Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. Mike has returned to the tour -- he was on stage last night in Ottawa. He has distinct memories of “playing crappy clubs and getting bottled off stage as an opening act” and going against their record company’s wishes for a blue-eyed R&B record to make a solid two guitars, bass and drums record that turned out to be American Fool, with two number one hits, Hurts So Good and Jack & Diane.
- Mike Wanchic "John is singer-songwriter, he brings us a finished song in a rough form with melody, lyrics, general chords. It seems like wherever John Mellencamp has gone musically over the course of his long-running and varied career, Mike Wanchic has been right there with him. Being influenced by Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, John Prine, Stoll embarked on the journey of writing his own songs. He performed at some of the Canadian shows and then had to fly to the US for emergency surgery. Besides playing for 40 years with a successful touring act, Wanchic is grateful for the opportunity to exist in an environment where fresh ideas are welcome, and the collaborative process continues after the songs are written and recorded. “We worked our butts off and did everything possible to learn our trade. But I couldn't believe it. Incredible.... You didn't record the whole concert perhaps? Stephen Cooke has been covering the arts scene at the Chronicle Herald for over two decades. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. It'll be by 6th Mellencamp show but it never gets old! By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. Great to see Mike back on stage. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. John Mellencamp is playing Saskatoon tonight, following two shows in Regina this past weekend. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines.
Tickets for John Mellencamp at the Halifax Forum range from $54.50 to $99.50, with VIP options also available, at www.halifaxforum.ca. I am going to the Sarnia show and it just wouldn't be the same without him on stage as the verteran of the band. We were living in something of our own world, and that was the beauty of the whole thing.”. The guitarist will be onstage to Mellencamp's left, a position he's anchored for more than three decades. I saw a few YouTube videos from recent Canadian shows and didn't see Mike on stage. Mike [Wanchic] and the guys who'd toured England extensively were used to this. If you’ve listened to a John Mellencamp record over the past 40 years, you definitely know guitarist Mike Wanchic’s playing. http://www.youtube.com/v/QlwSR_YNvUw?fs=1&hl=en_US, Topic: Where's Mike Wanchic? Sorry you must be at least 19 years of age to consume this content. NOW HEAR THIS: Mike Wanchic has spent a 40-year career with Mellencamp. The anticipation was just like I was there! It was rockin' and I was diggin' it. “All of a sudden we had the biggest-selling record in America, and we went from everybody hating us to everybody loving us,” he says with a laugh. “What it did was it cemented in our minds that you kinda have to make your own way and you can’t rely on the accolades of everybody else. Mike Wanchic met John Mellencamp in 1976….and so their journey in music began. Both were in the … Bravo Mike! “Artistic success gives you a tool that should be utilized, and that’s artistic freedom, and not worrying about record sales. If you wanna have a long term career, you’ve just gotta hoe your own row.”. On his latest album, Sad Clowns and Hillbillies, the singer took the opportunity to record a number of duets with descendent of Nashville royalty Carlene Carter, whom he first contacted to sing a song on the Ithaca soundtrack. Look forward to the show tonight in Sarnia. Where is he?
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