Janiva Magness Sings John Fogerty: Change In The Weather
Janiva Magness Sings John Fogerty: Change In The Weather
(Blu Elan)
The much loved and award winning singer and songwriter Janiva Magnus stepped away from her own songs to pay tribute to one of her heroes on her new album, Change In The Weather: Janiva Magnus sings John Fogerty, released in September 2019. The Grammy nominated blues soul and Americana artist as well known for delivering intense emotional songs. She found a kindred spirit in the works of John Fogerty whose lyrics or as timely today as the turbulent 60s and 70s Vietnam era that he wrote them in. Magness chose 12 songs from his catalog to reinvent or revisit or simply rock out on. She delivers familiar Creedence Clearwater tunes like “Lodi,” as a bit of Memphis soul and turns Bad Moon A Rising,” into a slow swamp blues that features greasy slide guitar. Taj Mahal joins her for a sweet back porch duet on “Don’t You Wish It Was True.” She stands up as freedom singer akin to Mavis Staples on “Wrote A Song For Everyone.” Guitar heroes Rusty Young and Jesse Dayton join in on the Joyous finale “Looking Out My Back Door.”
Rick J Bowen
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