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Oh! That Magic! Creedence Clearwater Revisited

A revival is defined an awakening of interest in and care for matters relating to personal religion. High in the Sierra Mountains of Nevada, and were staging their own revival of sorts, playing the songs of an era as . They didn’t plan to revisit history, but when they did, that old, familiar magic came flooding back. “Stu was living in LA and I was still living in the mountains near the Tahoe area. I invited his family out for the weekend to my house to check it out. There we were jamming in my studio and we decided that …

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Fogerty’s “1969” Tour Rocks St. Augustine Amphitheatre

By: Stephanie Olchak The is really a great venue and I hope to make the short trip down there from Jacksonville more often. Looks like a great summertime lineup of shows is on the way with performing on May 24 followed by top name talent like , , and . A balmy breeze accompanied our evening of Rock for this concert. and his band brought us “1969”, his current world tour, which began in Canada in late 2014 . The show starts with video footage of , where became a household name. Fogerty walked on stage already playing the opening …

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Southbound: An Illustrated History of Southern Rock

A self-described music geek turned rock historian has captured the golden age of southern rock in a series of photographs, stories and interviews from many of the artists of the time in his new book . Growing up in the 70’s and 80’s, Author was a self-described “music geek,” always appreciated the lyrics inside the sleeve of a record album, fanzines and the encyclopedia-like volumes of rock history books with glossy, color pictures of his favorite bands. “It’s almost like a concept that the internet has sort of rendered not as prevalent. Kids have different ways to find out about …

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