John Fogerty-John Fogerty (1975)

It took John Fogerty three years to release his first solo album after leaving Creedence Clearwater Revival, aside from his short-lived project, The Blue Ridge Rangers, released the previous year. On this album, Fogerty returns to the swampy, raw rock of his original band, leaving behind the traditional country and folk sounds of The Blue Ridge Rangers. Here, he amply demonstrates that he was the heart and soul of Creedence, producing an album almost on par with his best work with the group. Composed of songs written by Fogerty, as well as several covers, the guitarist, singer, and songwriter crafts an immeasurable work featuring the catchy "Almost Saturday Night", the well-known and rock classic "Rockin' All Over The World", the jazzy "You Rascal You", the swampy "The Wall" and "Dream Song", and the melodic, country-tinged "Where The River Flows".

John Fogerty-Wrote a Song for Everyone (2013)

More than forty years after leaving Creedence Clearwater Revival, the charismatic John Fogerty returns to the stage with a new album featuring some of his iconic songs alongside the legendary American band. This time, the guitarist enlists a series of renowned singers to create a work that playfully and engagingly revisits contemporary classics such as "Fortunate Son" sung by Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" with Alan Jackson, "Who'll Stop the Rain" sung by the incomparable Bob Seger, "Lodi" with his sons Shane and Tyler Fogerty, "Born on the Bayou" sung by Kid Rock, and "Bad Moon Rising" with the Zac Brown Band. In each of these renditions, the unique voices of the singers lend a highly personal touch to the songs, yet despite all this, they don't quite surpass the legendary originals.

Tony Joe White-Black and White (1969)

Tony Joe White, one of the great standard-bearers of swamp rock, nicknamed "The Swamp Fox", always possessed the skill and talent to write songs that conveyed the idiosyncrasies and racial tensions of the American South. Many of his songs are now universal classics and have been covered by great artists such as Rod Stewart, Ray Charles, Rory Gallagher, Elvis Presley, and Tina Turner. Born and raised in a small town in southern Louisiana, he grew up harvesting cotton and corn and soon showed an interest in the blues and Southern sounds such as Cajun, zydeco, folk, and country. All of this inspired him to write songs, and after meeting a talent scout who saw in him a nonconformist genius, he secured a contract with the Nashville-based label Monument Records in late 1967. However, his early songs had little media or commercial impact until one of his tracks, "Polk Salad Annie", reached the top 40, mainly because Elvis Presley himself began including it in his concerts in the late 1960s. When "Polk Salad Annie" began receiving massive airplay on radio stations across much of the United States, many initially believed it was a new Creedence Clearwater Revival song, as its style was very similar to that of John Fogerty and company. However, Tony Joe White was actually a native of the swamps, while Creedence was from California. “Black and White”, released in mid-1969, was his first full-length album, showcasing his mastery of fusing blues, zydeco, and hillbilly rock. It features a wide array of tracks that even approach soul sounds, all delivered with that deep, highly personal voice that at times sounds almost like a Black person's. Tracks like “Don’t Steal My Love”, “Who’s Making Love”, and “Scratch My Back” reveal that profound Black sensibility, while race relations, explored in a funky style, are present in tracks like “Soul Francisco”, the luminous “Willie and Laura Mae Jones” and his splendid covers of other artists such as “Little Green Apples” and “Wichita Lineman”. All of these elements combine to form a superb debut, representing the best of the music of the American heartland.