Here's a juxtaposition for you. John Fogerty and Rick Nelson covering each other. Kinda sorta anyway. The Fogerty song that Nelson covers is "Almost Saturday Night" from Fogerty's eponymously titled second solo album. The Nelson song that Fogerty covers, "Hello Mary Lou", is not really Nelson's. It was written by Gene Pitney, but Nelson had the hit with it. And Fogerty didn't cover it himself per se, it was covered when he was in Creedence on their last LP, Mardis Gras. I have to say Creedence did better with "Hello Mary Lou" than Nelson did with "Almost Saturday Night". Creedence had more oomph than Nelson did later in his career. Check Fogerty's homage to James Burton's playing on "Hello Mary Lou", tone and licks. (Burton was the guitarist on Nelson's "Hello Mary Lou".)
Rick Nelson - Hello Mary Lou mp3 at Snuhthing Anything
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Hello Mary Lou mp3 at Internet Archive
John Fogerty - Almost Saturday Night (streaming) at YouTube
Rick Nelson - Almost Saturday Night mp3 at Internet Archive
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