Veteran folk rocker John Fogerty is inviting fans to join in his upcoming birthday celebrations by staging a one-off concert on the day he turns 68.

The former Creedence Clearwater Revival star will perform at Los Angeles' El Rey Theatre on 28 May (13) and the birthday gig will double as an album release party for his new duets project, Wrote a Song for Everyone, which features collaborations with the likes of Kid Rock, Keith Urban, Foo Fighters, Bob Seger and Tom Morello.

The show will be filmed and broadcast live on America's AXS TV.

Former Creedence Clearwater Revival star John Fogerty is revamping the band's classic hits for his new album with the help of guests including Jennifer Hudson, Dave Grohl and Kid Rock.

The veteran singer, who disbanded CCR in 1972, recently revealed he would be putting together a stellar line-up of celebrity guests for his next release, and now he has confirmed his pals have been helping him record new versions of his band's most popular tracks.

Foo Fighters frontman Grohl, who has been playing with Fogerty in new super-group Sound City Players, is among the contributors to the album, a...

Former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty is to lift the lid on the tensions which tore the band apart in the 1970s after signing a deal to put the whole story down in print.

The veteran rocker is preparing to write his memoirs and he has confirmed the book will detail the bitter feud between the bandmates which led to their split in 1972, the fallout with his record company, and his personal struggles in the aftermath of the band's demise.

He says in a statement, "I want to tell the story of how I fought - hard - to maintain my artistic integrity in the face of opposing...

John Fogerty's appearance at an Australian music festival on Saturday had to be delayed after a woman in the audience died just minutes before the veteran star was due on stage.

The former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman's set at the Byron Bay Bluesfest was pushed back by 20 minutes after a 49-year-old woman suffered a cardiac arrest in the Mojo Stage tent, where the rocker was due to play.

Paramedics rushed to help the female fan, but they were unable to resuscitate her and she passed away.

Bluesfest venue manager Brendan Meek said of the tragedy, "It has really hit everybody h...

I can count the unwatchable episodes of “Supernatural” on one hand—“Bugs,” “Ghostfacers,” and “Red Sky At Morning” immediately come to mind. I will have to add this week’s installment, “Out With the Old,” to that extremely short list. To be fair, it has distinct displeasure of being the first episode after a three-week long hellatus, it also followed the stellar, instant classic of “Repo Man,” so I admit the expectations were great, but sadly, the episode failed more than succeeded.

There has been a lot of press about this upcoming episode, because it was begins the culmination of cruci...

Rock legend John Fogerty has landed a new TV drama gig after providing the program's theme tune.

Producers of new show The Finder were so pleased with the former Creedence Clearwater Revival star's soundtrack for the show they offered him a guest role.

He tells Billboard.com, "I guess they're big fans and had this idea that they wanted me to play a character. They had a storyline that was inspired, I guess, by some events in my real life."

And Fogerty admits he's still thrilled when he hears his music on TV: "The Finder tune sounds very much like me... kind of my swampy sort of sound....

John Fogerty has relaxed one of the most infamous stand-offs in rock history - he has announced he's open to a full Creedence Clearwater Revival reunion.

Fogerty has been at war with his bandmates for many of the 39 years since he quit as frontman, and he refused to join them at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame when the group was inducted in 1993.

But, in an interview with the Calgary Herald, Fogerty says that he no longer feels an intense bitterness towards bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug Clifford, who he sued in 1997 for performing under the name Creedence Clearwater Revisited.

He says, ...

It’s official: These judges stink.

At the beginning of the year, all anybody wanted to talk about was American Idol's new judging panel. After all, Simon was gone and this was one of the biggest casting shifts on a hit TV show since Darrin got replaced by Darrin on ‘Bewitched’.

On those initial shows, the judges were a breath of fresh air. Gone was the snarkiness and waiting around for Simon to speak and in was a cohesive unit that actually seemed to enjoy each other.

All was right in ‘Idol’ land and when an incredible batch of contestants (spearheaded by the wonderful Molly Dewolf Swens...

Rocker John Fogerty's 1985 baseball anthem "Centerfield" is to be inducted into the sport's Hall of Fame.

The former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman will perform the song at the 2010 induction festivities held at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York in July; when he'll also donate his custom-made, baseball bat-shaped guitar for display in the sports museum.

Fogerty tells Billboard.com, "I'm a guy who's grown up loving baseball and loving the whole tradition, and of course I've been to Cooperstown a couple times. It's just fascinating for me to be a participant now.

