John Fogerty

Reprinted from late editions of yesterday's Globe. You knew the moment would come. Near the end of his sold-out show, John Fogerty jumped out with a customized guitar in the shape of a Louisville Slugger for his baseball anthem, "Centerfield. " The song is regularly played at nearly every ballpark in the country these days, but this being the Year of the Red Sox, the crowd went extra wild. Some fans waved Sox shirts and jackets, and Fogerty put on a Sox cap. After the tune, it was speech time -- and Fogerty complied.

John Fogerty knows exactly how to puff up a sold-out house. He could do it a number of ways, from the opening guitar riffs of “Bad Moon Rising’’ to the simple utterance of “Left a good job in the city.’’ As its former frontman, he’s got Creedence Clearwater Revival’s indelible catalog at his disposal, but Sunday night at the Orpheum was more than just a nostalgia trip. It was a showcase for a heritage artist who’s still exploring the roots of his own sound. Fogerty is touring behind the new “The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again,’’ a collection of mostly country covers...

Country John Fogerty The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again Fortunate Son/ Verve Forecast ESSENTIAL “Moody River’’ The title of this awkwardly named album points back to “The Blue Ridge Rangers,’’ the first solo record John Fogerty released, 36 years ago, after leaving Creedence Clearwater Revival. That record was a heartfelt collection of country covers when country wasn’t cool, and Fogerty chose to give it a quasi-anonymous veneer: the LP jacket intimated that the Blue Ridge Rangers were responsible for the music, while in fact Fogerty played...

Country John Fogerty The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again Fortunate Son/ Verve Forecast ESSENTIAL “Moody River’’ The title of this awkwardly named album points back to “The Blue Ridge Rangers,’’ the first solo record John Fogerty released, 36 years ago, after leaving Creedence Clearwater Revival. That record was a heartfelt collection of country covers when country wasn’t cool, and Fogerty chose to give it a quasi-anonymous veneer: the LP jacket intimated that the Blue Ridge Rangers were responsible for the music, while in fact Fogerty played...

John Fogerty knows exactly how to puff up a sold-out house. He could do it a number of ways, from the opening guitar riffs of “Bad Moon Rising’’ to the simple utterance of “Left a good job in the city.’’ As its former frontman, he’s got Creedence Clearwater Revival’s indelible catalog at his disposal, but Sunday night at the Orpheum was more than just a nostalgia trip. It was a showcase for a heritage artist who’s still exploring the roots of his own sound. Fogerty is touring behind the new “The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again,’’ a collection of mostly country covers...

John Fogerty's dramatic appearance at the Orpheum Theatre Tuesday night, emerging as an apparition on a riser that lifted him high above the stage, made for an entrance almost as towering as his legacy. Not many artists can make such a claim from a prime body of work traversing four short years, but then Fogerty isn't most artists. During his halcyon days leading Creedence Clearwater Revival, the swamp-boogie outfit crammed 13 hit singles into its 1968-'72 run while sounding like absolutely nothing else on the radio.

If only you could have Walter Sherman around when you've misplaced your keys. You see Sherman, a former Army MP and Iraq war veteran, can find anything; and, as such, he's "The Finder," the central character in the new Fox drama premiering tonight at 9. During his service years, Sherman (Geoff Stults of "7th Heaven") was the man who helped track down insurgents and IEDs. But a close encounter with an explosive device ended in a coma and brain damage. Sherman believes that damage is actually a plus, however, crediting it with heightening his uncanny,...

On this inspired, inspiring new disc, the great Staples teams up with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, who produces and writes two tunes. Other than the superb Tweedy-penned title track that echoes early Wilco, his rock fingerprints are barely noticeable. He plays to the singer’s strengths and emphasizes her gospel leanings here. There’s the heartfelt “Wonderful Savior’’ with nothing but Staples and her two fine backing vocalists taking the song to another level. The traditional “In Christ There Is No East or West’’ and Reverend Gary Davis’s “I Belong to the Band’’...

NEW YORK -- John Fogerty is back on Fantasy Records. Most music fans would gloss over such a small detail, but for years that simple statement was about as realistic as Neil Armstrong flying back to the moon. When the California-based record label was sold last year, it ended one of the most famously contentious artist-management relationships in music, freeing the former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman to return to the company that distributed his most famous work. Their first project together, "The Long Road Home: The Ultimate John...

► Today is Saturday, May 28, the 148th day of 2011. There are 217 days left in the year. ► Today’s birthdays: Rockabilly singer-musician Sonny Burgess is 82. Actress Carroll Baker is 80. Producer-director Irwin Winkler is 80. Actor John Karlen is 78. Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry West is 73. Actress Beth Howland is 70. Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is 67. Singer Gladys Knight is 67. Actress-director Sondra Locke is 67. Singer Billy...

John Fogerty's dramatic appearance at the Orpheum Theatre Tuesday night, emerging as an apparition on a riser that lifted him high above the stage, made for an entrance almost as towering as his legacy. Not many artists can make such a claim from a prime body of work traversing four short years, but then Fogerty isn't most artists. During his halcyon days leading Creedence Clearwater Revival, the swamp-boogie outfit crammed 13 hit singles into its 1968-'72 run while sounding like absolutely nothing else on the radio.

Reprinted from late editions of yesterday's Globe. You knew the moment would come. Near the end of his sold-out show, John Fogerty jumped out with a customized guitar in the shape of a Louisville Slugger for his baseball anthem, "Centerfield. " The song is regularly played at nearly every ballpark in the country these days, but this being the Year of the Red Sox, the crowd went extra wild. Some fans waved Sox shirts and jackets, and Fogerty put on a Sox cap. After the tune, it was speech time -- and Fogerty complied.

DENVER - Jack A. Weil, founder of the Rockmount Ranch Wear company whose snap-button Western shirts became popular with movie stars and rock musicians, has died. He was 107. Mr. Weil died Wednesday at home, said Steve Weil, his grandson, president of the business his grandfather started in downtown Denver in 1946. Steve Weil said his grandfather was the first to design Western shirts with snap buttons and also created pockets with jagged, sawtooth-pattern flaps. The snaps are often topped with real or synthetic mother of pearl.