The albums "Nothin` Matters and What if it Did", "Best That I Could Do", and "Words and Music: John Mellencamp`s Greatest Hits" were all produced, engineered, and mixed by Bruce Robb in association with Bruce Robb Productions.

Smoked 3 packs of cigarettes a day until his heart attack.

On April 29 - May 4, in 1999, John Mellencamp`s paintings were on display in Vincennes University`s Shircliff Gallery of Art. He had ten paintings in the exhibit. There is a book called "Mellencamp: Painting and Reflections", with 75 of his paintings.

Graduated from Vincennes University in 1973 with an associates degree in Broadcasting.

He was born with a mild form of spina bifida.

He won an American Music Award for "Jack & Diane" in 1982.

In fall of 2004 he participated in the Vote for Change concert tour organized to encourage the defeat of George W. Bush in the U.S. presidential election.

Avid Oil Painter.

Co-founded Farm Aid (benefitting the family farmer) with Neil Young and Willie Nelson.

Honorary Doctorate from Indiana University in May 2000

Named his son Hud, after Paul Newman`s character in the movie Hud (1963).

Suffered a mild heart attack in the midst of a 1994 tour.

Five children from three marriages (birth years approx.): daughters Michelle (b. 1970), Teddy Jo (1981), and Justice (1985); sons Hud (b. 1994) and Spec Wildhorse (1995).

Musician/actor/director

Known for his Patriotic or working-class songs

(2005) Resides with his wife Elaine in Bloomington, Indiana

Born in Seymour, Indiana, USA