John Fogerty in 'Revival'

Fresh Air | By Ken Tucker

Published September 28, 2007 at 9:00 AM MDT

Fresh Air's rock critic reviews Revival, the new solo album from the onetime Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman.

Fogerty is a noted songwriter, responsible for the standard "Proud Mary" and nine other Top 10 singles for CCR between 1969 and 1971 alone. The band split in 1972.

Revival, due out Oct. 2, carries 12 new originals from the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer.

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Ken Tucker

Ken Tucker reviews rock, country, hip-hop and pop music for Fresh Air. He is a cultural critic who has been the editor-at-large at Entertainment Weekly, and a film critic for New York Magazine. His work has won two National Magazine Awards and two ASCAP-Deems Taylor Awards. He has written book reviews for The New York Times Book Review and other publications.

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