The Natural Is Back
Mark Leviton, BAM, 15 March 1985
WHAT BECOMES a legend most? You won't find John Fogerty in mink. He favors checked flannel shirts, suspenders, jeans and work boots, would rather go fishing on a clear lake in Oregon than make the rounds of nightspots, would rather be behind home plate in Oakland than in front of a bar in New York.
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