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John Fogerty Rides Again on New Album in Sept.

John Fogerty will return to the idea behind his 1973 post-Creedence solo debut of gospel and country covers, The Blue Ridge Rangers, with a new collection of covers and originals this September. The LP, aptly (and grammatically confusingly) titled The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again, features new spins on classic American tunes originally written by the likes of Buck Owens, the Everly Brothers and John Prine....  read more

Creedence Clearwater Revival: 40th Anniversary Edition Reissues

Creedence Clearwater Revival (79)Bayou Country (94)Green River (96)Willy and the Poor Boys (87)Cosmo’s Factory (90)Pendulum (68)Four decades later, CCR’s classic albums sip like the smoothest of ’shineCreedence Clearwater Revival was a commercial juggernaut, with nine Top 10 hits between 1969-71, even outselling The Beatles in 1969. Although encamped right across the bay from San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury, CCR never injected the slightest hint of peace, love and understanding into its canon. The band had a different inspiration. The strange subterranean world of an imagined South—twisted, eerie and nefarious—inflamed John Fogerty’s mind with images of voodoo ceremonies under gnarled trees dripping with...  read more

Current Events: Ain't No Fortunate Son - Songs for Veterans, pt. 1

Above: "Funeral for a Soldier" by Scott H. Spitzer for USAF (DOD 030403-F-1166S-001, public domain) Tuesday was Veteran’s Day. Newly restored aircraft carrier the USS Intrepid—a ship that saw extensive combat in the Pacific during World War II—was rededicated as a museum in New York at Pier 86 on the Hudson River. In America, and in many countries around the world (where the holiday is known as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day), people took time to remember those who have served in their nation’s military, especially those who lost their lives. The holiday is held on Nov. 11, commemorating the...  read more