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Luedeman, whose term as mayor ended Tuesday, said the plaza project will create a friendlier and easier way for people to get pictures of the mural, which Mellencamp – whose other hits include ‘’Jack and Diane” and “Pink Houses” – signed with his initials during a visit. 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 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.
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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 south of Indianapolis.
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– 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.” General CommentOne of the things I love about this song is that it captures a sense of place, belonging and community that he identifies with small towns.