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Friday Dissonance: 2008 RnR Hall of Fame
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Fellow Hoosier rocker John Mellencamp is being inducted come Monday into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame at the traditional induction ceremony in New York City. From the Anderson Herald-Bulletin, one of the last bastions of actual Hoosier journalism:
In celebration of this year's RnRHoF today's Friday Dissonance is made up entirely of HoF inductees and a selection from each. Enjoy!
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Fellow Hoosier rocker John Mellencamp is being inducted come Monday into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame at the traditional induction ceremony in New York City. From the Anderson Herald-Bulletin, one of the last bastions of actual Hoosier journalism:
Hoosier rocker John Mellencamp has positioned himself in the common vocabulary of American households with a series of events that are sure to be enhanced by his induction Monday into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame... In ceremonies Monday in New York, Mellencamp will be inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Leonard Cohen, The Dave Clark Five, Madonna and The Ventures. He’ll join the ranks of rock greats like Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and Van Morrison...
Larry Smith, associate professor of communication studies at Ball State University, said Mellencamp’s influences “run far and wide. He not only captures the intersection of a generation and a geography, but his insistence on musical diversity has contributed to rock music in many, many ways.”
Smith wrote a biography of Bob Dylan and analyzes storytelling in the lyrics of rock music.
“I have to say that John Mellencamp is most deserving of the Rock Hall,” Smith wrote in an e-mail. “Great artists like Bob Dylan respect him greatly.”
In celebration of this year's RnRHoF today's Friday Dissonance is made up entirely of HoF inductees and a selection from each. Enjoy!
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Comment by Thomas Geisse on March 10, 2008 at 7:17am - Mellencamp was always and remains a Dylan wanna be. Yes he wrote some cute songs, helped Farm Aid, and sold Chevys, however, once he opens his mouth one realizes.....
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Comment by David Anderson on March 7, 2008 at 10:28pm - Granted I am from a generation that came of age in the 1980's rather than the 1960's, but I'd put Mellencamp's Scarecrow album up with Dylan or any other artist of the time. Great stuff!
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