Errol Flynn Slept Here: The Flynns, the Hamblens, Rick Nelson, and the Most Notorious House in Hollywood
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Midway through his show Saturday night at the Tower Theater, John Fogerty strummed through Rick Nelson's "Garden Party." The 1972 hit, featured on Fogerty's new country-leaning collection of covers, The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again, is about an artist who learns his fans want to hear only the old hits.
Verve music group (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Kristina Dorsey The Day Hey, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, you guys look like slouches compared to John Fogerty and his band. Hard to believe, but true. It's just that - sorry, Bruce - Fogerty's concert Friday at MGM Grand at Foxwoods was, simply put, thrilling. It invigorated the whole notion of classic rock. This A-team collection of musicians attacked everything aggressively and ecstatically....
Verve music group (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
John Fogerty Revives CCR Hits at Ryman Show Posted: November 23rd, 2009 at 3:25 pm | By: Chris Parton So many of John Fogerty 's songs are like time machines. By the time the first three notes ring out, my mind has already pulled up some long-forgotten memory. And since I was one of the younger people in the crowd at Sunday night's (Nov. 22) show at the Ryman Auditorium , I can only imagine what the...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News The sound of a lonesome fiddle ringing out from the stage of Nashville's venerable Ryman Auditorium just before the curtain rises is nothing unusual. But it was also no indication of what was to come when John Fogerty and his nine-piece band ripped into 'Hey Tonight,' and nearly a dozen other Creedence Clearwater Revival swamp-rock classics. Sprinkled throughout...
Verve music group (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Review: John Fogerty in Chicago By Bob Gendron Special to the Tribune November 23, 2009 John Fogerty was in a country state of mind Saturday at a near-capacity Auditorium Theatre. Touring in support of a rootsy covers record, the former Creedence Clearwater Revival leader paid tribute to early legends such as Rick Nelson and flavored his own material with Ozark accents. Moving from swamp rock ("Born...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
John Fogerty was in a country state of mind Saturday at a near-capacity Auditorium Theatre. Touring in support of a rootsy covers record, the former Creedence Clearwater Revival leader paid tribute to early legends such as Rick Nelson and flavored his own material with Ozark accents. Moving from swamp rock ("Born on the Bayou") to slow-burn R&B ("The Night Time is the Right Time"),...
MSNBC.com: Newsweek World News (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
President Obama is choosing between three ways forward in Afghanistan. Here's a rundown.
Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
James Carrion’s public web posts September 2009 on specific items regarding Stan Romanek’s experiences.By Rick NelsonParanormal Research Forum11-7-09 I am compelled to write this letter for a number of reasons. First, and most of all, because it directly affects what I have come to realize is the most important issue in human history. Secondly because I’m sick and tired of partial...
War News Updates (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
From DoD Buzz: As policymakers continue to debate U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, we asked Rick Nelson, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, to weigh in on the possibility of reconciling Taliban fighters, efforts to track down Al Qaeda and the potential risks that an escalation of the war in Afghanistan might pose to neighboring Pakistan. Nelson is a former Navy helicopter...
The Richmond Register--State News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
So you are one of those superb drivers who can multi-task, right? Well, that might have been what 53,000 Kentucky motorists were thinking when they suddenly found themselves in an auto crash in 2008.Sadly, 200 of them didn’t survive, according to data provided by Boyd T. Sigler, director of Highway Safety Programs. Many of them were sending text messages, it is believed.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Rick Nelson and Claude Peck dispense unasked-for advice about clothing, etiquette, culture, relationships, grooming and more.
Values Voter News (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
City of St. Louis agrees to end unconstitutional literature distribution policy ADF-allied attorney secures settlement, Christian ministry free to share faith at public park during annual ‘PrideFest’ events Wednesday, October 21, 2009 ST. LOUIS — The city of St. Louis has agreed to scrap a problematic literature distribution policy after a federal court ordered the city to stop enforcing...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
In a state where 20 percent of the population is uninsured, voters are opposed to a major Democratic plan to provide more health care coverage, according to a Miami Herald/St. Petersburg Times/Bay News 9 poll.
WNEW: Where Rock Lives (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
A converted grocery known for its cozy sound, Lyn-Lou was founded in Memphis by Bill Black, former bassist for Elvis and leader of the Bill Black Trio. Lyn-Lou continued to operate after Black died in 1965, hosting Rick Nelson's Memphis...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
A "lifetime" of songs – 12 of 'em – constitutes this rare solo outing by the former Creedence grump. And you can see what he's getting at. The tunes, from John Prine via John Denver and Buck Owens to Phil Everly, form a small chunk of America's non-pecuniary Federal Reserve, and they are gilded by a solid country ensemble and the Fog's national treasure of a voice. An enjoyable...
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