For more than half a century, John Fogerty lived in a surreal and crippling paradox: he was one of rock’s most distinctive and influential songwriters, yet he didn’t own the rights to the music that made him famous.
The voice behind Proud Mary, Bad Moon Rising, Have You Ever Seen The Rain and Fortunate Son had effectively been locked out of his own legacy. Decades of litigation, bitterness, and silence followed, casting a shadow over one of the most extraordinary songwriting streaks of last century.
