John Fogerty

John Fogerty was born on May 28, 1945 in Berkeley, California, USA as John Cameron Fogerty.

He served in the U.S. Army as a file clerk from 1966 to 1968.

In 1968, with Creedence Clearwater Revival, he opened for The Turtles at the Filmore East in New York City.

On July 4, 1987, he was the closing act, performing 8 of his hit songs, on an all day music marathon "Welcome Home" (Vietnam Veterans). This star-studded charitable event was telecast live from Washington, D.C. on HBO US Cable TV.

Mother: Lucile Fogerty (d. December 1988); Father: Galen Robert Fogerty (d. 1970s). Brothers: Musician, Tom Fogerty, with whom John played in several groups, including CCR. Tom died in September, 1990 from AIDS, contracted from a blood transfusion during back surgery. Older brother, Jim Fogarty; younger brothers, Daniel Fogarty and Bob Fogerty.

1993: Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of Creedence Clearwater Revival).

2004: He participated in the Vote for Change concert tour organized to encourage the defeat of George W. Bush in the U.S. presidential election. It failed.

Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 9, 2005, alongside Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman, Bill Withers, Steve Cropper, David Porter and Isaac Hayes.

10/5/01: He and wife Julie welcomed the birth of daughter Kelsy Cameron Fogerty (6 lb., 6 oz., 19 inches), at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California. She joins brothers Shane Fogerty, 10, and Tyler Fogerty, 9, and sister Lyndsay Lebiedzinski, 17, the latter from wife, Julie's, first marriage.