John Mellencamp

A Biography

Jun 15, 1978 (48 years ago)

University of Leicester     Leicester, England, United Kingdom

 

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Date:
Thursday, June 15, 1978
Venue:
University of Leicester
Location:
Leicester, England, United Kingdom

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Americana, Classic Rock, Country Rock, Folk Rock, Hard Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, Rock, Roots Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Soft Rock, Album Oriented Rock (AOR), and Mellow Gold.

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Oct 23, 2025

I met Johnny Cougar as he was known then - a name forced on him by his manager. We were back stage that evening in a battle of the bands night as John was trying to get exposure in the UK. His band was the last on and I chatted to him back stage for around 50 minutes. I had entered via the students union ( pretending to be a roadie) and just before he performed I wished him luck walked through the stage door and jumped off the stage. Years later he had his big hit with Jack & Diane as John Mellencamp but I never connect the two names as just knew him as Jonny Cougar.

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