John Fogerty

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John Cameron Fogerty achieved fame as the lead singer/songwriter and guitarist in Creedence Clearwater Revival and has since gone on to a chart-topping solo career. Born in Berkeley, California, Fogerty and his brother Tom organized the group that would become Creedence as the Golliwogs in the late '50s. As Creedence, they released nine Top Ten singles, all written by Fogerty, between 1969 and 1971, starting with the standard "Proud Mary." They also scored eight gold albums between 1968 and 1972, all fueled by Fogerty's simple, driving rock songs and his burly baritone, intoning deceptively poetic ("Bad Moon Rising") and even political ("Fortunate Son") lyrics.

Creedence split up in 1972. Fogerty at first confused his considerable following by releasing an album of covers, on which he played all the instruments, under the name the Blue Ridge Rangers in 1973. This was followed by a formal solo album, John Fogerty, in 1975, and then silence for more than nine years while the artist worked out business problems with Creedence's old label. But Fogerty returned at the end of 1984 with a Top Ten single, "The Old Man Down the Road," and a number one album, Centerfield. Eye of the Zombie was a less successful follow-up in 1986. Following the failure of Eye of the Zombie, Fogerty went into seclusion. For the next 11 years he remained quiet, finally resurfacing in 1997 with Blue Moon Swamp; the live Premonition appeared just a year later. In 2005 he released the Long Road Home: The Ultimate John Fogerty/Creedence Collection and its accompanying DVD Long Road Home: In Concert, the first compilation of its kind to feature both CCR classics and Fogerty's solo work. After a number of concert appearances, Fogerty released Revival in 2007. Revival was warmly received, debuting at 14 on Billboard and earning a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Album, and Fogerty followed it in 2009 with The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again, a loose sequel to his bluegrass-flavored 1973 pseudo-solo debut. Over the next few years, Fogerty toured with regularity and then he launched the ambitious Wrote a Song for Everyone project in 2011, an album where he paired up with other singers to perform songs from his catalog. The record -- featuring such stars as Bob Seger, Alan Jackson, Foo Fighters, Miranda Lambert, and Brad Paisley -- was released in May of 2013. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi

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  • Comin' Down The Road (Live at Royal Albert Hall)
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    Born On The Bayou (Live at Royal Albert Hall)
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  • Miranda Lambert and John Fogerty share the stage to present at the 2013 ACM Awards in Las Vegas.
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    Miranda Lambert and John Fogerty share the stage to present at the 2013 ACM Awards in Las Vegas.
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  • Zac Brown (left) and John Fogerty chat backstage at the 46th annual ACM Awards in Las Vegas on April 3, 2011.
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    Zac Brown (left) and John Fogerty chat backstage at the 46th annual ACM Awards in Las Vegas on April 3, 2011.
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  • John Fogerty (left), Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley entertain at the 45th annual ACM Awards in Las Vegas on April 18, 2010.
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    John Fogerty (left), Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley entertain at the 45th annual ACM Awards in Las Vegas on April 18, 2010.
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  • John Fogerty and Miranda Lambert sing at the 45th annual ACM Awards in Las Vegas on April 18, 2010.
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    John Fogerty and Miranda Lambert sing at the 45th annual ACM Awards in Las Vegas on April 18, 2010.
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    Daft Punk, Thirty Seconds To Mars Release Albums; Fun. Performs 'Today' Summer Concert Series
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    May 20, 2013
    Welcome to Buzzworthy's "The Week In Pop," where we round up new album releases, talk show musical guests, and TV performances by your favorite pop st...
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    John Fogerty Taps Foo Fighters, Miranda Lambert For Wrote A Song For Everyone
    American Songwriter
    This fall, John Fogerty will release Wrote A Song For Everyone, an album of new songs and old Fogerty favorites, with artists like Foo Fighters, Bob S...
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    Watch Black Keys & John Fogerty Cover The Band
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    singer/drummer for the Band, Bon Iver played tribute by covering the Band's "Ophelia." One night after that, in their headlining spot at the second Co...
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    John Fogerty To Publish Memoir
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    John Fogerty will release his first memoir in 2014. As one of rock's biggest icons, Fogerty will recount both his personal and private journeys throug...
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    News Roundup: Mumford & Sons, John Fogerty, The Lumineers, The Beatles
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    graced us with a live performance of "Holiday." More "Time's Fool," a song by Haroula Rose premiered on our site. More Check out our photo gallery of ...
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    Dave Grohl Enlists Members of Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Stevie Nicks, John Fogerty, More for Sound City Band
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    featured in the movie, which will make its live debut January 18 at Park City Live during Sundance. The band features the surviving members of Nirvana...
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    The Bar Room Prophet Looks Back, & Ahead: A Q&A With John Fogerty
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    One of the most distinctive voices of rock's golden era, John Fogerty almost singlehandedly created a large chunk of what younger generations call cla...
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    Country And Rock Artists Join John Fogerty On Wrote A Song For Everyone
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    John Fogerty will release his long awaited duets album Wrote A Song For Everyone May 28 on Vanguard Records. The new record, produced by Fogerty and r...
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    Watch Dave Grohl, John Fogerty, & Rick Springfield Play Kimmel
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    The producers of Jimmy Kimmel Live must have deemed this all-star trio too big for an in-studio stage. Dave Grohl, accompanied by John Fogerty and Ric...
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    John Fogerty Revives 'Fortunate Son' With Foo Fighters - Song Premiere
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    Widespread Panic and John Fogerty Confirmed for Interlocken, Furthur to Play Workingman's Dead
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    Widespread Panic and John Fogerty have joined the lineup for the Interlocken Festival. Panic will play two of the festival's four nights, and Fogerty ...
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Tour Dates

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  • May 28 Tuesday
    Los Angeles, CA, US El Rey Theatre
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    Nashville, TN, US The Lawn at Riverfront Park
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Discography

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  • Wrote a Song for Everyone (2012)
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    Wrote a Song for Everyone (2012)
    Welk Music Group
  • The Blue Ridge Rangers: Rides Again (2009)
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    The Blue Ridge Rangers: Rides Again (2009)
    Verve Forecast
  • Revival (2007)
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    Revival (2007)
    Universal Distribution
  • The Long Road Home: In Concert (2006)
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    The Long Road Home: In Concert (2006)
    Fantasy
  • Deja Vu All Over Again (2004)
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    Deja Vu All Over Again (2004)
    Geffen
  • Premonition (1998)
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    Premonition (1998)
    Reprise
  • Blue Moon Swamp (1997)
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    Blue Moon Swamp (1997)
    Warner Bros. Records
  • Knockin' on Your Door (1986)
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    Knockin' on Your Door (1986)
    Warner Bros.
  • Eye of the Zombie (1986)
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    Eye of the Zombie (1986)
    Dreamworks SKG
  • Centerfield (1985)
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    Centerfield (1985)
    Dreamworks SKG
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