John Fogerty

John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American musician. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook and his brother Tom Fogerty, he founded the swamp‑rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), for which he served as lead singer, lead guitarist and principal songwriter. Between 1968 and 1972, CCR achieved nine top‑10 singles and eight gold albums, and the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. Since CCR disbanded in 1972, Fogerty has maintained a successful solo career. He appears on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Songwriters (No. 40) and the 100 Greatest Singers (No. 72). 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”. Fogerty was born in Berkeley, California, and grew up in nearby El Cerrito. He was the third of five sons born to Galen Robert and Edith Lucile (Lytle) Fogerty. He is of Irish descent. His father, born in Iowa, worked as a Linotype operator for the Berkeley Gazette. His mother, originally from Great Falls, Montana, taught second grade. Fogerty first attended the School of the Madeleine, a Catholic school in Berkeley. In his memoir Fortunate Son, he described negative experiences there, including being denied permission to use the bathroom and being forced to sit in wet clothing after accidents.
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