John Fogerty celebrates 81st birthday
John Fogerty, lead singer-songwriter of Creedence Clearwater Revival, turns 81 today; he was born May 28, 1945, in Berkeley, California. Fogerty formed the Blue Velvets with his brother Tom in 1959, evolved into the Golliwogs, and led CCR from 1967, writing hits such as "Proud Mary" and "Have You Ever Seen The Rain." On August 22, 2023 Fogerty bought a majority stake in Creedence Clearwater Revival's publishing rights, gaining ownership of his songs after decades of legal and business disputes. That ownership, plus recent re-recordings like "Have You Ever Seen The Rain (John's Version)," gives Fogerty control over his swampy roots-rock catalog and how it will be used and reissued.
Happy Birthday, John Fogerty! 🎶 What's one of your favorite Fogerty solo or Creedence Clearwater Revival songs? 🎶 Born in Berkeley, CA, on May 28, 1945, Fogerty, along with his brother Tom, formed the Blue Velvets in 1959. They changed their name to the Golliwogs and finally to CCR in 1967. 👇
Monica37CCR had nine top 10 billboard singles & 8 gold albums between 1968 and 1972 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. After CCR broke up, Fogerty went on to have a successful solo career, releasing 10 studio albums. In 2005, Fogerty was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
🧙🏻♂️ Mark Sebring13I'm a big fan of CCR and Fogerty. "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" has always been one of my favorites.
Wdstckdr🦋🇨🇦🇺🇸📎 (John)13Another favourite Lookin’ Out My Back Door
Bitchin Post💙🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇦⚧️📎Never Trumper12This was my favorite of CCR. When Inwas kid, we had a jukebox in our basement, and this is one of the first 45’s I bought for It. youtu.be/wicqvfoh_Yo?...
Tim Murphy9This is my fave CCR song www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwAc...
Catweazle9Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
Tim Murphy8This is my 2nd fave CCR tune www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuEM...
Teo8“Have You Ever Seen the Rain”.
Albino Badguy7Social Distortion - Up Around The Bend youtu.be/GVJd1Sppxlc?...
Susan7“The Old Man Down the Road” from Centerfield.
MaryJ.A 🎧😎🎶🥼🔬🧫🍋🦜🦋7Who’ll stop the rain Lodi Fortunate son More
Ro5Too many for me to attempt to try to type out this morning 😆 But this album and song turned me into a life long fan 😎 youtu.be/fcTQCNntGEs?...
Cold Feet4A bunch of good songs on this solo album
dang48.bsky.social4Looking Out My Back Door
Linda Oswald4That's hard! Green River--CCR Centerfield-Solo
Mike Loves Blues 🎶🎸📎4The Old Man Down the Road Pretty much everything by CCR.. youtu.be/Yb5U90AZA6Y?...
Gary Keenan3E7 until the bridge. Great riff, great song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIjU...
ScruffyR (NO LISTS!)3A true Top 5! Lodi Long as I Can See The Light Traveling Band Up Around The Bend
comtechdiagnostics.bsky.social2. "Centerfield" - John Fogerty www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqY7...
Jeff2Being a 'Nam vet, it has to be our theme song. What was true then is still true now. youtu.be/jFv_yIXxasM?...
biloxiblues.bsky.social2The whole "Blue Moon Swamp" recording! He played all the instruments on that album. Absolutely awesome! I love him.
Happy Birthday to John Fogerty, singer, songwriter and guitarist born in Berkeley, California 🇺🇸 81 years ago today. What are your favourite songs by John Fogerty as a solo artist or with CCR? #JohnFogerty
Susan13I loved “The Old Man Down the Road” from Centerfield. Remember the music video?
adrienne of erie10Have You Ever Seen the Rain Lookin' Out My Back Door Run Through the Jungle Centerfield
Beach Boys are the GOAT9CCR: Call It Pretending, Lodi, Lookin' Out My Back Door Solo: Rockin' All Over The World, Almost Saturday Night, Centerfield
croathabstang8Every song are so iconic.. Travelin Band Bad Moon Rising Cotton Fields Rock N Roll Girls Centerfield
🦋TNGal °‧🫧⋆.ೃ࿔*:･🐾7So many great songs. A few of my picks are "Down on the Corner," "The Old Man Down the Road," "Proud Mary," "Have You Ever Seen the Rain," and "Bad Moon Rising." Fogerty had that rare ability to make roots rock sound gritty, timeless, and instantly recognizable within seconds.
TheRealJG6His first 2 solo albums in 1973 & 75 are nearly perfect. Lots of great honky tonk covers by artists that I didn't know about. I'll Be Glad When You Dead You Rascal You is a favorite.
Greg Finley6Maybe: Have You Ever Seen the Rain and Down on the Corner. Ask me a different day and you might get a different answer.
David Taylor (Tagger)6Brilliant to know he's still with us 😉,
patchouly5Happy Birthday John! CCR became the soundtrack for the late 60’s and early 70’s. I used to play the 45 rpm Down On the Corner and Fortunate Son on my first record player in my room and dance around like crazy. I would like to thank John for the great catalog of music and memories.
Corwin 🇨🇦5🎵 There's a bad moon on the rise! 🎵 It doesn't get much better than that.
🧙🏻♂️ Mark Sebring4CCR is one of my favorites. Proud Mary Bad Moon Rising Fortunate Son Ramble Tamble Who'll Stop The Rain Have You Ever Seen The Rain
Ro4Too many for me to try to type out this morning ☕ 🥴 Bayou Country was the first album that I heard and the first song was born on the bayou and that got me hook line and sinker 😎 youtu.be/fcTQCNntGEs?...
Shannon Reardon 🇨🇦4The Old Man Down the Road
Antifa Radio3I Can't Take It No More
Pedro Jimenez3Way too many! Way way way too many. Het Tonight (my very favorite) Pagan Baby Lodi The Midnight Special Have You Ever Seen the Rain Long as I Can See the Light Proud Mary Cotton Fields Who'll Stop the Rain Heard it Through the Grapevine
Gary Keenan2Pendulum is my favorite CCR album and the only one I own. Not their best, maybe, but my favorite. Favorite songs are Born on the Bayou, Have You Ever Seen the Rain, Lodi, and Who'll Stop the Rain. Here's the best CCR cover I've ever heard: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_hj...
Good morning, Blue Sky! "Saw the people standing, thousand years in chains Somebody said it's different now, look, it's just the same Pharaohs spin the message, 'round and 'round the truth They could have saved a million people, how can I tell you?" (Happy Birthday, John Fogerty!)
Music Box Magazine5Also Happy Birthday to: Gladys Knight “Papa John” Creach (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna) Phil Vassar Roland Gift (Fine Young Cannibals Chris Ballew (The Presidents of the United States) Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson) Adam Green Colbie Caillat 1/
SiperlyWhenWet ™2Great, now I have that godforsaken Billy Vera song in my head. Although, it’s better than having a John Fogerty song in my head. I think.
