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Top Ten Songs by John Mellencamp

John Mellencamp was born October 7, 1951 in the small town of Seymour, Indiana. He started playing in his first band at age 14 and has been making good American rock and roll music ever since. After a few failed albums in the 70’s, John switched labels where they changed his stage name to Johnny ...

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Little Known Facts About John Mellencamp

There aren’t too many things that I myself don’t know about John Mellencamp, considering I have been a self-proclaimed “Mellenhead” for over 20 years. I feel the public views him as a politically-sparked mid western rocker and song writer whose tunes tell the stories of the common man. He is indeed all of those things, ...

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Top Ten Songs by John “Cougar” Mellencamp

When I decided to write about the Top Ten songs of John “Cougar” Mellencamp, I discovered this would be no easy task. I have quite a few of his CD’s, mostly the early ones from the 80’s, and it became apparent that John has way more than 10 top songs. John “Cougar” Mellencamp is an ...

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Toby Keith: Bio of a Country Music Star

Toby Keith’s real name is actually Toby Keith Covel. He was born in Clinton, Oklahoma on July 8, 1961. While Keith was still young, the family moved to Oklahoma City. There, he became interested in the musicians who played in his grandmother’s supper club. Toby got his first guitar at the age of 8. He ...