you can tell his family has heard this story a LOT. his daugher was like "oh no",.... proof that no matter how cool and iconic your dad is to the rest of the world, his stories are just dad stories to his own family
@@rockahollic7691 John is touring with a crackerjack band....have seen him twice at S Florida Fairgrounds in past 2 years...lots of energy and some great jams...Kenny Aronoff brings great prescence behind the kit !
My oldest brother was in hospice over ten years ago. He had slipped into a coma, and he would be gone within the day. In the morning a young woman came by with a guitar and binder. She told my other brother and I that we could pick out a song and she would play for our brother. We picked this song.
He tells a different story than has been heard before about the Dead. They may have been tripping, but their equipment was wet and not properly grounded. They were getting shocked touching their instruments.
Yeah, it was and still is! John Fogerty couldn't have stay pissed off forever at The Grateful Dead - he did, after all, show up for the Jerry Garcia memorial in Golden Gate Park the weekend after Jerry passed away. I remember Bob Weir introduced him onto the stage. That event was one of the largest public events ever held in G.G. Park and there were no arrests made. No one got rowdy, stupid, too obnoxious; it was all about honoring the memory of The Grateful Dead's frontman. And John Fogerty was part of that too.
Lol, and John's teenage grand-daughter (daughter?) makes such a face of not digging Papa's old 60s rock stories, which is NUTTTS... but maybe that's what happens when every morning you eat breakfast with the FRIGGIN FRONTMAN OF CCR!!!
I've written punk rock music profusely in my life and strangely enough, other people have gotten very wealthy performing it. Yet, I'm fundamentally just another hippie too :) You live once and you're DONE. Enjoy the peace & love and grooviness! :)
Maybe I’m wrong. But I thought I read in his biography he said that song was written about how he felt about his band mates and there infighting between themselves
I did that to my dad when I was 16 too. We were riding around after I got my license and CCR came on from my iPod and he looked at me like "what?" Later that day we went to a Hastings and he bought me John's Premonition live album. We bonded over music a lot more after that.
This music will never get old. I remember listening to it in 1969, I was 10 years old. The older boys on our school bus was always talking about music, CCR, The Rolling Stones, Jimmie Hendrix and many more. What a Great time for music.
I would have been one of the older boys I suppose, because my first three live concerts I went to was Chuck Berry, Hendrix and the Doors. Hendrix got arrested that afternoon at Toronto airport for possession of drugs, and they held him until the show that night, and with the crowd already at Maple Leaf Gardens waiting, he shows up with the band and tells the crowd “ I guess you all heard what happened today, well lets just have a good time tonight “, and he breaks into Purple Haze. It was a great time for music for sure.
My first concert was Dec. 28th 1969. Miami Rock Festival . I got there between acts so I got to see full sets by Santana then The Band and part of a set by Coldblood. It was a great experience I was 15 years old. When I got back home a week later Wilmington N.C. I raved about how great those bands were and nobody I knew had heard of them yet. The Band was getting airplay for Up on Cripple Creek.
Those grinnin' kids in the background have obviously heard this story a thousand times before, but if they only KNEW just how great CCR became, thanks to Woodstock. I loved them THEN and I still love them today. One of my all time favorite bands. Thanks for the memories John Fogerty!💞
@@johnfogerty4662 John is the man. I tell you when I heard the opening Born on the Bayou, I just went nuts despite the fact you didn't think it was up to snuff. I saw so disappointed when none of the CCR was on the soundtrack, but I was there and at least had it in my head. Thanks for music! Please consider releasing it one day before we go!
I'm 66 years old. CCR was apart of my daily life as a teen. Thanks for the recollection. I watched your kids. There were kind of like, another one of dad's stories. What a wonderful time that was. Kids are still listening to it today, and I just smile. Kids, you have no idea. Really appreciate what you are doing John. Every time I hear your music it's kind a like a tape player goes off in my head and takes me back.
Whenever I listen to classic music especially CCR, it brings me joy. My dad always play classics and I adopted it too. I just love the sounds of instruments such as guitar.
