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• • • Born in: California
    • Based in: California
    • Based in: El Cerrito
    • Former member: Creedence Clearwater Revival

John Fogerty Biography

Who Is John Fogerty?

GRAMMY award-winning John Fogerty is an American musician, singer, and songwriter.

The music of John Fogerty has always lent itself to a live setting. Just ask the uncounted bar bands who, for years, have kept the patrons placated with open-ended renditions of “Proud Mary” or “Born On The Bayou,” “Green River” or “Bad Moon Rising.” Here, obviously, is music meant to be heard up-close and in-person.

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It’s all the more ironic, then, that the man who has made some of the most spontaneously celebratory sounds the world has ever known should himself have been woefully underrepresented in the live recording arena.

The documentary evidence of John Fogerty live can, in fact, be counted on the fingers of one hand: “Live In Europe,” recorded during Creedence Clearwater Revival‘s 1971 continental concert tour and released two years later, after the group’s demise; 1981’s “The Concert,” originally released as “The Royal Albert Had Concert” before the record company confessed it actually contained material recorded in Oakland, California, in 1970; 1985’s “John Fogerty‘s All Stars,” an in-concert television special (never commercially released), along with, of course, the requisite muddy and muffled bootlegs making the record collector rounds.

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For fans of authentic American rock ‘n’ roll, passionately and persuasively performed, it seems that the legend of John Fogerty’s electrifying stage presence would remain just that – a you-shoulda-been-there tall tale told by veteran fans.

John Fogerty delivers the timeless essence of his music. A genuine showman, an entertainer dedicated to the proposition that every audience deserves his very best, John Fogerty on stage is a sight to behold and a sound to savor.

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Fogerty undertook an extraordinary personal and creative odyssey following the release of his two solo comeback albums: 1985’s “Centerfield” and 1986’s “Eye Of The Zombie.” It was a search that brought him both to a nurturing and supportive family environment with his marriage to wife Julie and to a musical rebirth as he explored the back roads and by-ways of the American South in search of his musical roots.

The results of that journey are brilliantly chronicled on “Blue Moon Swamp,” his 1997 release and first new record of original material in more than ten years. Hailed as a true original’s triumphant return to form, “Blue Moon Swamp” would eventually go on to garner the artist his first-ever Grammy for Best Rock Album of the year.

John Fogerty was honored as a composer, with the 1997 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Songwriters, and as an instrumentalist, with the Orville Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award. The music of “Blue Moon Swamp” also served as the basis for a solo concert tour that, at long last, returned this consummate guitarist, singer, songwriter and quintessential rock ‘n’ roll performer to the spotlight and landed him Performance Magazine’s Theater Tour of the Year Award.

Fogerty toured with John Mellencamp in the summer of 2005 and with Willie Nelson in the summer of 2006.

Fogerty’s Blue Moon Swamp tour, which took him and his crack backing band across America and Europe, was universally hailed as the concert event of the season.

“John Fogerty must have struck a deal with the devil,” wrote Jim Farber in Now Entertainment. “Nothing else explains the supernatural perfection of his show.” Wrote David Hinckley in the Daily News, “John Fogerty, in top voice, with a wonderful new band and a newfound depth to his guitar work, couldn’t do a bad show any more than Michael Jordan could play a bad basketball game.” “By the end of the evening,” asserted Robert Hilburn in the Los Angeles Times, “John Fogerty had proven that he remains one of the treasures in rock.”

John Fogerty has received several awards and accolades for his music career, including:

• • • Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Creedence Clearwater Revival was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
    • Grammy Awards: Fogerty has won several Grammy Awards, including: Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo for “Centerfield” in 1986 Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for “The Times They Are A-Changin'” (2009) Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for “Proud Mary” in 1970 (with Creedence Clearwater Revival) Best Rock Song for “The Old Man Down the Road” in 1985 Best Rock Album for “Revival” (2007)
    • American Music Awards: Fogerty has won several American Music Awards, including: Favorite Pop/Rock Single for “Proud Mary” in 1970 (with Creedence Clearwater Revival) Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo, or Group in 1970 (with Creedence Clearwater Revival)
    • BMI Pop Awards: Fogerty has won several BMI Pop Awards, including: Song of the Year for “Proud Mary” in 1970 (with Creedence Clearwater Revival) Most Performed Song for “Centerfield” in 1986
    • ASCAP Pop Music Awards: Fogerty has won several ASCAP Pop Music Awards, including: Most Performed Song for “Proud Mary” in 1970 (with Creedence Clearwater Revival)
    • Hollywood Walk of Fame: Fogerty was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1998.
    • Kennedy Center Honors: Fogerty was one of the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2020.
    • ASCAP Founders Award (2012)
    • Songwriters Hall of Fame (2013)

In addition to these awards, John Fogerty has received numerous other accolades and recognition for his contributions to music. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential musicians of his generation.

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More biographical information: Wikipedia

John Fogerty Discography

Hits by John Fogerty include:

• • • Centerfield
    • The Old Man Down The Road
    • Change In The Weather
    • Eye of The Zombie
    • Rock and Roll Girls
    • Walking In A Hurricane
    • Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
    • Premonition
    • Headlines
    • Rockin’ All Over The World
    • Blueboy
    • Hearts of Stone
    • Big Train (From Memphis)
    • Almost Saturday Night

His discography includes ten studio albums between his debut album The Blue Ridge Rangers in 1973, to his more recent release, Fogerty’s Factory, in 2020. He has also released 26 singles, including the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 single, “The Old Man Down the Road”.

John Fogerty’s manager determines the artist’s concert fee (also known as a guarantee) by evaluating a combination of business, market, and logistical factors.

Here’s a breakdown of key elements considered:

1. John Fogerty’s Popularity and Demand

• • • Ticket Sales History: How many tickets they’ve sold recently in the same market or similar ones.
    • Streaming & Radio Metrics: Spotify/Apple Music numbers, YouTube views, Shazam stats, radio spins.
    • Social Media Following & Engagement: Followers, reach, and how active and loyal the fan base is.

2. Market Strength

• • • City or Region: Artists can command higher fees in cities where they are more popular.
    • Venue Size: Bigger venues mean more ticket sales and higher potential revenue.
    • Local Competition: Is the artist competing with other events nearby on the same date?

3. John Fogerty Touring Expenses

• • • Band & Crew Payroll: Salaries, per diems, union rates.
    • Production Costs: Lights, sound, transportation, backline, hotel, security, etc.
    • Travel: Flights, buses, fuel, lodging. Fees are often higher for more distant or logistically complex locations.

4. Type of Event

• • • Hard Ticket Show: The artist is the main draw; ticket sales drive revenue. The fee is based on expected gross revenue minus expenses.
    • Festival or Fair: Often pay higher flat fees as the event assumes ticket risk.
    • Corporate or Private Event: Typically, higher pricing due to exclusivity and often minimal promotional benefit.

5. Promoter Offer and Negotiation

• • • The manager evaluates received offers and may negotiate elements to modify the fee or reduce expenses.
    • Promoters/Private Buyers typically present a formal offer sheet that includes:
    • Guarantee (flat fee): Minimum the artist gets paid.
    • Backend or Bonus: Extra earnings based on ticket sales after breakeven. (Typically, this is not applicable to private/corporate events.)
    • Expenses: Travel, accommodations, hospitality, etc.

6. Comparing Fees

• • • Managers often compare fees of similar-level artists to stay competitive in pricing.

7. John Fogerty Routing Considerations

• • • If the date fits smoothly into a larger tour routing, they might accept a lower fee.
    • If it’s a one-off or out-of-the-way show, the fee might be higher to justify the extra time and effort.