tom fogerty left to follow a solo career out from his younger brother's shadow. demanded more creative control. >> they wanted to write songs, sing the songs they wrote. either it was going to be this way or we were going to fall apart right here. so i agreed. >> reporter: cook and clifford would later say fogerty sabotaged the album forcing them to write to prove a point. when mardi gras was released a rolling stone reviewer called it the worst album oi have ever heard from a major rock band. credence never made another record. plenty of rock 'n' roll band have broken up. i don't know whether any have the sort of spring of lawsuits. that has followed ccr. how many times have you sued each other? >> i have no idea. happily, i don't keep count. >> reporter: fogerty spent decades battling the record company that signed him as a teenager and claimed ownership of his iconic songs. >> the fact that i don't own these wonderful songs certainly has gnawed at me. >> reporter: they're still your songs. >> i think the phrase i used, the whole world knows those are your song

fogerty gained more fame than >>> singer/songwriter john fogerty gained more fame than fortune in thet down with john blackstone for cbs this morning. ♪ big wheel keep on turning mary keep on burning ♪ ♪ rolling rolling rolling on the river ♪ >> the rolling on the river part that was magical to me. >> reporter: magical indeed. and "proud mary" transformed john fogerty and his band from struggling musicians to music superstars. ♪ rolling on the river ♪ >> i absolutely knew that it was a great song. and usually i am a kind of modest person. and i would probably be wanting to say, well it was kind of good, you know. it was okay. no, i, at that moment, it was great. >> reporter: it also came at the time when you knew you didn't want to be a one-hit wonder. >> yeah. yes. >> reporter: fogerty quickly followed up with a string of hits that would become music classics. ♪ the bad moon on the rise ♪ ♪ get out my back door ♪ ♪ i'm not singing a song ♪ >> you wrote a lot of great songs in '1969. >> that was a heck of a year. >> reporter: 1969 the title of fogerty's latest tour. >> the year me and

fogerty gained more fame than >>> singer/songwriter john fogerty gained more fame than fortune in the 60s with credence clearwater revival. out with a memoir entitled "fortunate son" and sat down with john blackstone for cbs this morning. big wheel keep on turning mary keep on burning rolling rolling rolling on the river >> the rolling on the river part that was magical to me. >> reporter: magical indeed. and "proud mary" transformed john fogerty and his band from struggling musicians to music superstars. rolling on the river >> i absolutely knew that it was a great song. and usually i am a kind of and i would probably be wanting to say, well it was kind of good, you know. it was okay. no, i, at that moment, it was great. >> reporter: it also came at the time when you knew you didn't want to be a one-hit wonder. >> yeah. yes. >> reporter: fogerty quickly followed up with a string of hits that would become music classics. the bad moon on the rise get out my back door i'm not singing a song >> you wrote a lot of great songs in '1969. >> that was a heck of a year. >> reporter: 1969 the t

john fogerty talks about the lessons he learned from signing writing songs that sold millions. i loved your songs for years. i didn't realize the story behind it until the book came out. i think what stuns me more than anything, i knew music record labels to be bad guys but you may have met the worst one on the planet. >> i know there are a lot of other people that were victims, i guess you'd say. certainly, this story could be a poster child for what can go wrong when you get with the record company. >> what happened in this situation? because when we were looking around, we can't even play of your music that we all know so well because you're not the owner of the music. >> well, you know, i never did own the songs. we signed a bad contract before i actually emerged as the main songwriter and the guy putting out all those hits. so it sort of, in other words, they weren't given away. i never had them in the first place. >> what happened though? how did they convince you to at the time, you weren't known as credence clearwater revival. >> no, we had signed with the prior owners

john fogerty with the inspiration of one of the biggest songs of his career. >>> for more on our show and guests, you can go to our web site. otm.cnbc.com and follow us on twitter @onthemoney. here's some stories that may impact your money season this week. we'll hear from bank of america, j.p. morgan chase, wells fargo and citi. monday is columbus day. the stock market is open, the banks have the option of closing. anchors away on tuesday. the u.s. navy celebrating its 240th anniversary. released. that's a survey of economic activity across the country. on wednesday, retail sales and always closely watched because consumers are such a big part of the u.s. economy. . proud mary, bad moon rising. ever seen the rain. those are the hits from credence cle waurt clearwater revival. john fogerty talks about the lessons he learned from signing a deal that cost him millions to writing songs that sold millions. i loved your songs for years. i didn't realize the story behind it until the book came out. i think what stuns me more than anything, i knew music record labels to be bad guys but you m

