Mellencamp — previously known ... Jacob Blickenstaff for The New York Times Mellencamp’s new album, “Orpheus Descending,” has a Dust Bowl flintiness to it ...

CD: Longest Days; My Sweet Love; If I Die Sudden; Troubled Land; Young Without Lovers; John Cockers; Don't Need This Body; A Ride Back Home; Without A Shot; Jena; Mean; County Fair; For The Children; ...

Whether going by Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, John Cougar Mellencamp, or simply John Mellencamp, the music that this Indiana native has made is truly legendary. He's responsible for some of the ...

John Mellencamp's recording career began as Johnny Cougar in the mid-'70s, but it wasn't until his fifth album -- 1982's No. 1 'American Fool' -- that he became a household name (and one that ...