It includes the lyrics, "I was born in a small town" from his 1985 hit "Small Town" and a sign noting his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. John Mellencamp 1 Singer, songwriter Played the American Fool 2 Reluctant Small Town Spokesperson 3 Selected discography 4 Sources 5 Seymour, Indiana 6. The Voice of the Heartland will play 80 shows including multiple dates in the artist’s hometown of Bloomington, Indiana Nashville, Chicago, Minneapolis, New York, and more. The mural celebrating Mellencamp's career was completed last fall by Indianapolis artist Pamela Bliss and features a 35-foot (10.6-meter) image of Mellencamp leaning on a guitar, and a smaller image of him wearing a Seymour FFA jacket. John Mellencamp announced dates for his upcoming Plain Spoken tour beginning in January 2015 throughout the summer. Mellencamp wrote in the letter that the money is earmarked for creation of a plaza in a parking lot adjacent to the mural, which is painted on the side of This Old Guitar Music Store, the Seymour Tribune reported. Seymour Mayor Craig Luedeman announced Mellencamp's gift Tuesday at the end of a municipal board meeting before reading a letter from the singer-songwriter, who grew up in the city about 60 miles (96 kilometers) south of Indianapolis. (AP) - Rocker John Mellencamp has donated $50,000 to his southern Indiana hometown for construction of a plaza near a mural that pays homage to the singer-songwriter and his 1980s hit “Small Town." 25, 2016) A stretch of Interstate 65 in southern Indiana could soon be named for one of the state’s favorite sons: John Mellencamp.
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