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PBS will
celebrate
ethnicity
Three new public TV
specials will focus
on diverse
immigrant cultures
By Lynn Elber
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — PBS
dishes up a big serving
from the American melting
pot this month, reminding
us how close we are to our
ethnic roots, and how far.
The experiences of Ital
ian, Polish and Jewish
Americans are the focus of
one documentary series,
while two other films scru
tinize the world of contem
porary Orthodox Jews.
Celebrating immigrant
spirit and identity is the
goal of these films, pro
duced by PBS station
WLIW of New York and
second generation to a
1996-97 series that resonat
ed with viewers.
“The Italian Americans
D: A Beautiful Song,” “The
Polish Americans” and
“Another Mitzvah (Bless
ing)” are as unabashedly
positive as were “The Ital
ian Americans” and “A
Laugh, a Tear, a Mitzvah”
and “May the Road Rise to
Meet You,” about Irish
Americans.
Fogerty wows crowd
with old and new hits
Former CCR frontman
John Fogerty stuck to the
basics in concert at the
Cuthbert Amphitheater
By Matt O'Neill
Freelance Reporter
At the Cuthbert Amphitheater
in Alton Baker Park Wednesday
night, John Fogerty treated two
generations of fans to his litany of
great hits.
Fogerty started his show with
“Bom on the Bayou” and “Green
River,” hit songs from his days
with Creedence Clearwater Re
vival.
The first part of the concert fol
lowed the set list of his latest al
bum, "Premonition,” a live record
that he put out while on this tour.
Fogerty then mixed in some of
his newer songs off of his last al
bum, “Blue Moon Swamp,”
which included such songs such
as “Bring it Down to Jelly Roll,”
and “Joy of My Life.”
The high point of the show was
when “Centerfield” was played
on a baseball bat shaped guitar. At
the first recognizable drum beats
of the song, the crowd erupted
into excitement and sang along.
Fogerty then dove into his mu
sical past by playing one of his
mentor’s songs, “Jumbalaya,” by
Hank Williams.
Two other songs that brought a
great reaction from the crowd,
which ranged from high schoolers
just learning about the great rock
and roller to older fans who have
followed him since his days with
Creedence, were “Have You Ever
Seen the Rain” and “Cottonfield.”
During “Cottonfield,” he let the
crowd sing the lyrics while he
merely played the chords on the
guitar.
Towards the end of the set,
Fogerty appeared to let the crowd
choose the song they wanted to
hear. But, it looked like the situa
tion was contrived because he im
mediately broke into
“Grapevine,” during which he
played an amazing guitar solo
that lasted about four minutes. It
didn’t matter if it was set up,
though, because it was a great
cover of a classic Motown hit.
For the last two songs of the set,
Fogerty went back to his Cree
dence days once again, playing
“Bad Moon Rising” and “Fortu
nate Son.”
During “Bad Moon Rising,” he
sang the chorus wrong, singing
“bathroom on the right” instead of
“bad moon on the rise,” the line
being one of the most misquoted
lines in rock and roll history.
The encore consisted of two
songs, the same songs that ap
peared on the album, "Proud
Mary” and “Traveling Band.”
Both being crowd favorites, they
were a good way to end the show.
Although Fogerty’s latest al
bum is a live concert from this
tour, he stayed too much to the set
list that appeared on the record.
He started ended with the same
order as the record but deviated
during the middle of the show.
While the crowd responded
well to the former lead singer of
CCR, his set seemed very re
hearsed and stale.
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