India, Aug. 31 -- John Fogerty, the voice behind Creedence Clearwater Revival's greatest hits, is back with a purpose. At age 80, he has re-recorded 20 classic CCR songs under the title Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years (John's Version), which that released last week on August 22. Fogerty told CBS News that it is a personal victory, a creative rebirth, and a reclaiming of songs he once had no control over.

After CCR split in 1972, Fogerty lost rights to the very songs he wrote, locked away by a contract he signed in his youth. That loss was not just legal; it weighed on him emotionally for decades. He later said he felt invisible, like he had disappeared, because he could not sing his own songs.

He said, "What happened to m...