This article was originally published in 2015 under the title celebrating seniors john fogerty turns 70. John fogerty on fortunate son memoir asbury park press. My life, my music by john fogerty, jimmy mcdonough and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He wrote this biography just like his songs straightforward. Fortunate son is the tale of one who fought those battles and ultimately emerged a survivor. Fogerty on writing fortunate son song, book youtube. After one year, fogerty enrolled in nearby harding grammar school. 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. However, until now there hasnt been a book directly from any of the members of creedence until john fogerty s justpublished autobiography, fortunate son.
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. The longawaited memoir from john fogerty, the legendary singersongwriter and. My life, my music, was partially born out frustration with the way he often saw his story portrayed in the press. Unfortunately this is only john s side of the story in what has become a she saidhe said battle between band members, and probably should be taken with a grain of salt, much like revisionist history. Fortunate son download pdfepub ebook gets free book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ccr john fogerty s classic hit fortunate son in high quality. John cameron fogerty born may 28, 1945 is an american musician, singer, and songwriter. The longawaited memoir from john fogerty, the legendary singersong. John fogerty has 18 books on goodreads with 3161 ratings. 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. Fortunate son national bestseller the longawaited memoir from john fogerty, the legendary singersongwriter and creative force behind creedence clearwater revival. Ten years later, creedence was invited to appear on the johnny cash show in the spring of 1969, at the ryman auditorium in nashville, tennessee.
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. The healing of a vietnam vet is the story of lewis b. Fogerty has had better luck than most, but overall, this is an unfortunate autobiography. John fogerty on new book, big lebowski, trump rolling. General chesty puller, usmc, the most decorated marine in history and the man who came to exemplify what being a marine means read his biography in chesty by colonel jon t. Fortunate son by john fogerty little, brown and company. My life, my music john fogerty, jimmy mcdonough national bestseller the longawaited memoir from john fogerty, the legendary singersongwriter and creative force behind creedence clearwater revival. Booktopia has fortunate son, my life, my music by john fogerty.
John cameron fogerty is an american rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rockroots rock band creedence clearwater revival. Fortunate son album version licensed to youtube by. Fortunate son will take you on a fascinating journey in the tormented artists own voice. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. John fogerty is a phenomenal musician and songwriter. John fogerty feels energized to talk about his upcoming memoir and the song that shares its name.
Fortunate son by john fogerty, 9780316244589, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. It has been updated with new and additional content. The longawaited memoir from john fogerty, the legendary singersongwriter and creative force behind creedence clearwater revival. In his memoir, fortunate son, fogerty was critical of the school, saying when in class he was not permitted to go to the bathroom when he asked, and frequently wet himself and was forced to sit in his wet clothing. He was pretty much thrown under the bus by doug clifford and stu cook in the unauthorized bio of ccr called bad moon rising.
He will write a book about his life for little, brown and company, the. The group had nine top10 singles and eight gold albums between 1968 and 1972, and was inducted into the. My life, my music is john fogerty s life from soup to nuts. Is creedence clearwater revivals fortunate son about al. 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. Proud mary, bad moon rising, born on the bayou, and more. Anyway, as a huge ccr fan, this book was a joy to read. In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, fortunate son. Eisenhower, who married julie nixon, the daughter of thenpresidentelect richard nixon in 1968, when he wrote fortunate son. One wishes better of fogerty, whos written so many enduring songs but whose best moments here are in the fannish geekdom of 45 records and guitar. His book takes you through his song writing process, sometimes in detail, where most rock and roll memoirs only scratch the surface. National bestseller the longawaited memoir from john fogerty, the legendary singersongwriter and creative force behind creedence clearwater revival. Fortunate son tells the whole story of fogerty s life, from his times in the army reserve to the rise of creedence clearwater revival through their highly acrimonious breakup and the neverending. All of the insights of what really happened through his life and how things went.
The longawaited memoir from john fogerty, the legendary. My life, my music by fogerty, john and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Fortunate son by john fogerty, jimmy mcdonough kirkus. One of the most startling things i remember seeing on early tv was johnny cash, john said in his book, fortunate son. 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. Pm4fs john fogerty fortunate son in concert cotton t shirt for men black. The longawaited memoir from john fogerty, the legendary singersongwriter. Fortunate son took a harsh look americas inequities during the military draft for the vietnam. No fortunate son a pike logan thriller by taylor, brad and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Had john fogerty managed to get every important story into fortunate son. First off, fogerty is a stone genius, pure and simple. Rich kienzle, pittsburgh postgazette it is fitting that writingi.
It is chockfull of dynamite private pictures, including a shot of his songwriting notebook he purchased in 1967 the first entry is. But his reading of the book is just monotone and dry. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of fantasy records. John fogerty finally gets to tell his side of the story in regards to creedence clearwater revival, and his fellow band mates. Fortunate son wasnt really inspired by any one event. 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. My life, my music out today, john fogerty finally tells his version of what went down that fateful night. Theres one passage in the book where you discuss how it took you a long.
John fogerty is indeed a fortunate son to still love his chosen profession and be able to follow his calling. As it turns out, fortunate son was indeed inspired by the descendant of a prominent political figure, and since john fogerty has named him while discussing the songs origins we dont. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read fortunate son. My life, my music and millions of other books are available for. Fascinating stories dealing with how he came up with those classic songs. Would you consider the audio edition of fortunate son to be better than the print version. Rock n roll legend john fogerty is celebrating 50 years of making music with his new album and dvd release, 50 year trip live at red rocks which includes this seminal protest song, fortunate. Buy a discounted paperback of fortunate son online from australias leading online bookstore. 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. 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. Music video by john fogerty performing fortunate son. Visually the book says little about life in creedence about their tour and how they made music together, said then that several songs were jammed while in rehearsal. According to his 2015 memoir, fogerty was thinking about david eisenhower, the grandson of president dwight d.