- John's early career began with his brother's band "Tommy Fogerty and the Blue Velvets", later called "The Golligwogs"
- He was almost drafted in 1966 but managed to avoid the draft by joining the United States Army Reserve
- In 1973 he began a solo career, originally under the name of "The Blue Ridge Rangers." He played all the instruments in his songs
- In 1976 he finished an album called "Hoodoo" which was rejected by Asylum Records, and Fogerty agreed that it was not his best work
- Fogerty is considered by some to be a perfectionist, often destroying master tapes that were never published or he did not like
- John considered 1976-1984 to be a period in his life where he couldn't write music
- His career picked up in 1985 with his hit single "Centerfield"
- October 2, 2007: Fogerty released the hit album "Revival" which was nominated for an Emmy but he lost to the Foo Fighters
- On August 31, 2009 he released yet another album called "The Blue Ride Rangers Rides Again"
Discography Timeline
1973: The Blue Ridge Rangers
1975: John Fogerty
1985: Centerfield
1986: Eye of the Zombie
1997: Blue Moon Swamp
1998: Premonition (Live)
2004: Déja Vu All Over Again
2007: Revival
2009: Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
Video - Bad Moon Rising
