Fogerty on Idol, star-studded new LP

COMMOTION: At times, the American Idol finale looked like a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, between Aerosmith and Creedence auteur John Fogerty, who made a surprise appearance to sing “Have You Ever Seen the Rain”—embedded above—and “Bad Moon Rising” with winner Phillip Phillips. Fogerty’s been networking quite a bit lately, between joining the Black Keys onstage at Coachella and revisiting his classics with Foo Fighters, Brad Paisley, Kid Rock, Keith Urban, Bob Seger, Miranda Lambert and My Morning Jacket on his upcoming album Wrote a Song for Everyone, his first for Vanguard. Fogerty was signed by label A&R exec Bill Bentley, who spent most of his career as part of the brain trust at Warner Bros. Records. (5/25a)