As members of one of rock's first supergroups, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash helped define the Woodstock generation through their peerless harmonies, resonant songwriting and deep commitment to political and social causes. The trio will tour this summer in both the U.S. and Europe, with more dates to be added to the U.S. leg. In between the late-spring North American and early summer European segments of the tour, Crosby, Stills & Nash will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 18 in New York City, and before the tour begins, Rhino will offer a behind-the-sce...

"Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music" – the four-hour director’s cut of the 1970 Oscar®-winning documentary about the landmark music event that featured some of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll performers in history -- will be released June 9 in a spectacular new limited, numbered Blu-ray and DVD Ultimate Collector’s Edition (UCE).

With two extra hours of rare performance footage - some of it newly-discovered, some only seen in part and some never seen at all - the UCE is destined to make its own history.

Image © 1969 Michael Lang Henry Diltz

Today, four decades later, Woodstoc...

The new web-series "Rockville, CA" is the brainchild of Josh Schwartz (The O.C., Chuck & Gossip Girl). The series centers on a group of 20-somethings who gather regularly at a club to hear their favorite up-and-coming bands, blow off steam, and fall in love with the wrong people. Each 4-6 minute episode also features performances by such indie bands as Lykke Li, The Kooks and Anya Marina.

The scripted, music-oriented series features the roller-coaster relationship between Hunter (Andrew West), the hipster-cute smart guy, and Deb (Alexandra Chando), the consummate go-getter.

Sta...

It takes a cataclysmic event to derail Overrated/Underrated from its usual Friday spot. Currently the Oscars have been serving as that disruptive force, but this week interruption comes from the most unlikely source: a sports columnist from the Kansas City Star.

This is because Joe Posnanski has suggested on his blog that we stop voting artists into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame and shift our focus to Hall-Worthy songs. Songs he deems "Iconic". His criterion for including a song on the ballot is that it be "A song that represents a set of beliefs or a way of life. So, I see these s...

The first six albums by Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductees Creedence Clearwater Revival will be reissued by Fantasy Records (a unit of Concord Music Group) on September 30, 2008 as six individual expanded-edition CDs. The set marks the legendary band's 40th anniversary. The albums - Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bayou Country, Green River, Willy & the Poor Boys, Cosmo's Factory and Pendulum, all originally released from 1968-70 -have been digitally remastered and contain an array of rarities: B-sides, unreleased studio and live material, even a summit between the band and Booker T & the M...

A recent outdoor R.E.M. concert in New York was delayed for more than an hour after the stage was struck by lightning.

Thousands of fans, crammed into the Nikon at Jones Beach auditorium on 14

June, were soaked by a storm that passed over the coastal venue, and just as the band prepared to take to the stage, a scaffolding pole was hit by a lightning bolt, sending sparks flying.

When Michael Stipe and his bandmates eventually made their way out, the frontman cheered up sodden audience members by belting out a cover version of Creedence Clearwater Revival's Who'll Stop the Rain? a...

With labels such as Fantasy, Specialty, Prestige and Stax, the scope of the Concord Music Group catalog is as deep and eclectic as your beloved public radio station left of the dial and as vast as the greatest neighborhood indie store. The quandary now is where to go to find a collection of Jerry Garcia’s oeuvre with Merl Saunders or to find Soultrane on vinyl without having to take out a second mortgage. Well, record collecting has just turned a corner.

Concord Music Group welcomes you to The Collector’s Corner.

Break out those lists of the obscure, out of print and the monophoni...

With labels such as Fantasy, Specialty, Prestige and Stax, the scope of the Concord Music Group catalog is as deep and eclectic as your beloved public radio station left of the dial and as vast as the greatest neighborhood indie store. The quandary now is where to go to find a collection of Jerry Garcia’s oeuvre with Merl Saunders or to find Soultrane on vinyl without having to take out a second mortgage. Well, record collecting has just turned a corner.

Concord Music Group welcomes you to The Collector’s Corner.

Break out those lists of the obscure, out of print and the monophoni...

Lou Reed, Billy Joel and Ben Harper will join Justin Timberlake as presenters at next month's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

As previously reported by WENN, Madonna has asked Timberlake to honor her at the March 10 ceremony in New York, while Reed will induct Leonard Cohen, Joel will pay tribute to John Mellencamp and Ben Harper will induct Little Walter.

Meanwhile, Tom Hanks will induct the Dave Clark Five, soul great-turned-politician Jerry Butler will honor hitmakers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, with Creedence Clearwater Revival star John Fogerty introducing The ...

Creedence Clearwater Revival founder John Fogerty will perform with rock 'n' roll greats Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis at the Grammy Awards on Sunday.

