Mellencamp: American Troubadour

Throughout his prolific career, John Mellencamp has performed more than twenty Top 40 hits, has been nominated for thirteen Grammy Awards, and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Hits like "Jack and Diane," "Small Town," and "Cherry Bomb" are iconic American songs that have played an important role in defining midwestern music and developing the rock genre. Despite his critical and commercial success, however, the rough guy from a small town writing songs about everything he "

Author: David Masciotra
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 04/06/2015
Pages: 290
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 9.07h x 6.79w x 0.95d
ISBN: 9780813147338

About the Author

David Masciotra is a regular contributor to Salon and AlterNet. He is the author of Working on a Dream: The Progressive Political Vision of Bruce Springsteen and has written for numerous publications, including the Washington Post, the Atlantic, and the Los Angeles Review of Books.

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