It was a full moon outside, but assuredly not a bad one, as John Fogerty was presented the BMI Troubadour award in Nashville Monday night, with a slew of acolytes and contemporaries showing up to honor and perform for the venerated Creedence Clearwater Revival founder.

Among them was someone who was at least as much a shining star of the day in Music City as Fogerty was, Lainey Wilson , who that morning had been revealed as having received six CMA Awards nominations, tying her for the lead in this year’s race. Also performing Creedence songs in salute to the honoree were Jesse Welles, the War & Treaty, the duo of Billy F. Gibbons and La Marisoul, and Jay Buchanan (of Rival Son).

Said Wilson, right before performing, “I first moved to Nashville in 2011 in my little camper trailer. M

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