Instrumentally Yours: Side o’ the Road

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Another week, another instrumental! And, like the Billy Joel song I used a couple of days ago, this time around we have a band known for singing, so their appearance on a list of songs with no singing might surprise some. Then again, @rebelann is always up for a tune by these guys, so I hope the rest of you are, too! Side o’ the Road - Creedence Clearwater Revival The other day, a prompt in a music group I belong to on Facebook asked for someone who “you” think is an underrated guitarist. While I used Leo Kottke, there are a ton of guitarists in well-known rock bands who could be considered “underrated.” Let’s face it, when it comes to talking about guitarists in rock and roll, everyone mentions Hendrix, Page, Van Halen, Townshend, Angus Young, Gilmour, Brian May, and a few other “usual suspects.” You hardly ever see someone like Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham on that list. Buckingham is so good that, when Stevie Nicks fired him from Fleetwood Mac, they had to hire two guitarists to replace him!!! John Fogerty is another person who could easily fall in the “underrated” category. He was the heart and soul of CCR: the singer, the songwriter, and the guitarist. Those guitar parts he gave us in CCR range from country to hard rock and just about everything in between. Here he drops a little Chicago blues feel on us toward the end of the masterpiece album that gave us hits “Fortunate Son” and “Down on the Corner.” Unless you have the album and/or are a big CCR fan you’ve probably never heard this. I hope you enjoy a little of Fogerty showing his versatility. Side o’ the Road Written by John C. Fogerty Recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival From Willy and the Poor Boys, 1969 John and the poor boys are playin’!