John Fogerty

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 t... More

Date of birth:

  • May 28, 1945 (age 67 years)

Place Musical Career Began:

Also known as:

  • John Fogarty,
  • The Blue Ridge Rangers,
  • John Cameron Fogerty,
  • J. C. Fogerty,
  • J C Fogerty,
  • Fogerty, John,
  • Blue Ridge Rangers, The,
  • John Fogerty

Music

Track Contributions:

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Awards

Awards Won:

Year Award Winning work
  • 1997

Grammy Award for Best Rock Album Winners

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year
  • 40
  • 2003

Rolling Stone's 100 greatest guitarists of all time of 2003

Award Nominations:

Year Award Nominated work Notes/Description
  • 2009
  • Track from: The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again

Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo Nominees

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Film

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