Creedence Clearwater Revival---Proud Mary

By the end of the century, John Fogerty--the genius who wrote CCR's songs--had fallen on hard times. Somehow the rights to his music had been sold off, and Fogerty had not been very thoughtful about he had spent his money.

So he hit the road, playing concerts all over America to make a living. Now, get this part--it'll kill you. The folks that owned Fogerty's songs claimed he could not play them in concert without reimbursing them.

However, my faith in justice was restored when a judge ruled that, no matter who owns music, an artist has the right to support himself by playing his own songs in concert.

Thank you.