John Mellencamp: Music That Explores the Complexities and Contractions of Human Life "Looking Out My Window"

John Mellencamp: Music That Explores the Complexities and Contractions of Human Life "Looking Out My Window" Robin Johnson 29:00

David Masciotra, author of Mellencamp: American Troubadour, talks abouthow Mellencamp’s roots in southern Indiana influenced his music, hissongs that most influenced American culture, the impact of his family onsome of his most famous hits, his politics (“blue guy in a red state”)but how his music also challenges the left’s disconnect from ordinarypeople, and more.

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