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Chestnut Street Incident is the debut studio album by Johnny Cougar released in 1976. Signing on with David Bowie's manager, Tony Defries, Mellencamp travelled to New York City to cut this first album. DeFries would also go on to produce the album as well.
Mick Ronson became the undisputed king of glam rock guitarists, ace arranger and prolific producer on countless sessions from David Bowie and Lou Reed to John Mellencamp and Morrissey. He toured with Bob Dylan and was lifelong sideman to Mott The Hoople legend Ian Hunter.
He established a rights management organisation called MainMan and helped launch the careers of Iggy Pop, Mick Ronson, Mott the Hoople, Dana Gillespie, Lou Reed, Luther Vandross and John Cougar Mellencamp.
Jul 12, 2018 · It’s very possible Mick Ronson is the guitarist on one or both of the tracks, as Bowie’s former right-hand man played on Chestnut. When I first heard these covers, I was surprised to find that Mellencamp’s versions ain’t half bad.
Published September 2011. But for the timely intervention of Mick Ronson, John Cougar's celebrated portrait of small‑town American life might never have existed at all, let alone topped the Billboard Hot 100.
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1976 Vinyl release of "Chestnut Street Incident" on Discogs.
Jun 15, 2020 · Johnny Cougar’s 1976 debut album Chestnut Street Incident sold jack shit, and MCA, his label, dropped him. Mellencamp split from DeFries and moved on to Rod Stewart’s manager Billy Gaff.
