US EditionFormer Creedence Clearwater Front Man John Fogerty Celebrates 80th with Show in Manhattan
- John Fogerty celebrated his 80th birthday this week with a 100-minute concert at Manhattan's Beacon Theatre on Thursday night as part of his international tour.
- Fogerty performed to a near-capacity, adoring audience who came to hear him honor his past as the former Creedence Clearwater Revival front man while presenting his current work.
- Wearing his trademark flannel shirt and playing his vintage late-'60s Rickenbacker guitar, Fogerty delivered a rowdy set including Creedence hits like "Proud Mary" and post-Creedence songs such as the baseball anthem "Centerfield."
- He praised his wife Julie as "the love and the hero of his life," noting her role in helping him win back his song catalogue rights and highlighting his upcoming album "Legacy," featuring 20 newly recorded tracks subtitled "The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years."
- The concert reflected Fogerty's desire to look back on his career while focusing on his present enjoyment, as fans enthusiastically sang, danced, and cheered to honor him on his milestone birthday.
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Former Creedence Clearwater Front Man John Fogerty Celebrates 80th With Show in Manhattan
As he turned 80 this week, John Fogerty was in a mood to honor his past and to revise it. Fogerty played a rowdy 100-minute set Thursday night to an adoring, near-capacity audience at Manhattan’s Beacon Theatre. Crowd members spanned…
Former Creedence Clearwater front man John Fogerty celebrates 80th with show in Manhattan
As he turned 80 this week, John Fogerty was in a mood to honor his past and to revise it.We should all be so alive and so remembered at his age. Fogerty, in the midst of an international tour, played a rowdy 100-minute set Thursday night to an adoring, near-capacity audience at Manhattan's Beacon Theatre. Crowd members spanned from those likely to remember “Proud Mary,” “Fortunate Son” and other Creedence Clearwater Revival hits when first relea…
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