The trio will headline a "Cornerstones Of Rock" segment during the 50th annual event, which will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

They're not the only collaborating artists scheduled to perform at the ceremony - Fergie will team up with John Legend and Josh Groban will duet with Andrea Bocelli.

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Veteran rocker John Fogerty has a unique method of deciding if he's happy with his new music - he listens to it while driving around in his car. The former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman, whose new album Revival is out this month, likes to literally road-test his new material.

He says, "The car is the coolest way to hear music anyway. I was a lot clearer in my decisions in the car."

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Heart singer Ann Wilson has recorded her first-ever solo effort Hope & Glory, due September 11th on Zoë/ Rounder Records. The arresting vocalist branches out with a socially conscious and thought-provoking album of songs she selected to inspire the appropriately titled Hope & Glory. Produced by Ben Mink (K.D. Lang, Feist), Hope & Glory features guest appearances from iconic artists Elton John, Gretchen Wilson, Alison Krauss, Rufus Wainwright, Ann's sister Nancy Wilson and others on unique renditions of songs made famous by Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Neil Young and more.

Hope...

John Fogerty's contribution to popular culture cannot be overstated; his songs have become part of rock's DNA, the very building blocks upon which much of American rock and roll has been built. As the album title tantalizingly suggests, Revival represents a renewed musical spirit and heart from Fogerty that incorporates all the best elements of a career that has resonated deeply with generations of music fans and the thousands of artists that he has influenced.

"It just seemed like all the records I have made since Creedence Clearwater Revival have all been sort of pushed off center," ...

"I shoved him a couple of times vigorously up against the wall. It felt good, it felt great. He's just a pure, unadulterated jerk." Funnyman Jon Lovitz on his recent Laugh Factory spat with Andy Dick in Hollywood.

"He's crazy. And crazy, by the way, is the highest compliment I pay. Manson is definitely crazy. Hopefully, I am too." Actress Evan Rachel Wood likes her boyfriend Marilyn Manson's crazy side.

"We had one sent to our house and it's still sitting in the box at home." Actor Josh Duhamel clears up rumors about the stripping pole in the bedroom he shares with girlfriend Fe...

Happy Birthday to "Swimfan" star Jesse Bradford (1979), Australian singer Kylie Minogue (1968), country singer Phil Vassar (1964), "The Drew Carey Show" actress Christa Miller (1964), The Plasmatics singer Wendy O. Williams (1949; d. 1998), actress Sondra Locke (1947), Creedence Clearwater Revival singer John Fogerty (1945), singer Gladys Knight (1944), former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani (1944), American musician Papa John Creach (1917; d. 1994), singer T-Bone Walker (1910; d. 1975), and "James Bond" author Ian Fleming (1908; d. 1964).

Rod Stewart returns to his roots with the release of "Still The Same... Great Rock Classics Of Our Time," a landmark recording of great rock songs and Stewart's first rock album in over 8 years, scheduled for release October 10th on J Records. "Still The Same... Great Rock Classics Of Our Time" comes on the heels of the unprecedented success of the four volumes that comprise his Grammy-award winning "Great American Songbook" series, the biggest selling ongoing series of new music recordings in history, with a total of almost fifteen million copies worldwide.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer...

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., caught up with American Idol’s famous judges Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson to get their comments about the upcoming video game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. Gamers will not only come face-to-face with Cowell and Jackson as they rate performances and provide feedback, but Konami’s groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) inside the game will also enable them to critique specific parts of any performance, a first in the award-winning video game’s history.

"Over the years American Ido...

Happy Birthday to "Swimfan" star Jesse Bradford (1979), Australian singer Kylie Minogue (1968), country singer Phil Vassar (1964), "The Drew Carey Show" actress Christa Miller (1964), The Plasmatics singer Wendy O. Williams (1949; d. 1998), actress Sondra Locke (1947), Creedence Clearwater Revival singer John Fogerty (1945), singer Gladys Knight (1944), former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani (1944), American musician Papa John Creach (1917; d. 1994), singer T-Bone Walker (1910; d. 1975), and "James Bond" author Ian Fleming (1908; d. 1964).

Sometimes wishes do come true. For fans of Fenix TX who wished for reconciliation after the band's sudden break-up in 2002, the dream will become reality on November 8 when the highly anticipated Purple Reign In Blood - Live album (with enhanced CD featuring a live video of "Katie W") will be released. The band launched an extensive tour in Cleveland on October 7 to bring the celebration directly to their anxious fans. The Drive Thru Records-sponsored trek-which also features Allister, Houston Calls, Day at the Fair and Denver Harbor--concludes December 4 in Chicago.

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