John Cougar Mellencamp News

Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced Thursday that it had signed with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter and Martha Quinn for an "uncensored" oral history of the music channel launched in 1981.

Jake Owen channels the spirit of John Cougar Mellencamp for "Barefoot Blue Jean Night," his hit party song from 2011.

My eyes are open wide By the way I made it through the day I watch the world outside By the way I'm... People are strange when you're a stranger Faces look ugly when you're alone Women seem wicked when y... Got me the strangest woman Believe it, this chick's no cinch I tried to get her goin' I wanna whip o... Load up on guns, bring your friends ... (more)