I am 70 and from 1969 have played all cd's whist driving at full blast for many a year. Foot used flatten the pedal like a maniac. Roads in South Africa go on for days. Used to make holiday trips seem short as.
I'm so happy for him that he won the rights to sing his own music, done with CCR, after several years of fighting record companies, but he did it & won back the right to sing & play his own music!
John never lost a damn thing. There's a reason why CCR only lasted for 6 or 7 years. I read the rest of the band's story and watched them all getting interviewed including John's younger brother Tom who was the drummer for the band. After 6 or 7 years as CCR the rest of the band including Tom Fogerty went to John and asked him to allow them to start taking more of an active role in the band including writing songs. Tom said John responded, "no...this is my band and I write all the songs and lyrics...not you guys...you just play the music I write." If John hadn't been such an egomaniac and had allowed them to play more of an active role CCR would have easily lasted for many many more years. John Fogerty is certainly a gem when it comes to playing some of the best classic rock ever. It's just a damn shame he had to be such an asshole to the rest of the band many years ago.
Tom was the older brother and played rhythm guitar. John took over the band. I am sure it was complicated. There was an article recently in the WSJ about the conflicts. They never worked it out. He wished they had.
@@Florida46 I never mentioned the band, I said the record label screwed him over. He may've been that picky with the band, but what the record label did was horrible!
My middle son flew me out from NC to Denver last Father’s Day week. We saw Fogerty celebrating his 50th year at the Red Rocks. I’m 78 tomorrow, and the years just melted away. The guy hasn’t lost one bit of talent. Friggin’ fantastic. And yes, if you need to know, we stood up for the entire two hour show.
Both my parents were musicians, mom-jazz piano/Hammond B3 organ dad-R&B rhythm guitar and bass I started playing at 4 on the viola and then the trombone, then the French horn. Then piano and got an electric bass at 15, settled on it for awhile before finding the flute! I'll play just about anything that you put in my hands, that's one of the amazing gifts you get from being raised by musicians! That and these kinds of stories! I've heard a ton of weird and wild ones, nothing quite as awesome as Woodstock tales, but there was good stuff to live through as well!!! Just like these kids who have met and hung out with SOOOOOO many incredible people, I would be babysat by the Ohio players and hanging out with a few from Parliament Funkadelic, and when you're only 5 or 6, this is just normal stuff, you don't understand how great it is until you get older and see how much folks go crazy for certain people, then you realize how lucky you are to have been around things like that your whole life! Stuff like that shapes you and what you do, how you view the world, the paths one might take. It's what leads to someone like Patty Mahomes!!!!! Tiger Woods!!! You grow up around greatness, it's just a normal thing, it enables you to be great yourself cause you know that they're just regular people! You have a better knowledge of the fact that anyone can be great if you focus and make different choices. It don't hurt to have parents who can make a phone call to producers or scouts, parents who can basically snap their fingers and put you in the spotlight to start a career!!! LOL. I LOVE a Canadian band called Walk Off The Earth, they make music vids at home where most of the band lives, surrounded by children! You just KNOW those kids are gonna be musicians, constantly around fun and music and any and EVERY instrument you can imagine! Music is supposed to touch your heart and change lives, that's why we love it so much! Music is way more powerful than people know, its likely the best thing humanity has done thus far! The only thing we can be proud of if we meet an alien lifeform, they just may laugh at the rest......
Please would you change place with me, you get this rap, kizomba, shit in exchange..CCR and JOhn are legends, i would be so glad to live next door to a legend!!
@@bernardopiaiazilio5002 I lived through that time and music. I'm 75 and miss it so much and I'm just thankful for TH-cam for allowing it to be listen to. Like you said, "That's all we need to live my man". Take care, be safe
CCR como te vamos a olvidar as sido la alegría de millones de jóvenes y viejos los sigo escuchando desde 1969 tengo 78 años 😍 espero escucharlos muchos años más✌✌✌😁
@@MSDOGS1976 They are in fact our, he has three sons that currently tour with him and they have a band themselves that are the opening band for his concerts. I saw him and his kids last summer in Canfield, Ohio…look it up,
John, you changed my life, and not in the way you changed millions, I'm not a old man, or even a wise man, I'm just a man lost in this new world, but your music saved me, its not a story worth telling, but please know I am grateful.
