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Jonathan Horsley

“Dumb idea to give a guitar away that has meant so much to you. I had given it to a 12 year-old kid, shortly after Creedence broke up”: John Fogerty explains why he let go of the iconic guitar he played on his classic hits – and at Woodstock

John Fogerty wears a blue plaid shirt and plays his Fireglo 'Acme' Rickenbacker live onstage in 2022.

This year John Fogerty has been busy making peace with his past. After finally wresting the rights to his recorded music following a protracted legal battle, he has rerecorded 20 tracks from the Creedence Clearwater Revival catalogue and released them under his own name.

Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years, listed on some streaming services with “(John’s Version)” a la Taylor Swift, is very much a family affair.

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