About Tom Fogerty
Thomas Richard Fogerty (November 9, 1941 – September 6, 1990) 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. == Early life == Fogerty was born in Berkeley, California, one of five sons in a family of Irish descent. He grew up in nearby El Cerrito and attended Saint Mary's College High School in Berkeley, where he played on the football team. He also began singing rock and roll music with the Playboys, who played high school dances, his signature song being Bobby Freeman's "Do You Want to Dance." This attracted the attention of Spider Webb and the Insects, a top local group, who asked him to join. 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. == Career == === Creedence Clearwater Revival === After the breakup of Spider Webb and the Insects, Tom began performing as a solo artist. Tom's younger brother John had his own band, the Blue Velvets, who began backing Tom, and Tom later joined the band. Tommy Fogerty & the Blue Velvets recorded three singles, with Tom on lead vocals, for Orchestra Records in 1961 and 1962. During this era, Tom sometimes used the pseudonym "Rann Wild" for songwriting credits while John used "Toby Green".
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