Woodstock. I was 21. Almost went. My God, John Fogarty, you are such an amazing talent. Your songs have changed people's lives. You helped define a generation. Gosh, what has happened to America? It was so much better in the 1960s. Anyone agree?
Saw CCR at the Forum in Los Angeles in August 1970, about a month before I went into the Air Force. A year later, I was in Vietnam at age 19 and CCR's music like so many other artist's music of the day saw me, and many, many more GI's through the insanity of war. Thanks John!!!
ANZAC Day here in 🇦🇺 and I'm reflecting on life and times and listening to John... and thinking, I was born in that summer of '69 when John was playing to that one dude in Woodstock. 🤣😂 Peace all ✌️
I was 16 in 1969 and grew up listening to CCR. "Fortunate Son" from "Willy and the Poor Boys" became a powerful anti-war song of that era. Conscription ended just before I turned 18 and so I was spared the horrors of Vietnam and I didn't have serve as my father and grandfather did. I remember them both on ANZAC day. Thanks John. Lest we Forget.🇦🇺
I'm only 55 and I love all your music that you've ever created and I've heard at all.. but seeing you now today compared to before I just have to say "what an awesome dad you are! You gave all your children the gift of music and you get to share it with them💖 and then share it with others💖 what you've done is endless💖 thank you John you and your family so much for that, health and happiness and safety for you and your family always!!!!💖💖💖💖
The Beatles were another planet obviously, but CCR was, is, will be my passion forever. My young years roared with the mighty John's voice, my old years defend theirselves seeing John still here with me and you.
My son saw him last night at Pine Knob and said it was one of the best concerts he’s ever been to, if not the best! A 79 yr old John Fogerty still has it! Gave one helluva a performance! 🔥
When I was 16, in 1969,my family vacation to Mexico City and Acapulco was nothing but CCR everywhere you went! Restaurants, party boats,even elevators! I believe the whole world loved their music at that time, and still do says the "old man down the road"!👴
One of bucket lists items is to see John Fogerty in person, love hearing and playing his music!! Like Paul Harvey use to say now we know “The rest of the story” thank you!
Yeah I've loved his music for 45 year. He did a book signing if you bought his book. He spoke for a while and played a couple songs, then signed everyones book and shook hands with each fan, was great.
They are alright riding that train... Fogerty was my Dads favourite though so I heard lots of it as a kid I think it's better but the festival express is worth a viewing too. John is a total legend so glad I can brag I have seen him play live.
I've seen the Grateful Dead twice and they put me to sleep and I was straight both times never a drug taker just a musician. But Mr Fogarty I've seen you a couple of times and you never put me to sleep you are one of the best American musicians in my lifetime the dead well that's a whole nother story. Many blessings to you and your family
I mean, John/CCR wrote more memorable original songs that a lot more people identify with the 60s than the Dead who were primarily known for their covers. Funny how the definition of "real" differs from person to person. 🤷
JOHN FOGERTY HAS BEEN AND WILL ALWAYS BE MY #1 ! HES NOT ONLY A BRILLIANT SONGWRITTER HIS VOICE IS LIKE NO OTHER! READ HIS BOOK! AMAZING MAN! 💘 LOVE YOU JOHN THANK YOU!!!
I was serving with the U.S. Army in Vietnam in August of '69, so I didn't hear much about Woodstock. 'Nam wasn't bad though, temperatures were only around 120 degrees, and monsoon season was great. I saw John on his 'Blue Moon Swamp' tour in Boston, and he was fantastic!! Thank you for the autographed CD John, and the nice letter from your wife Julie she sent from the Westin Hotel in Colorado. A very nice lady! Congratulation to you and your wonderful family.
