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[edit] ALMOST Drafted?

If Fogerty was not in college, the Selective Service System was quite right to make him 1-A. At that time, plenty of us were trying to just finish college. Also, how can anybody join a Reserve unit in 1966 and get out a year later? The commitment was six years in reserve components when I tried to avoid the draft that way.

In summary, the section relating to Fogerty's military service doesn't sound correct at all.

    : Good point, this never has been explained other than word of mouth that Fogerty's first wife Martha wrote a lot of letters.

[edit] He won

Did Fogerty win, or was the case thrown out? I can't recall. Koyaanis Qatsi

I think he won. I can't imagine anyone would convict a man of writing songs then that sounded similar to the songs he wrote ten years before. But, I don't know for sure. Tokerboy
Eh, it was on VH1 about a month ago. Ah well. Senile early; at least I don't procrastinate about everything. --Koyaanis Qatsi

Fogerty won. I believe he was also the first defendant in an American copyright case to be awarded costs. Jfitzg

Yes, as Bordowitz (1998), p267, JC Fogerty's final legal victory estsblished a precedent. Jack Roo

There is no verifiable documentation that either Cook or Clifford sided with Fantasy during Fogerty's lawsuits. I believe Clifford was barred from entering the Fantasy building when he gave a deposition supporting Fogerty, and Cook was never contacted by either side to give evidence in the trial. Oh2kaybec —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.68.157.243 (talk) 21:33, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Childhood

Does anyone know of anything about his childhood, besides the date and where he was born? If so I would appreciate any information you could give me.


Does this statement make sense or is it me ? 'Tensions flared in 1971, causing John's brother, Tom, to leave the band. John demanded that Stu Cook and Doug Clifford write and sing one third each of the next album. They protested, saying it wouldn't be a CCR album, and that the fans would not understand. John replied, "my voice is a unque instrument and I will not lend it to your songs." Norwikian 07:40, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

Yes, I agree, this could be expanded , since it reads as if JC Fogerty was resentful of the others not contributing, yet him being unwilling to contribute himself. Not for me to do though -a bit daunting try to summarise 30 years of bad blood and keep it balanced.Jack Roo

I really doubt the authenticity of the "John demanded...lend it to your songs'" passage. It doesn't sound right and there's no source given. I'm tempted to delete it.

It's a fact. Please don't inject yourself in the mess. Tnx.


John is born and raised in California, yet pronounces turning 'toyning' in Proud Mary. In other songs he has a rather strong accent as well. From what I have read/understood, he's trying to imitate a Louisiana accent, but does anyone have any info on this?Doregasm 18:17, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

JC Fogerty says the pronunciation comes from Howling Wolf (cited in Bordowitz 1998, p 54., quoting JC Fogerty website). Bordowitz, H (1998). Bad Moon Rising: The Unofficial History of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Prentice Hall, New York.Jack Roo

I heard on NPR that John got married in recent years and has at least one child. Does anyone know if he's ever been married previously, or how many children he has?

[edit] John Fogerty

In the main photo we have now you can barely make out what his face looks like, a new one is required. 75pickup (talk · contribs)

[edit] Is this guy a dick or what?

Not that I would put it in the article, but he sure seems to have a hard time getting along with the people he worked with. Talented guy, but I wouldn't want to work with him given his history.Verklempt 02:11, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

That's borderline inappropriate for the talk page as well. See WP:BLP. Anyway, being a dick seems to be nearly a defining characteristic of musicians in general (judging both from what I've read and from personal experience). Fame and fortune all too frequently bring out the worst in people, and when you combine that with an artistic temperament, you've got a recipe for some serious dickishness. But speaking as someone who lives in Fogerty's home town, and who knows people who have been at least peripherally involved with him, I can say that I haven't heard anything to suggest that he's unusually dickish, for a popular musician. Certainly, as far as the Zaentz v Fogerty case goes, most of the people I know were sympathetic to Fogerty. In any case, if you're seriously considering a career in music, be prepared to deal with a lot of dicks! :) Xtifr tälk 03:12, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Not excessively dickish, more like the ultimate "victim." Also from EC.

He's certainly a person with a very high view of himself and his talents, but I can't say that isn't justified. (The man's been making hits for 40 years, after all.) Like a lot of young musicians, he got taken advantage of in his younger years and was very bitter about it for a long time. I wouldn't characterize him as a "dick" for fighting back. Jsc1973 09:25, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
"Making hits for 40 years" is incorrect. He wrote hit songs during the late 1960's and into 1971, and again in 1984. During his career as a solo artist, Fogerty has gone through numerous talented musicians and band variations. This makes a good case for Fogerty being difficult to work with.

[edit] Years active

Should be years *publically* active. I changed it in the box.

Vytal (talk) 00:46, 14 April 2008 (UTC)