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Tom Fogerty

Tom Fogerty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1990)

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Born
November 9, 1941
Died
September 6, 1990
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1941

About Tom Fogerty

Thomas Richard Fogerty was an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revival. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. Throughout the rest of the 1970s and 1980s, Fogerty continued to record as both a solo artist and as a member of Ruby. In 1959, the group signed a recording contract with Del-Fi Records shortly after Fogerty graduated from high school, but the group dissolved later that year, their single "Lyda Jane" never seeing release. Tommy Fogerty & the Blue Velvets recorded three singles, with Tom on lead vocals, for Orchestra Records in 1961 and 1962.

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Tom Fogerty timeline

  1. In 1959, the group signed a recording contract with Del-Fi Records shortly after Fogerty graduated from high school, but the group dissolved later that year, their single "Lyda Jane" never seeing release.
  2. Tommy Fogerty & the Blue Velvets recorded three singles, with Tom on lead vocals, for Orchestra Records in 1961 and 1962.

The world when Tom Fogerty was born

Tom Fogerty was born in 1941. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1941

  • #1 song"Chattanooga Choo Choo" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieCitizen Kane
  • Best-selling bookThe Keys of the Kingdom – A.J. Cronin

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak
  • Top headlineJapan bombs Pearl Harbor — United States enters World War II
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial television broadcasts (CBS, NBC)
  • Defining fadVictory gardens
  • Notable inventionAerosol spray can
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population133.4M

1941 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Tom Fogerty's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19412026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,400$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population133.4M341 million

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