© Copyright Wikipédia authors - This article is under licence CC BY-SA 3. John Mellencamp was born on October 7, 1951, in Seymour, Indiana. His daughter, Michelle, later became a mother at age 19, making Mellencamp a grandfather at 36. Mellencamp became a father in December 1970, only six months after he graduated from high school. John Mellencamp Follow Artist + One of America's most successful mainstream rock singers of the 1980s and '90s, with a heartland blend of Stonesy hard rock and folk. Carlene Carter is a singer/songwriter and music biz veteran the daughter of country music royalty - Carl Smith. Its the first time ever that hes shared billing on an album cover. When Mellencamp was 17, he eloped with his pregnant girlfriend Priscilla Esterline. Sad Clowns & Hillbillies marks the first time in a decade that a John Mellencamp studio record finds him in the producers chair. Throughout his career, John Mellencamp has had to fight, whether it was for the right to record under his own name or for respect as an artist. He is known for his catchy, populist brand of. Mellencamp formed his first band, Crepe Soul, at the age of 14 and later played in the local bands Trash, Snakepit Banana Barn and the Mason Brothers. Follow Artist + One of America's most successful mainstream rock singers of the 1980s and '90s, with a heartland blend of Stonesy hard. About John Mellencamp John J Mellencamp, also known as John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, painter, and actor. John Mellencamp was born on October 7, 1951, in Seymour, Indiana. Mellencamp's parents, who had originally planned to name him 'Slate,' decided instead to name him 'John' after his great-great grandfather, thereby ensuring family lineage after he died.

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