John Fogerty

For other people named John Fogerty, see John Fogerty (disambiguation).

John Fogerty
Fogerty in concert, 2010
Fogerty in concert, 2010
Background information
Birth nameJohn Cameron Fogerty
Born (1945-05-28) May 28, 1945 (age 79)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
OriginEl Cerrito, California, U.S.[1]
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • harmonica
  • keyboards
Years active1959–present
Labels
Formerly of
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty, he founded the swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), for which he was the lead singer, lead guitarist, and principal songwriter. CCR had nine top-10 singles and eight gold albums between 1968 and 1972, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.[7]

Since CCR parted ways in 1972, Fogerty has had a successful solo career,[8] which continues. He was listed on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest Songwriters (at No. 40)[9] and the list of 100 Greatest Singers (at No. 72).[10] His songs include "Proud Mary", "Bad Moon Rising", "Fortunate Son", "Green River", "Down on the Corner", "Who'll Stop the Rain", "Up Around the Bend", "Have You Ever Seen the Rain", "Centerfield", "The Old Man Down the Road", and "Rockin' All Over the World".

  1. ^ Fogerty, John; McDonough, Jimmy (2015). Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music. New York: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0316244572. OCLC 1001704588.
  2. ^ The Concert at Walter Reed. AuthorHouse. pp. 7–. ISBN 978-1-4343-4646-9.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Teetor, Paul (May 12, 2023). "John Fogerty takes ownership of his songs at BeachLife Redondo Beach". Easy Reader & Peninsula. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  4. ^ Bill Shapiro (January 1, 1988). The CD Rock & Roll Library: 30 Years of Rock & Roll on Compact Disc. Andrews and McMeel. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-8362-7947-4.
  5. ^ Dafydd Rees; Luke Crampton (1991). Rock Movers & Shakers. ABC-CLIO. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-87436-661-7.
  6. ^ Golsen, Tyler (May 28, 2022). "Was John Fogerty really obsessed with the South?". Far Out UK. Retrieved April 1, 2024. Without any first-hand experience, Fogerty managed to almost single-handedly invent southern rock while staring at his wall and culling any images that he could pull from his mind.
  7. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Artists/John Fogerty/Biography". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  8. ^ "Billboard 200". billboard.com. March 23, 1985. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
  9. ^ "The 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  10. ^ "100 Greatest Singers of All Time/John Fogerty". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. December 2, 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.