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. Here's our ranking of his 25 best songs.

The irascible rocker, now 71, reflects on how America plays into his music, his relationship to his biggest hits and his latest album, “Orpheus Descending.” ...

The 1983 album, Uh-Huh, featured his new name as John Cougar Mellencamp and went multi-platinum with three Top 20 Billboard hits. Mellencamp spent the 1980s writing the soulful songs that he loved.

Mellencamp and his band were tight from years on the road in the mid-1980s, but he still gave them an assignment prior to making the new album: learn to play dozens of rock hits from the 1960s, a ...

Mellencamp had big hits in the '80s, including "Jack and Diane" and "Small Town." He performed "Pink Houses" for Obama's inaugural concert. Mellencamp joins us to talk about his life and music.

The album’s cover features a serious-looking Mellencamp on a farm, a fuzzy scarecrow and tractor in the background. He dedicates it to his grandfather, Speck, who died at the end of 1983.

His 1983 album Uh-Huh was the first where Mellencamp added his surname to the credits. (He was John Cougar Mellencamp for a few more albums before finally losing the “Cougar” on the 1991 album ...