Fortunate son : my life, my music /

John Fogerty, the legendary singer-songwriter and creative force behind Creedence Clearwater Revival, takes readers from his Northern California roots, through Creedence's success and the retreat from music and public life, to his hard-won revival as a solo artist who finally found love.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fogerty, John, 1945- (Author), McDonough, Jimmy (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Beautiful dreamer
  • El Cerrito days
  • The D word
  • My influences
  • "There's somethin' missing," says R. B. King
  • The...golliwogs?
  • Dirty little wars
  • Susie Q
  • I guess I'm just gonna have to do it with music
  • "We're with ya, John!"
  • Tom leaves
  • Three-legged stool
  • Hoodooed
  • Springtime in the Bahamas
  • Put me in, coach
  • Wild as a mink, sweet as soda pop
  • Zanz kant danz (but he'll steal your money)
  • Crossroads
  • "This is only going to end one way"
  • Why I didn't play at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, or They don't care about the music; just give 'em the money
  • Revival
  • Wrote a song for everyone
  • Epilogue: Flying.