11/6/2009
John Fogerty doesn't have a Detroit
area concert on his current itinerary, but fans can still see him play on
Saturday night (November 7th), when the former Creedence Clearwater Revival
frontman performs on PBS' "Live By Request." The format of the show allows fans
to request songs and pose questions via Facebook, Twitter and other social
media, which Fogerty tells The Insider "is pretty nerve-wracking, especially in
this modern world. Way back in the old days, when the red light was on
everything was live, and you really had to have it all together. Even the
records people made in the old days, (before) multi-track, it was all done at
once so everything had to be perfect, or as good as you can make it. That's what
this show is going to be like. And then you add the thing that you're gonna be
surprised by a request and I've got to turn around to the band and say, 'OK,
here we go...' It's gonna be fun, though. I did it one time before, and I
remember getting very keyed up for it. Certainly that's what's going to happen
this time. And once it's over there's something very satisfying about
interacting with the fans." Founding MTV VJ Mark Goodman will host the program,
which begins at 9 p.m. EST on WTVS, Channel 56 in Detroit. Fogerty has had a
busy fall, with the release of a new album, "The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides
Again," and a DVD, "Comin' Down the Road: The Concert at Royal Albert Hall."
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