This is so incredible amazing, I'm left with tears in my eyes!! John, CCR has had such an huge inpact on my life, even before I started listening to rock and roll, my parents would always listen to Creedence when were out roadtrippin', and even though I thought the music was totally un-cool, I ended up stealing the record from my fathers car one day, and spent an entire day listening to it with my headset. So I discovered rock and roll, and it has had me under the spell ever since. From Green River and Lodi to Ramble Tamble, I had so much great moments listening to your music. CCR was something different, I love the Grateful Dead, I love Led Zeppelin, The Who and Janis Joplin, but CCR has always had a special place in my heart. I even have a rare Japanese pressing of Creedence Gold framed on my wall, such a great collection of songs. I also want to let you know that I was born the same day as your brother Tom died, may he rest in peace! To see you just hanging out with your kids, telling such amazing stories about Woodstock and the golden age of music is just above and beyond, and so is the music! Thank you so much for everything you have created John! ...and I'm sure I can say this also on behalf of my parents, who were lucky enough to grow up with you as contemporary artists! :')
I grew up the similar with my mom listening to the oldies station on the 80s and I always thought Creedence sounded so much better and cooler than everybody else but I never would’ve admitted it. Lifetime rock, metal, classic rock and outlaw country fan and CCR is probably the first thing I ever heard that was anywhere close to those genres
That was great, John & Family! Love to hear the great music you wrote & sang, now & forever! The best. Kelsy, Tyler and Shane, cherish playing with your Dad, while you can! Best/PP👍😊❤️
To John Fogerty. ::: John , I was there . Yes , The Grateful Dead did put the majority of the peeps asleep. BUT , when you came on , the whole crowd jumped up and started dancing . Not stoping till you finished. I considered your set the best of the whole show. I am now 75 , you do the math. Love you , Dude.
@@volkerallert5364 Qualify? Creedence LOVED The Beatles. What goes over, under, around, everyone,s heads these days is that All of the bands back then, and some today, loved The Beatles. From Creedence to Black Sabbath to Neil Young, CSNY, E.L.O., Canned Heat, the list goes on and on and on. There are reasons for that that , if you weren't there, you didn't live through it and see it all unfold the way that it did you might not be able to see the whole picture. Like it or not The Beatles were KING. That's a fact that will never change.Firstly because of their incredible music and without them the magical inspiration that fuelled the whole scene would not have happened. Period. Thank you volker allert for asking that most pertinent of questions.
I still remember my dad singing Who'll stop the rain. That was the first album I ever loved, Cosmos Factory. Thanks, dad for introducing John Fogerty's music to me.
@@johnfogerty4662 A few years before COVID, I got tickets to your show in LA at the Pantages, loved it so much, I bought tickets for the next night in Orange County. Thank you for the best shows!!
When i was a gigging musician, our CCR covers were always highlights in the show. Too much fun to play! Thank you for all the amazing music John, we’re all still with you!!!
Never was a Dead Head fan , but I've "always " been a fan of you and your music . I'm soon be 64 yes old and still LOVE YOUR MUSIC ! May GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY 👪
John Fogerty has been a gift. A beautiful performance with his kids Shane, Tyler, and Kelsy. Adding to the beauty of this is John's 76 or 77. AMAZING 🎸👏🌄🌿🇺🇸
you can tell his family has heard this story a LOT. his daugher was like "oh no",....
proof that no matter how cool and iconic your dad is to the rest of the world, his stories are just dad stories to his own family
He tells it at every show before going into the song
I wish I could have seen them live
@@rockahollic7691 John is touring with a crackerjack band....have seen him twice at S Florida Fairgrounds in past 2 years...lots of energy and some great jams...Kenny Aronoff brings great prescence behind the kit !
Sure!!!
That’s what I was like bro😂😂
Guys like John Fogerty only come around once in a generation, legendary.
Awesome SOUNDS!
Maybe once in eternity,,,IMHO
Actually, we all only come around once
Makes me think of my draft physical.
AMEN TO DAT
My oldest brother was in hospice over ten years ago. He had slipped into a coma, and he would be gone within the day. In the morning a young woman came by with a guitar and binder. She told my other brother and I that we could pick out a song and she would play for our brother. We picked this song.
