When you purchase this title, the accompanying pdf will be available in your audible library along with the audio. Fortunate son takes readers from fogertys northern california roots, through creedences success and the retreat from music and public life, to his hardwon revival as. 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 memoir parade. Jun 17, 2015 fogerty on writing fortunate son song, book. Billboard books, new york 2000, isbn 0 823076903, s. My life, my music by fogerty, john and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. John fogerty has 18 books on goodreads with 3161 ratings. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Fogerty recorded a version of the song with foo fighters for his 20 album wrote a song. Fortunate son is 100% a protest song although creedence frontman john fogerty would argue, of course, that theres nothing unpatriotic about protest. My life, my music out today, john fogerty finally tells his version of what went down that fateful night. Watch the video for fortunate son with foo fighters from john fogertys wrote a song for everyone for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. He and his younger brother, john, had separate groups. The longawaited memoir from john fogerty, the legendary singersong.
John fogerty performs bad moon rising and fortunate son at howard sterns 2014 birthday bash duration. The push, or the incentive, really came from my wife and. Fogerty s story will entertain fans, musicians and lovers of american roots music, yet it stands as one more cautionary tale about the darker side of the music business, where artists not handling their due diligence pay dearly. Fortunate son by creedence clearwater revival flashcards. Fogerty on writing fortunate son song, book youtube. The legendary john fogerty chats his book fortunate son. Nov, 2012 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 memoir parade. But in fortunate son fogerty is pretty much a straight shooter. The former creedence clearwater revivial frontman offers his views on guns, woodstock and the grateful dead. It has to be interesting for you as a songwriter to have written a song like fortunate son that was so of its moment and reflective of the vietnam. Adam sweeting talks to the creedence clearwater revival frontman about 12 years of bitter legal battles. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read fortunate son. Fortunate son takes listeners from fogerty s northern california roots through creedences success and the retreat from music and public life to his hardwon revival as a solo artist who finally found love.
His book takes you through his song writing process, sometimes in detail, where most rock and roll memoirs only scratch the surface. Fogertys story will entertain fans, musicians and lovers of american roots music, yet it stands as one more cautionary tale about the darker side of the music business, where artists not handling their due diligence pay dearly. My life, my music and millions of other books are available for instant. John fogerty recently released his autobiography fortunate son. Fascinating stories dealing with how he came up with those classic songs. Creedence clearwater revival is one of those cases. It is chockfull of dynamite private pictures, including a shot of his songwriting notebook he purchased in 1967 the first entry is. Would you consider the audio edition of fortunate son to be better than the print version.
Fortunate son electric bayou creedence clearwater revival. It has been updated with new and additional content. Due to lack of vocal and songwriting opportunity and the longstanding animosity with john, tom. John fogerty is ready to tell the whole truth about his career as a solo artist and in creedence clearwater revival in his new book fortunate son, and he has added tour dates, details here. John fogerty on new book, big lebowski, trump rolling. He didnt do a lot of singlenote things the way a lot of people did. The song fortunate son was written by john fogerty and was first released by creedence clearwater revival in 1969. Some folks are born, made to wave the flag ooh, theyre red, white and blue and when the band plays. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Tom s band, spider webb and the insects which featured jeremy levine of the seeds.
Cover versions of fortunate son written by john fogerty. Fortunate son takes readers from fogertys northern california roots, through creedences success and the retreat from music and public life, to his hardwon revival as a solo artist who finally found love. 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. Help us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. Oct 05, 2015 john fogerty had to be talked into writing his revealing new memoir fortunate son. Author of fortunate son, john fogerty blue moon swamp, and john fogerty centerfield. John fogerty vocalist and guitarist and tom fogerty guitarist were brothers.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. John fogerty is the man responsible for much of the playlist and soundtrack of the lives of the baby boomers. My life, my music little, brown, youd have 15,000 pages. John fogerty is a phenomenal musician and songwriter. John cameron fogerty born may 28, 1945 is an american musician, singer, and songwriter.
Fortunate son took a harsh look americas inequities during the military draft for the vietnam. Fortunate son, however, balances the bad with the good. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Fortunate son is a song by the american rock band creedence clearwater revival released. John fogerty on fortunate son memoir, las vegas residency. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The saddest story in rock in 1988 john fogerty was sued for plagiarising his own songs. The book feels almost like an exorcism of sorts for fogerty, who also goes into great detail about his falling out with his bandmates, including his. No fortunate son a pike logan thriller by taylor, brad and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sensitive readers will cringe from the beginning, when fogerty, that great exponent of gritty swamp rock though a child of the bay area, hazards that the fact that he had a black babydoll as an infant predisposed me to love black music, black culture, while a beloved recording of camptown races predisposed him to imagine himself a. Fortunate son by john fogerty, signed abebooks passion for books. Oct 06, 2015 fortunate son takes readers from fogerty s northern california roots, through creedences success and the retreat from music and public life, to his hardwon revival as a solo artist who finally found love. John fogerty feels energized to talk about his upcoming memoir and the song that shares its name. Fortunate son by john fogerty, jimmy mcdonough kirkus.
