Mellencamp stayed John Cougar through his 1982 breakthrough, American Fool, and its hits “Hurts So Good” and “Jack and Diane.” He got the Number 1 single and album on the Billboard charts, ...

Celebrity Breakups Meg Ryan's ex John Mellencamp admits he was 'a s---ty boyfriend': 'She doesn't love me so much' Also known as John Cougar Mellencamp, the rocker has been married three times ...

Two recent country smashes, Keith Urban’s “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16,” and Jake Owen’s “I Was Jack (You Were Diane),” evoke his name and music in the context of innocence ...

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.

Mellencamp released his first album under the name Johnny Cougar in 1976. After modest success, his breakthrough came in 1979 with the album John Cougar and the single “I Need a Lover.” ...

John Mellencamp and Pat McAfee got into a war of words over their loyalties in the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers Eastern Conference finals series.

On its follow-up, 1983’s “Uh-Huh,” the Artist Formerly Known as Johnny Cougar was at last able to use his family name, becoming John “Cougar” Mellencamp for his most commercial era.

Since climbing to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with “American Fool” in 1982, Mellencamp (then known as John Cougar, née Johnny Cougar, and later John Cougar Mellencamp) has been the underdog of ...

Longtime rocker John Mellencamp has extended his current tour and will play The Bushnell in Hartford on March 13, 2024. He last played there in 2016.

Fight authority with John Mellencamp ... he reclaimed his proper surname from whatever publicists convinced him to introduce himself to the world as “Johnny Cougar” back in 1976, Mellencamp ...

John Mellencamp is coming to Syracuse for a “Live and In Person” concert on Wednesday, June 14 (6/14/2023) at the Landmark Theatre. The show begins at 8 p.m.