John Fogerty! Brad Paisley!

About this episode

The episode features a conversation with John Fogerty and Brad Paisley about music, baseball, and Fogerty's legacy.

Put us in, Coach! "Naked Lunch" is thrilled to welcome the legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Famer John Fogerty -- who this week received the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award, the Songwriters Hall of Fame's highest honor -- along with our mutual buddy Brad Paisley for a great conversation, including a few questions sent from Phil. Brad and David have recently been collaborating on a new liner notes essay for the upcoming "Hall Of Fame" edition of John's classic "Centerfield" solo album. They discuss the impact of John's music with Creedence Clearwater Revival and beyond, baseball, and how "Centerfield" was one of the greatest comebacks of all-time, and started an ongoing revival in John's life and musical legacy. For more on John, including his tour dates, go to https://johnfogerty.com. For more on Brad, including his current European tour dates, go to https://www.bradpaisley.com/home. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at ⁠⁠⁠philrosenthalworld.com⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Phil Rosenthal, David Wild

Guests: John Fogerty, Brad Paisley

Topics covered

• music
• interview
• songwriting
• baseball
• comeback
• legacy

Keywords

• John Fogerty
• Brad Paisley
• Centerfield
• Creedence Clearwater Revival
• music legacy
• songwriting
• baseball

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Songwriters Hall of Fame, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Somebody Feed the People, philrosenthalworld.com, johnfogerty.com, bradpaisley.com

Books & works: Centerfield

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