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Product details
- ISBN 9780847877126
- Dimensions: 216 x 279mm
- Publication Date: 29 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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For the first time, one of America s most beloved musicians opens his archives to present his authorized songbook a definitive collection spanning five decades of music and storytelling. Tracing his evolution as a songwriter and poet, the book covers every era of his career from early hits and breakthrough success to periods of challenge, activism, and reinvention. With this unprecedented window into a remarkable life, readers gain a deeper understanding of Mellencamp as an artist and the American experience his songs have captured. Featuring previously unpublished images and the words behind the music, this is more than a songbook it s both a portrait and a soundtrack to modern America. For fans, musicians, and collectors alike, this is the essential volume on one of the nation s most iconic voices and songwriters.
John Mellencamp has been a renowned name in America s music scene for the past five decades, including twenty-five studio albums. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a Grammy winner, recipient of The Woody Guthrie Award, the John Steinbeck Award, American Music Association s Lifetime Achievement Award; and cofounder of Farm Aid with Willie Nelson. Stephen King has since published over fifty books and has become one of the world s most successful writers. King is the recipient of the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to the American Letters and the 2014 National Medal of Arts.
