Talk:John Fogerty

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[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

[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.

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?