Finding Fogerty: Interdisciplinary Readings of John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival

“Editor Thomas M. Kitts has recognized that John Fogerty deserves. . . attention too, and this volume, Finding Fogerty: Interdisciplinary Readings of John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival, works to place the artist in the context of his creative work, commercial predicaments, and cultural impact. … Kitts’ Finding Fogerty offers a strong reminder of how important a songwriter’s influence can be and contains a thorough analysis of Fogerty’s career as a band member and as a soloist, does not flinch from the critical and commercial difficulties he has faced, and avoids overselling his achievements. It describes what can happen when business associations can become so convoluted that a creator can be sued for plagiarizing himself and the emotional battering a performer can suffer while reconciling himself with his works from the past. Finding Fogerty should convince its readers that Fogerty’s influence on American culture deserves even fuller consideration; this volume offers a welcome start.” ―Journal of American Culture

“A lively gathering of essays on John Fogerty’s Creedence Clearwater Revival, the funky (but clean-cut) Americana rock band that scored a fistful of Top Ten hits in the 60s, without finding a firm place in the decade’s rock hierarchy. Here a baker’s dozen of perceptive music writers tell how good the band was and why it ended up an inch away from super-stardom.” ―Michael Lydon, author of Rock Folk and Ray Charles: Man and Music