CCR and John Fogerty......absolutely one of America's greatest bands and song writer! Epic.
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Being in this lockdown, I guess we are all kinda like that one guy in the back with the lighter. Thank you for seeing us out here.
Nice.
fantastic, Jeremy!
Superb comment !
Jeremy Miller!! WELL SAID!!
@AL GORITHM I was there to AL.
The story was gold. The music was a bonus.
Amen to that!
Amen Johnny, amen✌️
He tells a different story than has been heard before about the Dead. They may have been tripping, but their equipment was wet and not properly grounded. They were getting shocked touching their instruments.
Yeah, it was and still is! John Fogerty couldn't have stay pissed off forever at The Grateful Dead - he did, after all, show up for the Jerry Garcia memorial in Golden Gate Park the weekend after Jerry passed away. I remember Bob Weir introduced him onto the stage. That event was one of the largest public events ever held in G.G. Park and there were no arrests made. No one got rowdy, stupid, too obnoxious; it was all about honoring the memory of The Grateful Dead's frontman. And John Fogerty was part of that too.
Lol, and John's teenage grand-daughter (daughter?) makes such a face of not digging Papa's old 60s rock stories, which is NUTTTS... but maybe that's what happens when every morning you eat breakfast with the FRIGGIN FRONTMAN OF CCR!!!
He still sings in the same key that he used to sing so many years ago. And it seems effortless to him. John Forgety will always be the best.
agree
This man is for real there ain't nothing fake about him
Who else has kept their voice? He is amazing. (but, no one: Sting? McCartney? nope.)
@@bartcrawford8462 jagger
@@johnscialfa7391 yes...but he was smart enough to just sing in a lower register! (;
I was 9 yrs old. My brother said I should have been a hippie. In my heart - I've always been and forever will be. Amen.
I've written punk rock music profusely in my life and strangely enough, other people have gotten very wealthy performing it. Yet, I'm fundamentally just another hippie too :)
You live once and you're DONE. Enjoy the peace & love and grooviness! :)
What John didn’t realize... prime time is whenever CCR plays. It could have been 4am... come on, man! it was the 60s!
I really doubt most people were sleeping. Right, like your LSD stops working at, "bed time"
Maybe I’m wrong. But I thought I read in his biography he said that song was written about how he felt about his band mates and there infighting between themselves
@@tootellustraight i heard him say that too. It was about the rain etc. Alot of people thought it was about vietnam but not true. All about woodstocj
@@lastnamefirst4035 you can sleep on cleaner LSD
John Fogerty is a national treasure.
Yes
My 16 year old son, without any influence from me, told me the other day that CCR was one of his favorite bands.
Steve Johnson your son is smart! I’m 18 and absolutely love CCR to, they’re amazing!
I was surprised to find out my 22 year old son loves them too.
I did that to my dad when I was 16 too. We were riding around after I got my license and CCR came on from my iPod and he looked at me like "what?" Later that day we went to a Hastings and he bought me John's Premonition live album. We bonded over music a lot more after that.
Good parenting, Steve!
really? no influence?
Great Woodstock story. The way John Fogerty tells it, you know that it is 100% true.
John is aging very well, and his voice hasn’t changed, just as great as ever.
I noticed the change in his voice just in the last year or two. I think he's 78 so, not so bad.
lol the dude sounds nothing similar
Nice to keep your hair isn't it. And for it not to go grey, and to stay slim.
He doesn't have the rasp anymore, but he hasn't lost his range. Singing how he did as a young man should've destroyed his range, but it didn't.
You’re an idiot.
Woodstock was in '69 and he's playing in front of '69 Volkswagen van. Nice touch.
i had a vw micro bus like that...the original 50s/ 60s model. if i live long enough i will do it again.
volker allert I have a friend who lives in NYC who still drives one!
By chance, I give you #69 tonight !! Best of the music of my generation !!
This music will never get old. I remember listening to it in 1969, I was 10 years old. The older boys on our school bus was always talking about music, CCR, The Rolling Stones, Jimmie Hendrix and many more. What a Great time for music.
