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Born in Indiana 75 Years Ago Today, the Record-Breaking Heartland Rock Icon Who Defined a Genre He Later Came To Despise

Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images On October 7, 1951, John Mellencamp, future figurehead of Heartland rock, was born in a midsize city in southern Indiana. The post Born in Indian...

On This Day in 1982, John Mellencamp Hit No. 1 With a Classic Inspired by His Small Hometown and Devoted Fans

John Mellencamp Forty-four years ago today, John Mellencamp was at the top of the Hot 100 for the first time with a hit inspired by his hometown. The post On This Day in 1982, Jo...

3 Rock Songs From 1986 That Still Make Me Smile Today

(MANDATORY CREDIT Ebet Roberts/Getty Images) UNITED STATES - MAY 07: CHILLICOTHE Photo of John MELLENCAMP, performing at a farmers protest rally (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns) Th...

3 Rock Songs From 1989 You Heard While Shopping at the Mall With Your Friends

IRVINE, CA - AUGUST 14: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers in concert at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater on August 14, 1989 in Irvine, California. (Photo by Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage) Mall...

AmericanaFest 2026, Mayer’s Picks (Part 3)

THE HEARTBREAKERS featuring CHRIS STAPLETON It was hard not to be moved, from exhilaration to overwhelming emotion, watching the founding Heartbreakers reunite for the first time i...

'Heartbroken' country music stars pay tribute to the legendary John Anderson

4 Neil Young Lyrics That Still Stop Us in Our Tracks

UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of Neil Young Photo by Tom Copi/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images From "Old Man" to "Rockin' In The Free World", here are some of the best lyrics f...

3 Rock Songs From 1981 You Heard While Shopping at the Mall With Your Friends

Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Ross Valory, and Steve Smith (l to r) of the rock band Journey pose for a picture. (Photo by © Roger Ressmeyer/CORBIS/VCG via Getty Images)...

Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Must-Hear Country Ballads From 1979

Country Singer Waylon Jennings Performing Just about every baby boomer with a love for country today still remembers these tender ballads from the year 1979. The post Every Baby Bo...

John R. Miller on a New Year’s Eve Gig and Putting the Robots to Work

Nashville singer-songwriter John R. Miller remembers playing a New Year’s Eve gig at age 15, recalls time spent working in restaurant kitchens, and talks about one reason he starte...

3 Classic Rock Songs From 1974 We Hear All the Time in Shopping Malls and Grocery Stores

NITED STATES - JANUARY 01: Photo of Joe COCKER; Joe Cocker performing on stage (Photo by Robert Knight Archive/Redferns) Shopping malls and grocery stores love to pipe in class roc...

5 Iconic 80s Lyrics That Every Generation Should Know by Heart

Bryan Adams, kanadischer Rocksänger und Gitarrist bei einem Konzert in Dortmund, Deutschlland 1984. Canadian rock singer and guitarist Bryan Adams performing live at Dortmund, Germ...

Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Must-Hear Country Ballads From 1975

Country music singer-songwriter Willie Nelson promotes his "Red Headed Stranger" album at Peaches Records and leaves his footprints in concrete on October 28, 1975 in Atlanta, Geor...