John fogerty book interviews

The longawaited memoir from john fogerty, the legendary singersong. Thats one of the revelations in this interview i conducted with the former leader of creedence clearwater revival late last fall when he. Finally i just said to myself, im gonna write a book. John fogerty on new book, big lebowski, trump rolling. Drummer kenny aronoff, author of 2016 book sex, drums, rock n roll, is seen at right. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The rock and roll hall of famer discusses his new book, his upcoming debut residency in sin city, and much more in this candid interview john fogerty looks back on his career, and ahead, with his. Fogerty on writing fortunate son song, book youtube. The effort, joint and individual, is obviously wellintentioned, but the book is largely unrevealing, a pale shadow compared to, say, keith richards life 2010 or neil youngs waging heavy peace 2012. I was more like a book writer than a songwriter because i couldnt make any noise. He began the process about eight years ago by hiring someone to interview him on video. Would you consider the audio edition of fortunate son to be better than the print version. Fortunate son by john fogerty, jimmy mcdonough kirkus. Check out the next big interview with john fogerty.

John fogerty is an american musician who has recorded both solo and as a member of creedence clearwater revival fogerty has released nine studio albums between his debut album the blue ridge rangers in 1973, to his most recent release, wrote a song for everyone, in 20. John fogerty reflects on creedence and life in fortunate son. Reelin in the years productions, one of americas largest footage archives, and double 2 bv, a netherlands production company, have acquired the rights to the dutch music program countdown. John fogerty is a phenomenal musician and songwriter. John fogerty feels energized to talk about his upcoming memoir and the. John fogerty contact info booking agent, manager, publicist. Anyway, as a huge ccr fan, this book was a joy to read.

John fogerty writes a book for everyone goldmine magazine. John fogerty contact information name, email address, phone number. John fogerty on fortunate son memoir asbury park press. John fogerty looks back on his career, and ahead, with his. John fogerty wrote proud mary, change in the weather and rockin all over the world. John fogerty booking agent, manager, and publicist contact info. John fogerty travels the long road home december 16, 2005 john fogerty once lead singer of credence clearwater revival and now a solo artist. Fogertys songs are usually identifiable from the opening riffs even before he opens his mouth. Find john fogerty discography, albums and singles on allmusic. The group had nine topten singles and eight gold albums between 1968. He has also released 26 singles, including the billboard hot 100 top 10 single, the old. John cameron fogerty born may 28, 1945 is an american musician, singer, and songwriter.

Shop for vinyl, cds and more from john fogerty at the discogs marketplace. Theres one passage in the book where you discuss how it took you a long time to connect with one of. One of the most distinctive voices of rocks golden era, john fogerty almost singlehandedly created a large chunk of what younger generations call classic rock and older ones consider the. In a short interview, john fogerty discusses elvis, lodi and the music business. John fogerty originally did fortunate son, stagger lee, your love keeps lifting me higher and higher, oh, pretty woman and other songs. But his reading of the book is just monotone and dry. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. My life, my music little, brown hit the shelves on october 6. You read all about it in the book, but i was certainly alcoholic and miserable at times and not a real. Mystery wire rock legend john fogerty is in las vegas this week, performing at the wynn and celebrating his 50th year as a recording star. He resumed singing the songs in 1997 and on his recent tour, he played the albums bayou country and cosmos factory. John fogerty was born on may 28, 1945 in berkeley, california, usa as john cameron fogerty. John fogerty reflects on wrote a song for everyone and how his love of country music, southern culture and and pete seeger came to shape his work with creedence clearwater revival.

He has interviewed most of the members of the rock and roll hall of fame. My life, my music, was partially born out frustration with the way he often saw his story portrayed in the. John fogerty is the man responsible for much of the playlist and soundtrack of the lives of the baby boomers. John fogerty sits down in the garage to talk first job, first car, early influences and his new book fortunate son. Just hearing fogerty perform these great tunes is a treat. Various artists, john fogerty, kid rock, zac brown band, keith urban, brad paisley wrote a song for everyone music. John fogerty covered fortunate son, stagger lee, your love keeps lifting me higher and higher, oh, pretty woman and other songs. Yes, sadly we were not that unique in these regards. Stu cook and doug clifford talk about carrying on without john fogerty, whether he.

Fogerty has had better luck than most, but overall, this is an unfortunate autobiography. The book could very well have been titled fortitude, son, as. If you think about some of the most famous lines in his bestknown songs, hes chasing down a hoodoo he senses a. John fogerty famously went to war over ownership of his creedence songs, and he sees the same struggle reoccurring with taylor swift. John fogerty was songwriter, lead singer, and lead guitarist for creedence clearwater revival and is one of rocks most influential musicians. Doug clifford of creedence clearwater revisited reflects on life in ccr and his strained relationship with john fogerty. I just wrote a book on the allman brothers band and as you probably know, they had a very similar deal with capricorn records, who had their label, management and publishing in one place. Just last year, john fogerty revisited a handful of the greatest songs he ever wrote for creedence clearwater revival on the aptly titled wrote a song for everyone, which he considers his best album. Proud mary, bad moon rising, born on the bayou, and more. The book is signed by john fogerty in black sharpie on the title page. Premieres tuesday, january 12th at 8pm et5pm pt on axs tv. John fogerty recently released his autobiography fortunate son. After 25 years, the semitribute band featuring two revival members is shutting down.

I know exactly how it feels the veteran rocker had deja vu in hearing of swifts battles with her former label, recalling his. I was more like a book writer than a songwriter because i couldnt. John fogerty, the singersongwriter and former front man of creedence clearwater revival, whose hit songs include proud mary, fortunate son and the oftmisheard bad moon rising, has become the latest rock star of a certain vintage to join the. John fogerty on new book, big lebowski, trump rolling stone. Together with doug clifford, stu cook, and his brother tom fogerty, he founded the band creedence clearwater revival ccr, for which he was the lead singer, lead guitarist and principal songwriter. Creedence clearwater revival is one of the most important and beloved bands in the history of rock, and john fogerty wrote, sang, and produced their instantly recognizable classics. I did a lot of interviewing with a fellow who was working for us at the time. John fogertys ufo fascination follows him from childhood. If there were ever a worthy opportunity to title a book theres a bathroom on the right, this would seem to be it. John fogerty singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer for creedence clearwater revival in the late 60seary 70s was inducted into the hall of fame with his former, but estranged band mates in 1993. These are our picks for the 15 best ccr singles, including several he featured on that album. My life, my music little, brown, youd have 15,000 pages. This issue and the rest of the rolling stone archives are available via rolling stone plus, rolling stone. Below is an excerpt of an article that originally appeared in rs 52 from february 21, 1970.

John fogerty recognizes his struggles in the taylor swift. His genre revolves on country rock or rock and roll music. John fogerty delves into his professional and personal life in new. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fortunate son. Born in may 28, 1945, john cameron fogerty is from berkeley, california. The longawaited memoir from john fogerty, the legendary singersongwriter and creative force behind creedence clearwater revival. He was pretty much thrown under the bus by doug clifford and stu cook in the unauthorized bio of ccr called bad moon rising.