I would have been one of the older boys I suppose, because my first three live concerts I went to was Chuck Berry, Hendrix and the Doors. Hendrix got arrested that afternoon at Toronto airport for possession of drugs, and they held him until the show that night, and with the crowd already at Maple Leaf Gardens waiting, he shows up with the band and tells the crowd “ I guess you all heard what happened today, well lets just have a good time tonight “, and he breaks into Purple Haze. It was a great time for music for sure.
You are so happy 😊
My first concert was Dec. 28th 1969. Miami Rock Festival . I got there between acts so I got to see full sets by Santana then The Band and part of a set by Coldblood. It was a great experience I was 15 years old. When I got back home a week later Wilmington N.C. I raved about how great those bands were and nobody I knew had heard of them yet. The Band was getting airplay for Up on Cripple Creek.
I feel old I was in my first year of high school
@@HamiltonRb ,❤️
John......You got my wife and I through the pandemic with your family concerts! Bless you, to you and your talented family! We'll never forget it!
Those grinnin' kids in the background have obviously heard this story a thousand times before, but if they only KNEW just how great CCR became, thanks to Woodstock. I loved them THEN and I still love them today. One of my all time favorite bands. Thanks for the memories John Fogerty!💞
Thanks for your love and support towards me.... Linda 💓💓
Agreed.
@@johnfogerty4662 John is the man. I tell you when I heard the opening Born on the Bayou, I just went nuts despite the fact you didn't think it was up to snuff. I saw so disappointed when none of the CCR was on the soundtrack, but I was there and at least had it in my head. Thanks for music! Please consider releasing it one day before we go!
You are my fav singer since those "RAIN" songs years.and now I'm 67 and still listening to CCR songs.
Keep on rockin' John !
*From Malaysia.
We’ll said, my friend…
I'm 66 years old. CCR was apart of my daily life as a teen. Thanks for the recollection. I watched your kids. There were kind of like, another one of dad's stories. What a wonderful time that was. Kids are still listening to it today, and I just smile. Kids, you have no idea. Really appreciate what you are doing John. Every time I hear your music it's kind a like a tape player goes off in my head and takes me back.
I didn't hit my teenage years until 1990, and Cosmo's Factory was just awesome! Love CCR :)
Whenever I listen to classic music especially CCR, it brings me joy. My dad always play classics and I adopted it too. I just love the sounds of instruments such as guitar.
I'm 67, I get you!!
I am 70 and from 1969 have played all cd's whist driving at full blast for many a year. Foot used flatten the pedal like a maniac. Roads in South Africa go on for days. Used to make holiday trips seem short as.
You said it brother. Like a time machine. What memories.
You haven't lost a thing John, just like 1970 again ~ Great voice and very talented kids ~ You and your family stay safe
I'm so happy for him that he won the rights to sing his own music, done with CCR, after several years of fighting record companies, but he did it & won back the right to sing & play his own music!
A lot of trauma though that he got dragged through though. He deserves all his royalties and then some
John never lost a damn thing. There's a reason why CCR only lasted for 6 or 7 years. I read the rest of the band's story and watched them all getting interviewed including John's younger brother Tom who was the drummer for the band. After 6 or 7 years as CCR the rest of the band including Tom Fogerty went to John and asked him to allow them to start taking more of an active role in the band including writing songs. Tom said John responded, "no...this is my band and I write all the songs and lyrics...not you guys...you just play the music I write." If John hadn't been such an egomaniac and had allowed them to play more of an active role CCR would have easily lasted for many many more years. John Fogerty is certainly a gem when it comes to playing some of the best classic rock ever. It's just a damn shame he had to be such an asshole to the rest of the band many years ago.
@Laz N John screwed the band over!! You've got it completely backwards...
Tom was the older brother and played rhythm guitar. John took over the band. I am sure it was complicated. There was an article recently in the WSJ about the conflicts. They never worked it out. He wished they had.
@@Florida46 I never mentioned the band, I said the record label screwed him over. He may've been that picky with the band, but what the record label did was horrible!
I wish my brother a nam vet was here to see this now!
