Tom Fogerty
| Tom Fogerty | |
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Tom Fogerty, 1974
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Thomas Richard Fogerty |
| Also known as | Rann Wild |
| Born |
November 9, 1941 Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Died | September 6, 1990 (aged 48) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, roots rock, country rock, blues rock, swamp rock, Southern rock, rock & roll |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, piano |
| Years active | 1958–1990 |
| Labels | Fantasy, PBR |
| Associated acts | Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ruby, The Blue Velvets, The Golliwogs |
| Website | Tom Fogerty homepage at the Wayback Machine (archived October 18, 2007) |
| Notable instruments | |
Thomas Richard "Tom" Fogerty (November 9, 1941 – September 6, 1990) was an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Tom Fogerty was born in Berkeley, California. He began singing rock and roll in high school. He and his brother had separate groups. Tom's band, Spider Webb and the Insects (which featured Jeremy Levine of the Seeds), signed a recording contract with Del-Fi Records but broke up in 1959 before releasing any records. The Blue Velvets—a group led by Tom's younger brother John—began backing Tom. Eventually Tom joined the band, and the group recorded three singles (with Tom on lead vocals) for Orchestra Records in 1961 and 1962. By the mid 1960s, the group had been renamed The Golliwogs and were recording with Fantasy Records, with Tom and John sharing lead vocal duties. In 1968, the band was again renamed—this time to Creedence Clearwater Revival—and John had become full-time lead singer and primary songwriter. During the few years of the life of CCR, Tom sang backing vocals and wrote songs, but only one of his songs ("Walking on the Water") was recorded. This lack of opportunity, along with festering, long-standing animosity with his brother, led him to leave the band in 1971.
After leaving the band, Fogerty began performing and recording as a solo artist. Tom Fogerty had minor hits like "Goodbye Media Man". He remained with Fantasy Records and his 1971 solo debut album, Tom Fogerty, reached #78 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart. On the follow-up, Excalibur, Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders played on the sessions. Stu Cook and Doug Clifford (CCR's former bass guitarist and drummer) and John Fogerty performed on the 1974 follow-up album, Zephyr National. The song "Mystic Isle Avalon" features a complete reunion of CCR though John Fogerty recorded his parts separately. Cook and Clifford also backed Tom on his second LP release of 1974 titled Myopia.
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