Wiki Spotlight: John Fogerty
John Cameron Fogerty (born
May 28, 1945) is an American
singer and songwriter, best
known for his time with
the southern rock band Creedence
Clearwater Revival. He was
born in Berkeley, California.
John and his brother, Tom
Fogerty, formed the band
in El Cerrito, California
in the late 1950s as Tommy
Fogerty and the Blue Velvets.
The name was changed to
The Golliwogs in the mid
1960s, but the band remained
unpopular.
By 1968, things were starting
to pick up. The band released
its first album, the self-titled
Creedence Clearwater Revival,
and also had their first
hit single, Susie Q. Other
hit singles of Creedence
Clearwater Revival were
Proud Mary, Fortunate Son,
Up Around The Bend, Green
River, Down On The Corner,
Travelin' Band, Lookin'
Out My Back Door, Bad Moon
Rising, and Who'll Stop
The Rain.
Tensions flared in 1971,
causing John's brother,
Tom, to leave the band.
John demanded that Stu Cook
and Doug Clifford write
and sing one third each
of the next album, Mardi
Gras. They protested, saying
it wouldn't be a CCR album,
and that the fans would
not understand. John replied,
"my voice is a unique
instrument and I will not
lend it to your songs."
He threatened to quit the
band immediately if his
ultimatum was not met; Mardi
Gras turned out to be their
last album as Fogerty bought
himself out of his contract
and officially left the
band.
However, his influence
was not forgotten with his
departure. His guitar playing
with CCR would later lead
Rolling Stone to name him
the 40th greatest guitarist
of all time...
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