“Sadness has entered the Mellencamp band and John over the passing of a longtime member,” said a note on Mellencamp’s website. “Toby was a great contribution to the music, and the ban ...

“Sadness has entered the Mellencamp band and John over the passing of a longtime member,” a note on Mellencamp’s website read. “Toby was a great contribution to the music, and the ban ...

After the band was dropped by the Mercury label in the early 1980s, Myers was recruited to play bass with Mellencamp, who at the time was known as John Cougar. Myers’ only child, a son named ...