Blessings to you and your family. If you know of anyone who is going through a lot of stress please check out antidote for all on TH-cam
he ain't heavy he's my brother. much love to all.
My middle son flew me out from NC to Denver last Father’s Day week. We saw Fogerty celebrating his 50th year at the Red Rocks. I’m 78 tomorrow, and the years just melted away. The guy hasn’t lost one bit of talent. Friggin’ fantastic. And yes, if you need to know, we stood up for the entire two hour show.
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday to you sir. And a nice present from your son
I am waiting to see JF next months in Vancouver . Hope I’ll have your feeling since I’ve been waiting for 52 years
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He is worth the wait EDDIE. Enjoy.
The kids are looking like "how many times have we heard this story"..😁
So what,that's show biz.
I wonder if they realize how lucky they are to have a dad like John. I would listen to his stories every day. My father was a no good alcoholic.
:D :D
Both my parents were musicians, mom-jazz piano/Hammond B3 organ
dad-R&B rhythm guitar and bass
I started playing at 4 on the viola and then the trombone, then the French horn. Then piano and got an electric bass at 15, settled on it for awhile before finding the flute! I'll play just about anything that you put in my hands, that's one of the amazing gifts you get from being raised by musicians! That and these kinds of stories! I've heard a ton of weird and wild ones, nothing quite as awesome as Woodstock tales, but there was good stuff to live through as well!!! Just like these kids who have met and hung out with SOOOOOO many incredible people, I would be babysat by the Ohio players and hanging out with a few from Parliament Funkadelic, and when you're only 5 or 6, this is just normal stuff, you don't understand how great it is until you get older and see how much folks go crazy for certain people, then you realize how lucky you are to have been around things like that your whole life!
Stuff like that shapes you and what you do, how you view the world, the paths one might take. It's what leads to someone like Patty Mahomes!!!!! Tiger Woods!!! You grow up around greatness, it's just a normal thing, it enables you to be great yourself cause you know that they're just regular people! You have a better knowledge of the fact that anyone can be great if you focus and make different choices.
It don't hurt to have parents who can make a phone call to producers or scouts, parents who can basically snap their fingers and put you in the spotlight to start a career!!! LOL.
I LOVE a Canadian band called Walk Off The Earth, they make music vids at home where most of the band lives, surrounded by children! You just KNOW those kids are gonna be musicians, constantly around fun and music and any and EVERY instrument you can imagine!
Music is supposed to touch your heart and change lives, that's why we love it so much! Music is way more powerful than people know, its likely the best thing humanity has done thus far! The only thing we can be proud of if we meet an alien lifeform, they just may laugh at the rest......
Maybe so but hey bet they are proud. Still rocks. ❤️
Good music is timeless. 55 odd years later and it still puts a jump in my step and puts a smile in my heart.
I'm a child of the 50s and 60s. No one, NO ONE was greater than CCR!
Born in 1977 here, CCR had top-notch stuff. Cosmo's Factory was awesome!
Well said. No One.
Well I like CCR and GD and GD and company also.
I know you were right I feel the same way
Yes but the Revival atleast not the Revisited
I feel like I have received the privilege of being invited to the Fogerty house and sit in the front row as their play. Fabulous.
Actually, I woke up when CCR started playing. One of the few things I remember about that weekend.
Obi Baddad well as the saying goes if you can remember the sixties, you weren’t there
John Lawrence John fogerty remembers?
Me too,I remember I couldn't find my pants.
Good on ya!
I was awake for the Dead . YES , everyone on the hill jumped up and danced CCR's whole set . Best of show !!!
Hey kids, your dad's the real deal. Every kid between the ages of 14 and 18 idolized your old man back in the day (including me).
hell I still listen to CCR and I'm 78. That band and a few others from my generation kept me sane
I'm John's next door neighbor....I hear this every day!!
No way you lucky man
lucky man 😯
Please would you change place with me, you get this rap, kizomba, shit in exchange..CCR and JOhn are legends, i would be so glad to live next door to a legend!!
Lucky neighbor.
