John Fogerty - The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again: Deluxe Edition (CD / DVD)

What happens when one American legend takes on 12 American classics? If that legend is John Fogerty, the simple answer is musical magic. On The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again, Fogerty reinvents such treasures as the Everly Bros.’ “When Will I Be Loved” (a stunning duet with fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Bruce Springsteen), Rick Nelson’s “Garden Party” and John Denver’s “Back Home Again” with uncommon grace and unbridled zest.
As longtime Fogerty fans will recall, the Blue Ridge Rangers made their first appearance in 1973 when the Grammy® winner released an album of classic covers (including “Jambalaya” and “She Still Thinks I Care”) under that moniker. The name was deceptive: the Rangers were Fogerty and Fogerty alone. He played all the instruments including drums.
The thought of revisiting the Blue Ridge Rangers as a vehicle to create another set of beloved covers has never been far from Fogerty's mind. "I thought about it at least once a month," he says. “I told myself if I ever get to do this again, I’m going to have real guys playing; I’d find the best guys I could and have fun and so that’s what happened this time.”
John Fogerty is a true legend and as the past few years have shown with a sell out Australian tour in 2006 and recent album/dvd releases (The Long Road Home CD and DVD and Revival) that are now in Gold, Platinum and 4 x Platinum categories his fanbase is stronger than ever and hungry for more.
His fans are a mixture…the 40 to 70 year bracket who grew up with Creedence Clearwater Revival (the greatest hits album of which STILL remains in the Aria Top 100 chart) and/or who followed Fogerty’s solo career after the bands break up. They are rock and/or country music lovers with a near even split of residing in Australian cities and regional areas.