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How George Harrison and Bob Dylan saved John Fogerty’s career

How George Harrison and Bob Dylan saved John Fogerty’s career

How George Harrison and Bob Dylan saved John Fogerty’s career
September 14
14:51 2024

Looking through the pantheon of 20th-century music, it is easy to see a heavy conglomerate of stars from the 1960s. The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, and so many more found their way in the decade and used the roots they laid to grow into the coming years, blooming into fame and fortune with the perfumed ease of a bowing sunflower. Their success in the music industry came as pop music was still in its infancy; those who made good on their names commercially had to bob and weave to get there. But not everybody was so lucky. John Fogerty was one of the leading members of the growing counterculture movement as the lead singer of Creedence Clearwater Revival. A vocalist and songwriter that almost every band of the time would have cited as a major inspiration, Fogerty’s career was derailed following a not-uncommon mishap with his management. It ended with a tragic situation where the singer refused to play any of the band’s songs because of a dispute with their record label. Enter George Harrison and Bob Dylan.

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Martin Nethercutt

Martin Nethercutt

Martin A Nethercutt is a writer, singer, producer and loves music. Creative Director at McCartney Studios Editor-in-Chief at McCartney Times Creator-in-Chief at Geist Musik President (title) at McCartney Multimedia, Inc. Went to Albert-Schweitzer-Schule Kassel Lives in Playa del Rey From Kassel, Germany Married to Ruth McCartney

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