He eloped with his pregnant girlfriend at the age of 17 and had his first child (Michelle) just six months after graduating from high school in 1970. Mellencamp had trouble with the law as a teeneager and formed his first band at the age of 14. He is descended from German immigrant Johann Herman Möhlenkamp who came to the White Creek area of Bartholomew County, Indiana in the United States in 1855. Mellencamp who was born, with a mild form of spina bifida which necessitated a lengthy stay in the hospital as a baby. His biggest musical influences are Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie and The Rolling Stones. Mellencamp was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10, 2008, by Billy Joel. Mellencamp, (born October 7, 1951, in Seymour, Indiana) is a Grammy-winning American rock singer-songwriter, musician, artist and occasional actor. John Cougar Mellencamp, is the third stage name of John Mellencamp, who had previously been known as Johnny Cougar and then John Cougar.
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