John Fogerty

John Fogerty (born 28 May, 1945 in Berkeley, California) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for his time with the southern rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. Fogerty's family name is Irish, an Anglicized form of the Irish personal name Fógartach, from fógartha, meaning 'banished, outlawed' (Hanks & Hodges, A Dictionary of Surnames , p. 187).

Creedence Clearwater Revival

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.

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Tom Fogerty - El Cerrito, California - 1950s - The Golliwogs - 1960s

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By 1968, things were starting to pick up. The band released its first album as Creedence Clearwater Revival, and also had their first hit single, "Suzie Q." Other hit singles of Creedence Clearwater Revival were "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."

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1968 - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising

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Tensions flared in 1971, causing John's brother, Tom, to leave the band. John tried to hold the band together by letting the other bandmembers have equal songwriting and singing time on the 1972 album Mardi Gras; however, this turned out to be their last album. Fogerty bought himself out of his contract and officially left the band.

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1971 - 1972

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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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Guitar - Rolling Stone

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