John Mellencamp - Dark As A Dungeon Album

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Dark as a Dungeon is a song written by singer-songwriter Merle Travis. It is a lament about the danger and drudgery of being a coal miner in a shaft mine. It has become a rallying song among miners seeking improved working conditions. The song achieved much of its fame when it was performed by Johnny Cash in his Folsom Prison concert At Folsom Prison. During this live performance, one of the prisoners in the background was laughing, and Cash started to chuckle. He gently admonished the man, No. 2017 John J. Mellencamp under exclusive license to Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Seems a little quiet over here. Related tracks. In 1946, singer-songwriter Merle Travis wrote Dark as a Dungeon to describe the harsh and dangerous conditions that coal miners experienced every As A Dungeon. John Mellencamp. Released: Dec Mellencamp channels the darkness of coal mining life in his reverent cover of Merle Travis 1946 song Dark as a Dungeon, recorded in support of National Geographics acclaimed documentary about the mining industry, From the Ashes. Throughout the folk tune which Johnny Cash popularized on his iconic 1968 live album, At Folsom Prison Mellencamp strums an acoustic guitar and croons in a deep, gravelly baritone. Its dark as a dungeon and damp as the dew Where danger is double and pleasures are few, he warns, backed by an accordion and occasional tambourine tap. John Mellencamp 2017 0 songs. More albums from John Mellencamp. Other People's Stuff. Eyes On The Prize. Live Broadcast - 4th July 1992 Deer Creek Music Center. Added to Watchlist. Unfortunately, the station stopped broadcasting. Perhaps, this is a temporary station problem. You can leave your e-mail and we will let you know when the broadcast of the station will be online again: Or listen to the other country dec name stations. Dark As a Dungeon. This song is by John Mellencamp and appears on the album Other People's Stuff 2018. This song is a cover of Dark as a Dungeon by Merle Travis. Come all you young fellers so young and so fineAnd seek not your fortune in a dark dreary mineIt'll form like a habit and seep to your soulTill the stream of your blood flows as black as the coal

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John Mellencamp: все альбомы, включая Rain On The Scarecrow , Other People's Stuff , Plain Spoken - From The Chicago Theatre и другие. Город: Bloomington, following is a comprehensive discography of John Mellencamp, an American singer-songwriter. Mellencamp has previously recorded under the names Johnny Cougar, John Cougar and John Cougar Mellencamp. During Mellencamp's more than four decades in the recording industry, he has released 23 studio albums, two live albums, four compilation albums, 65 singles and has appeared on one tribute album and one guest single respectively. Contact John Mellencamp on Messenger. Americana Music Association. MTV Classic. Ghost Brothers Of Darkland County. PagesPublic FigureMusicianBandJohn Mellencamp. English US Español Português Brasil Français France Deutsch. Privacy Terms Advertising Ad Choices Cookies . Listen to music from John Mellencamp like Jack & Diane, Hurts So Good & more. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from John Mellencamp. John Mellencamp born 7 October 1951 in Seymour, Indiana is an American singer-songwriter, known for a long and successful recording and performing career highlighted by a series of 1980s hits, including Jack & Diane, and by his role in the Farm Aid charity event. Mellencamp currently lives in Bloomington, Indiana. John's first record released was under the stage name Johnny Cougar at the behest of Tony DeFries, his first manager. Mellencamp claims it was against his knowledge and will, and he hated the name. John Mellencamp: American musician, singer-songwriter, painter, and actor. He is known for his catchy, populist brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional instrumentation. Mellencamp rose to fame in the 1980s while honing an almost startlingly plainspoken writing style that, starting in 1982, yielded a string of Top 10 singles, including Hurts So Good, Jack & Diane, Crumblin' Down, Pink Houses, Lonely Ol' Night, Small Town, . in the . Paper in Fire,. John Mellencamp has been in need of a thorough, career-spanning compilation for a while, and IslandUTV's 2004 release Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits finally fills that gap. His previous hits collection, 1997's The Best That I Could Do, was too short, since he had more hits than could fit on a brief 14-track disc. Words & Music doesn't have the problem of brevity. Spanning 37 songs over two discs, this has nearly all of his charting hits. Radio hits like Justice and Independence '85 and Rooty Toot Toot may be absent, but. Слушать бесплатно и скачать в Mp3 все треки, песни и музыку исполнителя John Mellencamp в высоком качестве, на компьютер или телефон. When it comes to R-O-C-K in the . few do it better than John Mellencamp does, and because of that, we're counting down the Top 10 John Mellencamp Songs. From his early days as Johnny Cougar through John Cougar Mellencamp to simply John Mellencamp, this Heartland rock legend has embraced the American spirit perhaps as much as any other rocker