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  • Category: Recording
  • Unveiled: 01 Oct 1998
  • Star rank: 1356
  • Address:
    7032 Hollywood Blvd
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing east
  • GPS location:
    34.101417, -118.342730

John Fogerty

Next star: Placido Domingo
Previous star: Charles Butterworth

Biography

John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rock/roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) and as a #1 solo recording artist. Fogerty has a rare distinction of being named on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of 100 Greatest Guitarists at #40 and the list of 100 Greatest Singers at #72. The songs “Proud Mary” and “Born on the Bayou” also rank amongst the Greatest Pop songs (“Proud Mary,” #41) and Guitar songs (“Born on the Bayou,” #53).

Fact file

  • Birth name: John Cameron Fogerty
  • Born: May 28, 1945 (age 66) Berkeley, California, United States
  • Genres: Roots rock, country rock, blues rock, swamp rock, southern rock, rock and roll, heartland rock, Americana
  • Occupations: Musician, songwriter, record producer
  • Instruments: Guitar, vocals, drums, keyboards, harmonica
  • Years active: 1957–present.
  • Labels: Verve Forecast, Fantasy, Asylum, Warner Bros., DreamWorks, Geffen
  • Associated acts: Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Golliwogs
  • Website: www.johnfogerty.com

Read more about John Fogerty at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

In the news

Take 5 : Carly Simon, Tim McGraw, John Fogerty
USA Today Music, 2012-01-13 05:01:00
Weekend tips from our music staff about Carly Simon, Tim McGraw, John Fogerty, Kidz Bop and Electric Daisy Festival

Television Review: ‘The Finder,’ From Hart Hanson, on Fox - Review
NY Times TV, 2012-01-11 22:44:27
The FinderJohn Fogerty, left, and Geoff Stults in this new series on Fox, Thursday nights at 9, Eastern and Pacific times; 8, Central time.

John Fogerty on New TV Gig, Next Album & CCR's Deep Rift
Billboard, 2012-01-10 23:00:00
John Fogerty is going up around the TV bend this week, making a guest appearance and providing the theme song for Fox TV's new series "The Finder," which debuts at 9 p.m. ET on Jan. 12.

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