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The Daily Cut: John Mellencamp “Hurts So Good”
John Mellencamp: “Hurts So Good” ALBUM: American Fool YEAR: 1982 WRITER: John Mellencamp and George Green Topped Billboard‘s Hot Tracks mainstream rock chart and peaked at number two on the Hot...
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Classic Rock Almanac November 14, 2014
TRIVIA Today’s Question: Guitarist James Young of Styx — often simply known by his initials, J.Y. — celebrates his 65th birthday today. Today’s question: JY’s first solo album, 1985’s City Slicker,...
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Classic Rock Almanac November 27, 2014
ANNIVERSARIES 2007-John Mellencamp announces to the crowd at his show in Erie, Pennsylvania, “I got a phone call today. I found out I’m in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.” 2006-Pamela Anderson and Kid...
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Classic Rock Almanac December 4, 2014
ANNIVERSARIES 2008-Guitarist Joe Satriani sues Coldplay, claiming the British band ripped him off on their song “Viva la Vida” by using “substantial original portions” of his 2004 instrumental “If I...
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Winter Concert Preview: January 2015
Wish You Were Here – January 3rd ‘NCX favorites bring the best Pink Floyd tribute around to The House of Blues for their annual Holiday show. This can’t miss show will feature “Dark Side Of The Moon”...
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Classic Rock Almanac January 23, 2015
TRIVIA Today’s Question: 50 years ago today (January 23rd, 1965) in London, Ronnie Lane and Kenney Jones visited a shop called the Music Bar, where they met store clerk Steve Marriott. The three would...
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Farm Aid Announces Date of 30th Anniversary Concert
By Philip Cosores Willie Nelson‘s Farm Aid turns 30 years old this year. And if you think the last 29 concerts were enough to pull all the struggling family farms from out of debt and educate the world...
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Farm Aid Announces Date of 30th Anniversary Concert
By Philip Cosores Willie Nelson‘s Farm Aid turns 30 years old this year. And if you think the last 29 concerts were enough to pull all the struggling family farms from out of debt and educate the world...
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Yes, Ted Cruz, Rock Music Did Respond to 9/11
By Brian Ives Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz went on CBS This Morning yesterday to discuss his already-in-progress campaign. Toward the end of the interview, Gayle King asked him about his...
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John Mellencamp Writes Open Letter Condemning Indiana’s Religious Freedom...
By Philip Cosores Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act has seen a healthy amount of blow-back in the last few days, from Wilco canceling dates to independent record labels announcing their...
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Watch Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp Perform ‘Night Life’ on Colbert ‘Late...
By E. Parker Willie Nelson hit Colbert’s Late Show stage with John Mellencamp for a performance of, what else, “Night Life.” The Farm Aid banner was displayed on the screen behind them to promote the...
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Classic Rock Almanac October 7, 2015
TRIVIA Today’s Question: Today (October 7th) marks the 64th birthday of John Mellencamp. The first chart single in John Mellencamp’s career was “I Need a Lover.” It was also the first single released...
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The Daily Cut: John Mellencamp “Crumblin’ Down”
John Mellencamp: “Crumblin’ Down” ALBUM: Uh-Huh YEAR: 1983 WRITERS: John Mellencamp and George Green Peaked at number-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and number-two on the Top Tracks mainstream rock...
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John Mellencamp Announces 2016 Tour Dates
By Radio.com Staff John Mellencamp has announced the continuation of his Plain Spoken Tour. Related: Watch Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp Perform ‘Night Life’ on Colbert After eighty dates in 2015...
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John Mellencamp Extends Plain Spoken Tour
John Mellencamp Plain Spoken Tour 2016 with special guest Carlene Carter Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Location: Akron Civic Theatre On sale: Fri., April 29 at 10:00 a.m. PRESALE: Thursday, April...
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Classic Rock Almanac April 24, 2016
ANNIVERSARIES 2008-Bob Weir and Mickey Hart announce the donation of The Grateful Dead’s archives to the University of California at Santa Cruz. The archive includes business records, correspondence,...
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1 Year Anniversary For Brinkley – Mellencamp
And Christie Brinkley is 62. 62 !!! Glad to see all those previous romances haven’t scoured her. And maybe Brinkley still falls for the “bad guy”? Mellencamp is no abuser but he too has a storied past...
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Dan Reynolds, Sheryl Crow, Usher to Politicians: ‘Don’t Use Our Song’
By Brian Ives Last week at the Republican National Convention there were a number of songs used without permission, notably Queen’s “We Are the Champions” and the Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get...
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Classic Rock Almanac September 14, 2016
TRIVIA Today’s Question: Former Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King celebrates his 67th birthday today. Before joining Skynyrd, King was a member of which ’60s West Coast psychedelic rock band? a) The...
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Classic Rock Almanac October 7, 2016
TRIVIA Today’s Question: John Mellencamp celebrates his 65th birthday today. John became a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer in 2008. Who gave his induction speech? a) Bob Seger b) Bob Dylan c) Billy Joel d)...
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