Born May 28, 1945
Berkeley, California
Genre(s) Rock
Blues
Country
Affiliation(s) Creedence Clearwater Revival
Label(s) Fantasy, Asylum, Warner Bros., Geffen
Years active 1959 - present
Official site Official website
John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American singer,

songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp

rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. He was born in Berkeley, California.

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John Fogerty singing in foreground on Creedence Clearwater Revival Chronicle cover.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.

The Government tried to draft Fogerty in 1966 but instead he joined an Army reserve unit. He served at Fort Bragg, Fort Knox and Fort Lee. Fogerty was released from the army in 1967.

By 1968, things started to pick up for the band. 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 the band were "Proud Mary", "Fortunate Son", "Up Around The Bend", "Lodi", "Green River", "Down On The Corner", "Travelin' Band", "Lookin' Out My Back Door", "Bad Moon Rising" and "Who'll Stop The Rain."

Upset by John's prominence, in 1971 John's brother, Tom, left the band. John subsequently 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.[citation needed]

In the early 1970's Fantasy recommended to the Creedence members that they bank their royalties somewhere in the Caribbean for tax reasons, and all four members did that (as did Fantasy). But at some point, Fantasy decided the Caribbean bank was not stable and told three Creedence members to withdraw their money. But no one told John Fogerty and he lost millions while the others avoided the loss.

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