John Fogerty - Celebration Tour
ONE OF THE most infamous and tragic copyright struggles in the history of the music industry has finally been resolved as John Fogerty has gained the publishing rights to his Creedence Clearwater Revival songs, purchasing a majority stake in the catalog from Concord.
“As of this January, I own my own songs again. This is something I thought would never be a possibility,” Fogerty said in a statement. “After 50 years, I am finally reunited with my songs. I also have a say in where and how my songs are used. Up until this year, that is something I have never been able to do. I am looking forward to touring and celebrating this year! I want thank Concord for helping to make all of this happen. And, I am excited for new ideas and a renewed interest in my music … like a revival.”
Fogerty is behind the revered CCR catalog as the sole songwriter on most of the band’s biggest songs including “Proud Mary,” “Have You Ever Seen the Rain,” “Bad Moon Rising,” “Down on the Corner,” and “Fortunate Son.” Concord and Fogerty didn’t disclose the financial details of the sale. Fogerty didn’t purchase 100 percent ownership in the publishing rights, but now holds the majority stake in the works.
erty, Tom Fogerty, Stu Cook, and Doug Clifford played music together for nearly a decade before they officially became Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1967. The band hit its stride in 1969. Over the next two years, they would release five albums, all of which reached Billboard’s top 10. Two of those albums would top the chart. More importantly, those albums contained some of the most iconic American rock songs ever recorded.
Tracks like “Proud Mary,” “Fortunate Son,” “Run Through the Jungle,” “Bad Moon Rising,” and plenty more came from John Fogerty’s pen. So, one would think that he has been raking in royalties for these songs for decades. However, that wasn’t the case. He missed out on decades of royalties for those songs until Concord bought them and started paying him in 2004. According to Variety, Fogerty fought a long and nasty legal battle with the previous owner of the rights to get them back but failed. Fortunately, all of that is over.
Earlier today, Billboard reported that John Fogerty purchased a majority interest in the global publishing rights to his Creedence songs for an undisclosed amount. Concord retains the master recordings of the songs and will continue to administer the catalog for “an unspecified limited time.”
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