Happy Birthday to John Fogerty the man Bruce Springsteen has often introduced as "The Hank Williams of his generation" who turns 76 today (May 28th)!!! Between 1968 and 1972, John Fogerty wrote and produced such timeless classics for Creedence Clearwater Revival as "Proud Mary," "Bad Moon Rising," "Lodi," "Green River," "Commotion," "Down On The Corner," "Fortunate Son," "Travelin' Band," "Who'll Stop The Rain," "Up Around The Bend," "Run Through The Jungle," "Lookin' Out My Back Door," "Tombstone Shadow," "Green River," "Wrote A Song For Everyone," "Long As I Can See The Light," "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?," "Hey Tonight," "Sweet Hitch-Hiker," "Someday Never Comes," and "Born On The Bayou," among many others. Last January, John Fogerty released a n
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May 28
1976: The Allman Brothers Band break up for the first time
1978: Bruce Springsteen legal battle with his former manager Mike Appel ends and it allows Springsteen to record new material. Springsteen allegedly signed that record deal on a hood of a car.
1982:
Rocky III hits theaters. The movie features the classic “Eye of the Tiger.” By Survivor. Sylvester Stallone asked the band to write and record the song when he couldn’t get permission to use the Queen song “Another One Bites The Dust.”
2007: The Police set aside their differences and launch their first tour since 1986 in Vancouver. The tour last 151 shows. & went on to gross $358 million, making it the third highest grossing tour of all time at that time.
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Happy Birthday John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Happy birthday John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival). ‘Til forever, on it goes, through the circle, fast and slow. The day he turned 23, CCR released its self-titled debut LP. Read our Sound Check column on the best of the best-ofs: CCR, Leonard Cohen, the Go-Betweens, New Order, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and the Kinks:
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