![]() 1 albums in the span of just a couple of years, giving them a sleeper case for the title of biggest American band in the late ’60s/early ’70s. “And basically, we were doomed.”Ĭreedence had nine Top 10 songs and two No. “That thing was signed in January of ’68,” he said, referring to Creedence’s contract, which handed Fantasy all copyrights, while also requiring the band to write 180 original songs. For decades, Fogerty was so distraught over his experience with CCR’s label, Fantasy Records, that he refused to perform any of the songs they had control over. “True, true, true,” Fogerty, 78, said, when I mentioned that even naming a dog “Creedence” doesn’t seem like something he would have done in his surlier years. But when he sits down to talk, outfitted in a blue plaid shirt (custom made) and his trademark bandanna tied around his neck, he’s warm and casual, emitting a howdy-doody charm that belies his intense reputation. There is, after all, a lot of barking to consider in his past: fiery public battles with his CCR bandmates - brother Tom Fogerty, Stu Cook and Doug Clifford - as well as infamous legal sagas that have found him serving as both plaintiff and defendant. ![]() Meeting Creedence - whom everyone calls Creedy - is not a bad proxy for what it’s like to meet Fogerty himself. ![]() She was a friendly golden retriever, still damp from her recent dip in the sprawling pool I would soon see in the backyard. ![]() But this was no guard dog, and Creedence, as she’s named, shifted promptly to tail wagging. The ranch-style estate in Thousand Oaks where the Creedence Clearwater Revival singer-songwriter lives is large enough for visitors to inadvertently show up on the wrong side - a mistake I realized I made just as a large dog began barking urgently at me. The first thing I did upon arriving at John Fogerty’s home was promptly get lost. ![]()
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