survival experts say it's even more extraordinary that fogerty survived without any water in a region that has temperatures that rise routinely above 90 degrees. a colorado's decision to legalize recreational marijuana has put a crimp in one toys for tots campaign. jean: the annual fundraiser collects toys for children at christmas time. it's a project that requires a lot of space for collecting, sorting and businesses usually offer their extra warehouse space. problem is, denver doesn't have any empty warehouses this year. they're all full because of the booming marijuana industry. >> those warehouses that were vacant are being bought up and i totally get the business as respect. consumer versus charity, it's getting tougher for us to find space. jean: real estate agents say warehouse leases have tripled in recent years, bought up by marijuana growers. mike: a little cooler than yesterday, but still above we take you to where place where the peak color is hitting. clouds are winning the battle, but certainly plenty of fall color to be had. not much in the waive find from this shot, b

stranded in the sweltering australian desert survived for six days by eating ants. 62-year-old reginald fogerty vanished on a hunting trip in western australia. a massive land and air search was launched and searchers found his tracks and finally located him lying under a tree, dehydrated and wearing one shoe. his sister marveled how he managed to stay alive. >> how he survived is incredible. who eats ants? i hope they taste good. >> definitely beat the odds. not only did he survive in the desert without much food, police said he didn't have any water, either. >> wow. >> i looked up the nutritional value of ants -- >> protein. >> protein, iron, calcium. >> yeah. >> may want to add to it your diet. >> well, if things get tight. you never know. >> you never know. a little cup outside. >> got to survive. all right. >>> talking about potential for rain. >> we'll talk about that -- no look. it's going to be out there. it's not a lot of it and it's not a huge risk but i want you time. mostly sunny skies. that's been going back and 70 degrees right now. today. some clouds rolled in to the east end of

when we return, john fogerty comes to talk about music, misstem, and lessons learned.ter the break. we've got trouble in tummy town. peptocopter! ♪ when cold cuts give your belly thunder, pink relief is the first responder, so you can be a business boy wonder! ♪ fix stomach trouble fast with pepto. awe believe active management can protect capital long term. active management can tap global insights. active management can seek to outperform. that's the power of active management. >>> man, you know, i'm having a bad day already. not the eagles, man. this is the actual song that was being played in the cab with jeff bridges. he gets thrown out of the cab, man, the eagles? he loves credence, and that's what we are talking about. a memoir covering his life and career as a music icon, john fogerty talks about the entry level contract the members of credence signed as young musicians, and it's one of the worst stories, one you think about, but, you know, young guys that did not know they would be big taken advantage of. we'll talk about that with author of "fortunate son," i

service would have been a big help for a hunter stranded in the australian desert. 62-year-old reginald fogerty was missing for six days. he didn't have any food. he had no water and temperatures were above 90 degrees. rescuers found him 9 miles away from where he disappeared. he survived by taking shelter under a tree and eating black ants. he was extremely dehydrated and slightly delusional but doctors say he's going to be okay. >> still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, here's a relative you'd think twice listen to this, an aunt sues her 8-year-old nephew because he showed her too much love when he hugged her. >> and we're going to get another update on the big dip in temperatures we will see just a few days from now. meteorologist bill evans a lo jill and kate use the same dishwasher. same detergent. but only jill ends up with wet, spotty glasses. kate adds finish jet-dry with five power actions that dry dishes and prevent spots and film, so all that's left is the shine. for better results, use finish jet-dry. choose to move freely. move free ultra has triple-action support for your jo

come on, buttermaker, let's go. ( john fogerty's "centerfield" playing ) ( siren wailing in distancewell, beat the drum ♪ and hold the phone ♪ the sun came out today um... mr. buttermaker? yeah. where are we going? already told you, to the batting cages. you guys swing like helen keller at a piñata party. gonna do somethin' about it. tell us about the majors, coach. ahmad: you were in the majors? yeah, for a little while. hey, lupus, don't lean against that door, bud, all right? yes, i was recently perusing baseballstats.org, and it said mr. buttermaker played pitcher for the seattle mariners for 2/3 of an inning in 1984. two-thirds? that's it? well, it was the end of the season. you know, september call-ups. yes, his lifetime era was 36. that's lame. yeah, well, i closed the inning out, okay? there's only a few thousand guys ever set foot on a major league mound. i'm one of 'em. what have you done with your life, smartass? why didn't you stay? well, i was gonna come back, but i...had a little incident. i punched an ump. really just a bitch-slap, but i dunno. how the hell was i suppo