John Mellencamp has entered into an agreement with Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) to manage his entire Universal Music Group recorded catalog, spanning the music legend’s Riva and Mercury years. UMe debuts the newly mixed and mastered concert recording, John Mellencamp Performs Trouble No More Live At Town Hall, on CD and vinyl LP formats.
Released in June 2003, John Mellencamp’s Trouble No More was received with universal critical acclaim and a No. 1 debut on Billboard’s Blues chart. Featuring Mellencamp and his band’s spirited take on 11 American folk and blues classics, including Robert Johnson’s “Stones In My Passway,” Son House’s “Death Letter,” Woody Guthrie’s “Johnny Hart,” Willie Dixon’s “Down In The Bottom,” Lucinda Williams’ “Lafayette,” and several others, the album was recorded and mixed in just 17 days, capturing the sessions’ bounding energy.
On July 31, 2003, John Mellencamp performed the complete album for a rapt,
sold-out audience at New York’s Town Hall. For the concert, Mellencamp was
joined by the same musicians who recorded the studio album with him: Mike
Wanchic (guitars), Andy York (guitars), Miriam Sturm (violin), Dane Clark
(drums), John Gunnell (bass) and Michael Ramos (keyboards). They also performed
stripped-down versions of Mellencamp’s “Small Town,” “Paper In Fire”
and Pink Houses,” as well as Bob Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisited” for the
intimate audience of 1,500 people, which included members of Woody
Guthrie’s family.
Includes a new essay by Bob Merlis. The CD package features the complete 15-song
concert.