AdvertisementMellencamp's Blues36:19Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/onpoint/2003/07/18/mellencamps-blues"></iframe>Copy embed codeResumeJuly 18, 2003facebookEmailJohn Mellencamp has ridden the rails of American music from arena rock to Farm Aid slogans to unplugged folk. Now, he's pulled into the tradition of the troubadour, with an album of covers in the uniquely American tradition. In another American tradition, he's made them his own.Guests:John Mellencamp, musicianThis program aired on July 18, 2003.