Ravinia 2023 Issue 2

LEE CHERRY (FOGERTY) PAVILION 7:00 PM SUNDAY, JULY 9, 2023 THE CELEBRATION TOUR HEARTY HAR † – – JOHN FOGERTY † Ravinia debut JOHN FOGERTY Coming of age in Southern California, John Fogerty was immersed in emergence of rock and roll. Naturally, John and his older brother Tom learned to play guitar and, together with high-school friends Doug Cli ord and Stu Cook, formed e Golliwogs in the late ’ s. John took over as lead vocalist and guitarist in the mid-’ s, and with a new band name and an album to match—Creedence Clearwater Revival—the quartet hit the airwaves with a gold-selling rendition of “Susie Q.” Fogerty also emerged as the band’s chief songwriter, de nitively establishing CCR’s fame with the number-two hit “Proud Mary” o the top- hit album Bayou Country ( ). He contin- ued to draw from a seemingly endless well of inspiration, producing four top- ve albums over the next two years— Green River , Willy and the Poor Boys , Cosmo’s Factory , and Pen- dulum —including such everlasting songs as “Bad Moon Rising,” “Down on the Corner,” “Fortunate Son,” “Lookin’ Out My Back Door,” and “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” CCR split up in , and Fogerty immediate- ly began working on a “solo” album—though he was the only performer on the collection of country covers, the title and billing was e Blue Ridge Rangers . His rst album bearing only his own name came in , and a er an extended hiatus he topped the charts with Center eld ( ), featuring a couple smash- hit singles in “ e Old Man Down the Road” and “Rock and Roll Girls.” Fogerty’s al- bum Blue Moon Swamp earned him the Best Rock Album Grammy, and during the ’ s he was also honored as a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. With a wink to the “band” on his solo debut, Fogerty returned to covers on ’s e Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again , this time backed by a full set of rockabilly and country veterans. His top- ve hit Wrote a Song for Everyone featured collab- orations with a variety of artists on both his classics and deep cuts, a formula he revisited with three of his children on Fogerty’s Facto- ry ( ) for his th birthday. John Fogerty rst played Ravinia in and is making his second return to the festival. HEARTY HAR A psychedelic rock band from Los Angeles formed in , Hearty Har is led by co-gui- tarists and vocalists Shane Fogerty and Tyler Fogerty. e musical in uence of their father, John Fogerty, is undeniable, but with a wide range of inspirations from the s and ’ s—from synthesizer-laden reminiscences of Kra werk and Electric Light Orchestra to layers of Ennio Morricone-esque scoring— the group has come to be known for retro ga- rage rock and soul blended with spacy psych- pop that makes for dynamic and raucous live listens. With recordings dating back to , Hearty Har found its stride on the EP Crystal Shards, Vol. and then set about the next step of cra ing a full-length debut. e result was ’s Radio Astro , which winds through all of the style in their makeup, from urgent edges on “Radio Man ’ ” and “Don’t Go Looking for Me” to psychedelic stirrings on “Fare ee Well” and “Get Down”, plus a familiar/familial guest on “Scream and Shout.” Following an EP from a Jam in the Van set, the band has kept mixing studio and stage time, recently releasing the singles “Say Something” and “Children of Tomorrow.” Hearty Har is making its Ravinia debut. DRINKS in the PAVILION Sip and savor the music at all performances in the Pavilion with Ravinia’s souvenir cup —purchase or refill at any restaurant or drink cart in the park. There is a one-time charge of $10 for the cup, and all proceeds from the souvenir cup go to Ravinia’s Reach Teach Play programs. RAVINIA.ORG • RAVINIA MAGAZINE