He wrote this biography just like his songs straightforward. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fortunate son. Fortunate son takes readers from fogertys northern california roots, through creedences success and the retreat from music and public life, to his hardwon revival as a solo artist who finally. Fortunate son is the tale of one who fought those battles and ultimately emerged a survivor. However, until now there hasnt been a book directly from any of the members of creedence until john fogertys justpublished autobiography, fortunate son. American son is wellwritten and accessible, giving it the potential to appeal to a wide audience. Product names, logos, brands, and other trademarks featured or referred to within remain property of their respective trademark holders and are used solely for. Fortunate son is a tribute band and is not sponsored, endorsed, or affiliated with john fogerty, creedence clearwater revisited, or its current or former members. Fortunate son was cut in the session together with the aside of the single, down on the corner.
James martens, independent scholarred deer college retired, alberta, canada. By the time i got to fortunate son, recalled fogerty, my voice was a little suspect. Fogerty played all of the instruments on covers of others country music hits, such as jambalaya which was a top 40 hit. In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, fortunate son. Feb 05, 2014 ccrjohn fogerty s classic hit fortunate son in high quality. One of the washington posts notable nonfiction books of 2015. But his reading of the book is just monotone and dry. Given all the rock n roll history the former creedence clearwater revival. There is one scene i talk about in the book where my brother tom is angry. This article was originally published in 2015 under the title celebrating seniors john fogerty turns 70. Fogerty has had better luck than most, but overall, this is an unfortunate autobiography. Clifford and even your late brother, rhythm guitarist tom fogerty. Oct 05, 2015 had john fogerty managed to get every important story into fortunate son. First off, fogerty is a stone genius, pure and simple.
Mai 1945 in berkeley, kalifornien ist ein us amerikanischer. Start studying fortunate son by creedence clearwater revival. Mosleys characters reveal the common thread that brings us all together. Fortunate son is a break from mosleys detective narrative, and it is a welldeveloped, tale exposing the disparities within our society on a racial, social, and economic level. He wrote proud mary, fortunate son, wholl stop the rain, lookin out my backdoor, and many other number one hits. It also contained a free copy of the long road home in concert cd. John fogerty the book fortunate son november 6, 2015 ive read the book and think there are many things he writes that can not be right, but im not sure he proved tries to lie. He will write a book about his life for little, brown and company, the. Fortunate son is a fascinating memoir from one of the most creative songwriters of alltime.
In bad moon rising, the other members of ccr stu cook, doug clifford, the estate of tom fogerty spoke with the author, while john did not. One of the washington posts notable nonfiction books of 2015 one of the daily beasts. Tom fogerty was born in berkeley, california, united states. John fogerty, the legendary singersongwriter and creative force behind creedence clearwater revival, takes readers from his northern california roots, through creedences success and the retreat from music and public life, to his hardwon revival as a solo artist who finally found love. My life, my music is john fogerty s life from soup to nuts. My life, my music and over 2 million other books are available for. Together with doug clifford, stu cook, and his brother tom fogerty, he founded the band creedence clearwater revival, for which he was the lead singer, lead guitarist and principal songwriter. John fogerty addresses fortunate son controversy rolling. John fogerty began a solo career, originally under the name the blue ridge rangers for his 1973 lp debut.
Provided to youtube by believe sas fortunate son roommates room 120. This moment, one of fogerty s earliest memories, is also the starting point of his new memoir, fortunate son, which goes on to detail his life as a songwriter and leader of the great. Where john fogertys songs come from the new yorker. May 27, 2018 john fogerty is indeed a fortunate son to still love his chosen profession and be able to follow his calling. Some folks are born made to wave the flag ooh, theyre red white and blue but when the band plays hail to the chief ooh, they point the c. Fortunate son national bestseller the longawaited memoir from john fogerty, the legendary singersongwriter and creative force behind creedence clearwater revival. Fortunate son takes readers from fogerty s northern california roots, through creedences success and the retreat from music and public life, to his hardwon revival as a solo artist who finally found love.
That starts with a recounting of the music that most influenced the young fogerty classic 50s rock n roll and continues. Fogerty writes in an excerpt from his memoir fortunate son. Theres one passage in the book where you discuss how it took you a long time to connect with one of. Id think about tommy and jimmy dorsey, how they had a feud for years, but they reunited and their mother was so happy. John fogerty on new book, big lebowski, trump rolling stone. John cameron fogerty is an american musician, singer, and songwriter. Nov, 2014 john fogerty addresses fortunate son concert for valor controversy i do believe that its meaning gets misinterpreted and even usurped by various factions wishing to make their own case. A band is like a family, but certain bands are really a family, with two or more members who are related. The group had nine topten singles and eight gold albums between 1968 and 1972, and was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. All of the insights of what really happened through his life and how things went. John fogerty on fortunate son memoir asbury park press.
Fortunate son is a song by the american rock band creedence clearwater revival released on their fourth studio album, willy and the poor boys in november 1969. Fortunate son is a strong, impassioned statement against the vietnam war and the political establishment in late1960s america. Browse john fogerty s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. 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. The feud between tom fogerty and john fogerty that wasnt. Interdisciplinary readings of john fogerty and creedence clearwater revival. John fogerty is sipping tea from a plaid mug inside his home recording studio when he suddenly. When tom fogerty died in 1990 from complications from aids, acquired from a blood transfusion, best friend saul zaentz did not attend his funeral. John fogerty was the creator, composer, arranger and the driving force behind one of the most popular rock n roll bands of the 1970s, creedence clearwater revival. The section of the book which details the madness of 196770, when ccr turned out classic lps and dozens of great singles is worth the price of the book for anyone who loves music. Fortunate son takes readers from fogertys northern california roots, through creedences success and the retreat from music and public life, to his. John fogerty audio books, best sellers, author bio.