One of the most infamous and tragic copyright struggles in the history of the music industry has finally been resolved as John Fogerty has gained the publishing rights to his Creedence Clearwater Revival songs, purchasing a majority stake in the catalog from Concord.
“As of this January, I own my own songs again. This is something I thought would never be a possibility,” Fogerty said in a statement. “After 50 years, I am finally reunited with my songs. I also have a say in where and how my songs are used.
“As of this January, I own my own songs again. This is something I thought would never be a possibility,” Fogerty said in a statement. “After 50 years, I am finally reunited with my songs. I also have a say in where and how my songs are used.
- 1/12/2023
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
In the early weeks of the pandemic, John Fogerty had a flashback as he was instructing his new band on the finer points of playing his Creedence Clearwater Revival standards. “I heard myself actually saying some of the same instructions I gave to Creedence all those years ago,” he tells Rolling Stone. “Trying to get the rhythm for ‘Proud Mary’ to be just so.”
The Covid-19 twist is that his “band” was actually composed of his three youngest children: Shane, 28; Tyler, 27; and Kelsy, 18. What began as informal, lockdown-inspired jams in...
The Covid-19 twist is that his “band” was actually composed of his three youngest children: Shane, 28; Tyler, 27; and Kelsy, 18. What began as informal, lockdown-inspired jams in...
- 10/1/2020
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Twenty-five years ago, Full House actor/Beach Boys fan/sometimes-drummer John Stamos had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to jam with Bruce Springsteen and John Fogerty at a private 50th birthday party for the Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman.
He’s been sitting on video from the event all these years and earlier this week he shared it with the world on his Facebook page.
“I promised super cool Julie Fogerty that I would never let this private homespun video out of my hands,” Stamos wrote. “But sitting around during this time, scanning through old videos,...
He’s been sitting on video from the event all these years and earlier this week he shared it with the world on his Facebook page.
“I promised super cool Julie Fogerty that I would never let this private homespun video out of my hands,” Stamos wrote. “But sitting around during this time, scanning through old videos,...
- 4/10/2020
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
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