The long-awaited memoir from John Fogerty, the legendary singer-songwriter and creative force behind Creedence Clearwater Revival.
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: “Proud Mary”, “Bad Moon Rising”, “Born on the Bayou”, and more. Now he reveals how he brought CCR to number one in the world, eclipsing even the Beatles in 1969. By the next year, though, Creedence was falling apart; their amazing, enduring success exploded and faded in just a few short years.
Fortunate Son takes listeners from Fogerty’s Northern California roots through Creedence’s success and the retreat from music and public life to his hard-won revival as a solo artist who finally found love.
RICK “SHAQ” GOLDSTEIN SAYS: “PUT ME IN COACH… I’M READY TO TELL THE TRUTH… AND WHAT IT TOOK… TO BE SUCCESSFUL!” John Fogerty… with Creedence Clearwater Revival… and on his own… is one of the greatest selling Rock And Roll stars of all time. During the couple of year’s span of Creedence… they outsold the Beatles. Before this book was released I saw a P.R. video that said John was going to tell the truth and not hold anything back… and in my opinion… he followed through on that with flying colors!
Fortunate Man Rock legend and songwriter extraordinaire John Forgerty has written a very enjoyable memoir, a fast read that’s hard to put down. John describes his childhood, the early band days, CCR’s huge hits, and, of course, the acrimonious falling out with his band-mates, whom he paints as jealous, lazy, and only marginally talented. He describes himself as a lonely loner who was reticent to open up about feelings until he met his second wife (the first wife gets short shrift here).
Excellent Memoir I love good Rock memoirs and this one was stellar. I’ve always thought that Creedence Clearwater Revival was one of the best American bands ever and mourned their breakup. In this book, Fogerty explains why. Poor guy – he was totally screwed over by Fantasy records and the rest of CCR became very jealous of him, so much so that he made a decision to be as far away from the camera as he could during album cover shots (check out Cosmo’s Factory). It’s a testimony to Fogerty’s talent that when…