MANAGERS AND PRESSES 3
After the presentation about what it was this section, we kick off with a familiar story from outside the country (if they thought All these questions go only in Argentina). The story in question was generated from the dispute between John Fogerty produced -photo- , singer and composer of the great band Creedence Clearwater Revival , and his former manager Saul Zaentz , owner Fantasy Records label, thanks to that step group from a small independent company to be one of the major music labels.
How did he do? Turns out the young and inexperienced then John, back in the beginnings of the band signed a contract that could not sing outside the company. In 1972, when he decided to solo after the breakup of the group, had to resort to some negotiations with his former label, but that's old firm was sentenced, and to escape from the clutches had to cede copyright of all the successes of her own recorded with Creedence .
course, from then on Fantasy Records did not stop to edit compiled, taking all the money from the royalties, gigantic its power to reach into their ranks have great musicians, and even became director Zaentz film producer films as "Amadeus" and "The English Patient" (also has the rights to " The Lord of the Rings" it acquired in 1977, and which was filled with twine when the movies came -photo- , showing that the rate is quite ligerita). But it was not there, because when Fogerty released his second solo album in 1975 was accused by his "old masters" have a sound very much like Creedence, and plagiarise himself! The singer won the dispute, but got tired of so much filth in the music business and retired until 1985, he returned with all editing a song called " Zanz Kant Danz" (later changed to "Vanz Kant Danz" ), where greedy pig branded the director of Fantasy and prayed: "Zaentz can not dance, but they steal your money" . The guy did not like and once again demanded autoplagio: the solo song called "The old man down the road" was accused of being "similar" to the old theme of Creedence called "Run Through The Jungle" . Two issues were Fogerty's own contention, but the case Fogerty vs.. Fogerty was won once again by singer, who appeared with his guitar at the trial claiming that he plays one way and can not change the way do (in any case here a lot they could be accused of something similar). The former Creedence not stood still and called the court costs involved.
From there, Fogerty once again disappeared from the big stage once again, and even in 1993 refused to attend the ceremony Creedence insertion into the Hall of Fame does not cross with his former teammates Doug Clifford Stu Cook and (his brother Tom Fogerty died in 1990), Saul Zaentz who backed their demands and also toured the world singing songs from his old band under the name of Creedence Clearwater Revisited .
In 1997, John returned to the tracks, released an album with songs of Creedence and no one dared to place stones on the road. Even in 2004 Zaentz sold the company to Concord Music , and next year the duo Fogerty, Fantasy Records, but now with all copyright charged by the real composer, who deserved all along.