JOHN MELLENCAMP : THE GOOD SAMARITAN TOUR 2000

  1. Small Town
  2. Oklahoma Hills
  3. In My Time Of Dying
  4. Captain Bobby Stout
  5. Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)
  6. All Along The Watchtower
  7. The Spider And The Fly
  8. Early Bird Cafe
  9. Hey Gyp
  10. Street Fighting Man
  11. Cut Across Shorty
  12. Pink Houses

Label : Republic Records

Venues : Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA + JFK Memorial Park, Cambridge, MA + Market Square, Pittsburgh, PA + Public Square, Cleveland, OH + Kennedy Square, Detroit, MI + Daley Plaza, Chicago, IL + Fountain Square, Cincinnati, OH + Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta, GA + War Memorial Plaza, Nashville, TN + Woodlawn Field, Bloomington, IN

Recording Date : August 11- 31, 2000

Release Date : 2021

Length : 43:18

Review (Wikipedia) : In August 2000, Mellencamp played a series of unannounced free concerts in major cities on the East Coast and in the Midwest as a way of giving back to fans who had supported him the previous 24 years. With a lo-fi setup that included portable amps and a battery-powered P.A. system, Mellencamp, armed with an acoustic guitar and accompanied only by an accordionist and a violist, dubbed the jaunt "Live in the Streets: The Good Samaritan Tour". At these dozen shows, which ranged in length from 45 to 60 minutes, Mellencamp covered a number of rock and folk classics and sprinkled in a few of his own songs. "Nobody's selling anything, there's no souvenirs-except what's in everybody's heart", Mellencamp told Billboard magazine. "Think about it: Isn't that where music started? To anybody who's said thank you to me, I say, 'You're very nice, but, really, thank you.'"

Review (Grateful Web) : John Mellencamp and Republic Records release the live album to accompany the The Good Samaritan Tour 2000 documentary available now on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) YouTube channel. The album features live versions of some of John Mellencamp's most popular songs including "Pink Houses," "Small Town" as well as a cover of "Oklahoma Hills" written by Woody Guthrie. See full tracklist below. The Good Samaritan Tour 2000 documentary is available on Turner Classic Movie's (TCM) YouTube channel starting today. Next month, John Mellencamp will also appear as a guest programmer on TCM. Look out for more information soon. The documentary, which is narrated by Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey, chronicles Mellencamp's historic tour in 2000 when he performed for free in public parks and common spaces across the country. The film was executive produced by Federal Films, produced by John Mellencamp and Randy Hoffman, directed by Shan Dan Horan, mixed by Andy York and has special contributions by Nora Guthrie.