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Desert Island Discs: 1960s Classic Rock

Desert Island Discs: 1960s Classic Rock

Here are the ’60s classic-rock records we simply couldn’t live without if something went wrong on our three-hour tour … our three-hour tour …

10 Songs to Break Your Heart This Valentine’s Day: A Mixtape

10 Songs to Break Your Heart This Valentine’s Day: A Mixtape

When it comes to love, appreciation and fancy dinners, you can always count me in. But there is a shadow side to Valentine’s Day.

Tell It to the Judge – Cases of Misguided Muses: Odd Couples

Tell It to the Judge – Cases of Misguided Muses: Odd Couples

Like Led Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen, John Fogerty and others have seen their songs become the center of interesting disputes.

Rain Songs by the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Blind Lemon, Led Zeppelin + others: Odd Couples

Rain Songs by the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Blind Lemon, Led Zeppelin + others: Odd Couples

Selecting the best-ever rock ‘n’ roll rain song is no easy task. So, we put them all in one heavyweight tournament to see which was best.

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That time CCR moved Booker T. and the MGs to greatness: ‘It was inspirational; it’s still inspirational’

We typically hear about Booker T. and the MGs’ impact on a series of later stars. But what about when the situation was reversed?

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One Track Mind: Mike Zito with Sonny Landreth, “Fortunate Son” from Blues Tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival (2014)

Every bit of this song’s original impetus, that flinty anger, returns.

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‘My singing was a little lacking’: John Fogerty on the Creedence Clearwater Revival hit he’d do over

“Fortunate Son,” from Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 1969 album Willy and the Poor Boys, has served as a rallying call for a generation protesting the war, the backbone of countless commercials and film soundtracks, and a concert staple for John Fogerty. You May Also Like: John Fogerty, LPT, Alan Parsons ProjectRead More

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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Creedence Clearwater Revival: Boxed Set (2013)

Creedence Clearwater Revival was a canny name, considering the way the band nudged rock — in a moment when their San Francisco brethren were pushing it further out in the space — back toward its R&B roots. You May Also Like: Tell It to the Judge – Cases of MisguidedRead More

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One Track Mind: John Fogerty, “Mystic Highway” from Wrote a Song for Everyone (2013)

Sounding more like the Eagles than anything so raw and rootsy as Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty’s new song “Mystic Highway” offers a country-rocking groove to go with a dreamily optimistic lyric. You May Also Like: John Fogerty, LPT, Alan Parsons Project + Others: Five for the Road Tell ItRead More

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Ultimate Creedence Clearwater Revival (2012)

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Ultimate Creedence Clearwater Revival (2012)

Is it possible to achieve any new vistas with the oft-collected, endlessly repackaged hits of John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival? This collection, quite unexpectedly, makes the case. You May Also Like: Tell It to the Judge – Cases of Misguided Muses: Odd Couples John Fogerty, LPT, Alan Parsons ProjectRead More