Fogerty Revisits "Blue Ridge" on New Album
A pair of returns will mark a creative outburst from John Fogerty in 2009.
The former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman is finishing work on John Fogerty: The Return of the Blue Ridge Rangers, a sequel of sorts to his 1973 solo set of vintage country and roots covers, “Blue Ridge Rangers." He'll also be putting out John Fogerty -- Comin' Down the Road, a DVD chronicling his first concert at London's Royal Albert Hall, which took place earlier this year, as well as a documentary about his life and career. Release dates for both are still pending.
Fogerty tells Billboard that he's long hoped to return to the Blue Ridge Rangers concept, but not as the one-man band he was on the original. “I've known for years that if I ever did a Blue Ridge Rangers album again I sure didn't want to play all the instruments," Fogerty explains. “I had long felt that was probably something that was wrong with the first album."
The former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman is finishing work on John Fogerty: The Return of the Blue Ridge Rangers, a sequel of sorts to his 1973 solo set of vintage country and roots covers, “Blue Ridge Rangers." He'll also be putting out John Fogerty -- Comin' Down the Road, a DVD chronicling his first concert at London's Royal Albert Hall, which took place earlier this year, as well as a documentary about his life and career. Release dates for both are still pending.
Fogerty tells Billboard that he's long hoped to return to the Blue Ridge Rangers concept, but not as the one-man band he was on the original. “I've known for years that if I ever did a Blue Ridge Rangers album again I sure didn't want to play all the instruments," Fogerty explains. “I had long felt that was probably something that was wrong with the first album."
