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Posts Tagged ‘John Mellencamp’
John Mellencamp taking “No Better Than This” tour to Europe
Written by admin on March 20, 2011 – 5:21 pm -| John Mellencamp is touring the UK and Europe this summer for the first time in 19 years.
The “No Better Than This” tour has an “evening with” format, with Mellencamp playing theatre-sized venues in Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Ireland, UK, France, Italy, Switzerland. |
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Tags: John Mellencamp, John Mellencamp tickets, No Better Than This, No Better Than This tour
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Farm Aid 25: Growing Hope for America
Written by admin on August 17, 2010 – 1:57 pm - |
A fine line up has been announced for the Farm Aid 25th anniversary concert, which will be held on Saturday, October 2, at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
Tags: Dave Matthews, Farm Aid, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Willie Nelson
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Dylan and Baez sing at the White House
Written by admin on February 12, 2010 – 8:42 pm -President Obama and the First Lady hosted a “Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement” at the White House on Tuesday night. The concert was the fifth in a series that is dedicated to what President Obama calls “Music that tells the story of America.”
The first performance was by Yolanda Adams who sang the Sam Cooke classic “A Change is Gonna Come.” This was followed by performances from Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Smokey Robinson, John Mellencamp, Natalie Cole, John Legend, Seal, The Blind Boys of Alabama, the Howard University Choir, The Freedom Singers, and Dr Bernice Johnson Reagon. Everyone, including President Obama, finished off the concert with a sing-along of “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
Tags: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, John Mellencamp, President Obama, smokey robinson
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