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Mellencamp Recruits T Bone for New CD


08/15/07
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(PR) John Mellencamp, who spent the better part of the past year writing a slew of new songs, has just started recording his 22nd career album. Sessions began this week at Belmont Mall, Mellencamp�s studio outside Bloomington, Indiana with T Bone Burnett producing.

As has been his custom throughout this 32-year long career, backing musicians on the album (as yet untitled) are drawn from Mellencamp�s touring band including Mike Wanchic (guitars), Andy York (guitars), John Gunnell (bass) Dane Clark (drums), Miriam Sturm (violin) and Troye Kinnett (keyboards, accordion).

Burnett has produced album projects for a wide variety of artists including Los Lobos, The Wallflowers, Roy Orbison, Elvis Costello, Gillian Welch and Tony Bennett & k.d. lang. He has been involved in the production of numerous film soundtracks including O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Cold Mountain.

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