It includes the lyrics, “I was born in a small town” from his 1985 hit “Small Town” and a sign noting his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. The mural celebrating Mellencamp’s career was completed last fall by Indianapolis artist Pamela Bliss and features a 35-foot (10.6-meter) image of Mellencamp leaning on a guitar, and a smaller image of him wearing a Seymour FFA jacket.
Mellencamp wrote in the letter that the money is earmarked for creation of a plaza in a parking lot adjacent to the mural, which is painted on the side of This Old Guitar Music Store, the Seymour Tribune reported. Seymour Mayor Craig Luedeman announced Mellencamp’s gift Tuesday at the end of a municipal board meeting before reading a letter from the singer-songwriter, who grew up in the city about 60 miles (96 kilometers) south of Indianapolis. (AP) - Rocker John Mellencamp has donated $50,000 to his southern Indiana hometown for construction of a plaza near a mural that pays homage to the singer-songwriter and his 1980s hit “Small Town.” Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.
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