Before Creedence Found Its Fire: The Golliwogs’ “Where You Been” Caught John Fogerty Still Becoming
Before Creedence Clearwater Revival became a sound of American grit, “Where You Been” caught John...
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A Sun Records Spark Reignited: John Fogerty and Carl Perkins’ 1996 “All Mama’s Children” Duet on Go Cat Go!
In 1996, Carl Perkins and John Fogerty turned an old Sun Records spark into a...
Buried on a 1986 B-Side, John Fogerty’s “My Toot Toot” With Rockin’ Sidney Feels Like a Missing Piece of His Music
A rare 1986 B-side, John Fogerty’s version of “My Toot Toot” with Rockin’ Sidney is...
A Desert Road Sign Became John Fogerty’s “Searchlight” — and Gave His 1985 Comeback a Quiet Soul
On Centerfield, John Fogerty turned a passing highway sign into “Searchlight”, a song that carried...
He Finally Sang the Name: John Fogerty’s “Creedence Song” Turns Revival Into a Reckoning With His Own Past
On “Creedence Song”, John Fogerty does something more revealing than revisit old glory: he turns...
One Bright Spot on Mardi Gras: Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Hello Mary Lou” Feels Like John Fogerty’s Tribute to Ricky Nelson
On a final album marked by strain and separation, “Hello Mary Lou” arrives like a...
The Collaboration Many Missed: John Fogerty’s 2004 “Nobody’s Here Anymore” Finds Its Quiet Power With Mark Knopfler
On “Nobody’s Here Anymore”, John Fogerty turns absence into atmosphere, and Mark Knopfler’s guest guitar...
Before the Swamp-Rock Glory, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Gloomy” Showed John Fogerty Writing Toward the Storm
Long before Creedence Clearwater Revival became the sound of American urgency and riverbank myth, “Gloomy”...
The Anger Beneath Centerfield: John Fogerty’s Mr. Greed and the Saul Zaentz Feud It Barely Hid
Behind the bright return of Centerfield, John Fogerty left a harder truth in plain sight:...
When the Anger Turned Musical, John Fogerty’s “Gunslinger” Made Revival a 2007 War Protest
On “Gunslinger”, John Fogerty did not hide behind metaphor for long. He took the force...
He Stripped It All Back: John Fogerty’s ‘Workin’ on a Building’ and the Roots Heart of The Blue Ridge Rangers
On ‘Workin’ on a Building’, John Fogerty stepped away from rock stardom and into older...
The Comeback Fire: Why John Fogerty’s “Blueboy” Still Defines Blue Moon Swamp
Released as the third single from John Fogerty’s hard-won 1997 return, “Blueboy” sounds like an...
The Moment Creedence Clearwater Revival Changed Shape: “Chameleon” and the Quiet Risk of Pendulum
On “Chameleon”, Creedence Clearwater Revival sound less like a bar-band force of nature and more...
Before the End, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Lookin’ for a Reason Gave Mardi Gras a Country-Hearted Goodbye
On Mardi Gras, a record shaped by strain and transition, Lookin’ for a Reason lets...
Still Boiling Over: Why John Fogerty’s “I Can’t Take It No More” Hit Like an Iraq War Broadside on Revival
On Revival, John Fogerty turned frustration into motion, and “I Can’t Take It No More”...
Before Creedence Existed, The Golliwogs’ “Don’t Tell Me No Lies” Was John Fogerty’s First 1965 Fantasy Records Single
Before Creedence Clearwater Revival had a name, a sound, or a mythology, The Golliwogs cut...
Buried on Willy and the Poor Boys, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Feelin’ Blue May Be John Fogerty’s Purest Groove
Sometimes an album cut does not need big drama to leave a mark; on Feelin’...
The Song That Opened CCR Up: Why Creedence Clearwater Revival’s ‘Born to Move’ on Pendulum Feels So Different
On Pendulum, Born to Move catches Creedence Clearwater Revival in a rare act of expansion,...
After Blue Ridge Rangers, John Fogerty’s “Comin’ Down the Road” Marked a Quiet but Crucial Return to His Own Name
Sometimes the most important turning points do not arrive with a roar. “Comin’ Down the...
When the Storm Rolled In: John Fogerty’s “Change in the Weather” and the Dark Mood of 1986’s Eye of the Zombie
On “Change in the Weather”, John Fogerty steps away from the familiar rush of open-road...
The Heat Comes From the Voices: John Fogerty’s “A Hundred and Ten in the Shade” and the Fairfield Four on Blue Moon Swamp
On Blue Moon Swamp, John Fogerty found a way to make roots rock feel lived-in...
Buried on Pendulum, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Chameleon Hinted at John Fogerty’s Next Move
On Pendulum, Chameleon catches Creedence Clearwater Revival in transition, still lean and unmistakable, yet quietly...
When an Old Plea Turned Weathered and Wiser: John Fogerty and Bruce Springsteen’s When Will I Be Loved on The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
On The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again, John Fogerty turns a classic song of uncertainty...
The Night the Ryman Fell Silent, Emmylou Harris Recast ‘Lodi’ as a String-Band Classic
At the Ryman, Emmylou Harris turns ‘Lodi’ from a weary rock road song into an...
Why No. 14 Felt Bigger Than It Looked: John Fogerty’s “Walking in a Hurricane” Proved Blue Moon Swamp Was No Ordinary Return
Some chart peaks say more than a No. 1 ever could. John Fogerty turned “Walking...
After Creedence Went Quiet: Why John Fogerty Opened His 1973 Blue Ridge Rangers Debut With Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
Before John Fogerty returned to center stage as a solo artist in his own name,...
The Darkest Ride on Bayou Country: Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Graveyard Train” Was No Ordinary Deep Cut
On an album crowded with motion and swagger, “Graveyard Train” slows everything down and turns...
He Stepped Out Alone: John Fogerty’s “Hearts of Stone” and the Blue Ridge Rangers Move That Reached No. 37 in 1973
Sometimes a familiar old song becomes a bridge to a new life. With “Hearts of...
The Song That Had to Change: John Fogerty’s “Vanz Kant Danz” and the Saul Zaentz Legal Fight
On Centerfield, one wiry, grinning rocker carried a deeper charge: John Fogerty was not just...
Before the Breakthrough, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Walk on the Water Still Sounded Like The Golliwogs Growing Up
Before Creedence Clearwater Revival found the sound that would soon define them, “Walk on the...