Happy Birthday to John Fogerty — the man Bruce Springsteen has often introduced as “The Hank Williams of his generation” — who turns 78 on Sunday (May 28th)!!!
Between 1968 and 1972, John Fogerty wrote and produced such timeless classics for Creedence Clearwater Revival as “Proud Mary,” “Bad Moon Rising,” “Lodi,” “Green River,” “Commotion,” “Down On The Corner,” “Fortunate Son,” “Travelin’ Band,” “Who’ll Stop The Rain,” “Up Around The Bend,” “Run Through The Jungle,” “Lookin’ Out My Back Door,” “Tombstone Shadow,” “Green River,” “Wrote A Song For Everyone,” “Long As I Can See The Light,” “Have You Ever Seen The Rain?,” “Hey Tonight,” “Sweet Hitch-Hiker,” “Someday Never Comes,” and “Born On The Bayou,” among many others.
Back in January, Fogerty purchased a majority interest in the global publishing rights to his legendary Creedence song catalog from Concord for an undisclosed sum. For years, Fogerty had refused to play his Creedence hits rather than line the pockets of the late-Saul Zaentz, who owned the band’s masters through Fantasy Records. In an effort to extricate himself from Creedence’s back-breaking contract, Fogerty sold his publishing to Zaentz in 1980.
In November 2021, Fogerty and his kids released the new 12-track album of their quarantine recordings, titled Fogerty’s Factory.
Rounding out the group is Fogerty’s sons and bandmates, Shane on guitar, and Tyler on bass, along with daughter, Kelsy on guitar, brushes, and snare.
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