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John Fogerty: Biography

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  • Birth Name: John Cameron Fogerty
  • Birth Place: Berkeley, CA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/28/1945, Gemini
  • Profession: Rock singer
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John Fogerty Fast Facts:
  • Played with his brother Tom Fogerty in the Blue Velvets in the late 1950s; the group later became the Golliwogs, and eventually evolved into Creedence Clearwater Revival.
  • Joined the U.S. Army Reserve in the mid-'60s to avoid being drafted.
  • Scored nine Top 10 hits---all of which he wrote---with CCR from 1969 to 1972.
  • A year after leaving CCR, released a 1973 album of cover songs as the Blue Ridge Rangers, in which Fogerty sang and played all the instruments.
  • Did not record from 1975 to 1984 because of legal problems with his former label, Fantasy Records.
  • Was sued by Fantasy because "The Old Man Down the Road," a cut from his 1985 solo album, Centerfield, allegedly too closely resembled the CCR song "Run Through the Jungle."
  • Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of CCR, in 1993; inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005.
  • Reunited with Fantasy in 2005---for the release of best-of album The Long Road Home---when the label's new owners arranged to restore royalty rights Fogerty had relinquished in the mid-'70s to gain release from his contract.
  • John Fogerty Relationships:
  • Martha Paiz - Ex-wife
  • Julie Lebiedzinski - Wife
  • Shane Fogerty - Son
  • Tyler Fogerty - Son
  • Lyndsay - Stepdaughter
  • Kelsey Cameron - Daughter
  • Tom Fogerty - Brother
  • James Fogerty - Brother
  • Daniel Fogerty - Brother
  • Robert Fogerty - Brother
  • Josh Fogerty - Son
  • John Fogerty Awards:
  • 1997 Grammy: Best Rock Album - Winner

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Courtney Love, Melissa Auf Der Maur, John Fogerty, Brian Setzer Steve Granitz/WireImage.com
The Finder, John Fogerty Isabella Vosmikova/FOX
Austin City Limits, John Fogerty, air date 10/2/2004 Scott Newton/KLRU/PBS
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