I was just thinking this before I saw your message. Wow how awesome would it be, to be John's neighbor 👍👍👍👍
Awesome. I'm so thankful to have grown up in the 60s and 70s with the greatest musical talents of all time. Keep on rocking brother.
You and me both!
and the grand kids today STILL listen to it.
Old Hippie; “Keep on chooglin’!”
OF ALL Time!? GTFO
Old Hippie Best bloody music ever mate. ☮️
This is so frigging cool. It has everything, John, the Kids, the girl blowing bubbles and that sweet van. God bless y'all.
Thats all we need to live my man
indeed
@@bernardopiaiazilio5002 I lived through that time and music. I'm 75 and miss it so much and I'm just thankful for TH-cam for allowing it to be listen to. Like you said, "That's all we need to live my man". Take care, be safe
CCR como te vamos a olvidar as sido la alegría de millones de jóvenes y viejos los sigo escuchando desde 1969 tengo 78 años 😍 espero escucharlos muchos años más✌✌✌😁
Seeing him with all these kids backing him is freaking great! You know it makes him feel young again. 🙏❤️
I wonder if any of the kids are performing professionally?
I can only guess these are his kids... He has toured with Shane and Tyler before the two men in video.
@@MSDOGS1976 They are in fact our, he has three sons that currently tour with him and they have a band themselves that are the opening band for his concerts. I saw him and his kids last summer in Canfield, Ohio…look it up,
Those are his sons and daughter. I don't know who the chick with the soap bubbles is but maybe it's his wife. I thought she was blonde though.
@@cockeyedoptimista she's too young to be his wife
John, you changed my life, and not in the way you changed millions, I'm not a old man, or even a wise man, I'm just a man lost in this new world, but your music saved me, its not a story worth telling, but please know I am grateful.
Glad to hear, good luck.
Amen. Same here
We're all that guy out there in the darkness....and music is what keeps us going.
I love you, John Fogerty. When this pandemic is over I'll travel wherever you are to see you play live for the first time!
You will not regret it. The guy is friggin fantastic.
Count me in!!
Woodstock. I was 21. Almost went. My God, John Fogarty, you are such an amazing talent. Your songs have changed people's lives. You helped define a generation. Gosh, what has happened to America? It was so much better in the 1960s. Anyone agree?
There’s only one John Fogerty living legend
Saw CCR at the Forum in Los Angeles in August 1970, about a month before I went into the Air Force. A year later, I was in Vietnam at age 19 and CCR's music like so many other artist's music of the day saw me, and many, many more GI's through the insanity of war. Thanks John!!!
YOU ARE THE GREATEST, JOHN & FAMILY!!!!!........:)
Very very good CCR I been 64 years old ,I bin you 50 years absolutely Fan thank you John Fogerty and CCR
ANZAC Day here in 🇦🇺 and I'm reflecting on life and times and listening to John... and thinking, I was born in that summer of '69 when John was playing to that one dude in Woodstock. 🤣😂 Peace all ✌️
Just back from the Dawn Service here in Macau and was thinking the same.
Lest We Forget🌹
Lest We Forget ✨🇦🇺💛
I was 16 in 1969 and grew up listening to CCR. "Fortunate Son" from "Willy and the Poor Boys" became a powerful anti-war song of that era. Conscription ended just before I turned 18 and so I was spared the horrors of Vietnam and I didn't have serve as my father and grandfather did. I remember them both on ANZAC day. Thanks John. Lest we Forget.🇦🇺
Hey Fogerty's Factory, I am speechless. Absolutely Mind Blowing Rendition ! I can hear 500,000 people applauding, keep them coming. THANKS
The point is: this is music. And it‘s timeless. Thank you, John!
Cracks me up. Can you tell by the looks on their faces how many times the kids had to listen to these stories!!! Still good :-)
I'm only 55 and I love all your music that you've ever created and I've heard at all.. but seeing you now today compared to before I just have to say "what an awesome dad you are! You gave all your children the gift of music and you get to share it with them💖 and then share it with others💖 what you've done is endless💖 thank you John you and your family so much for that, health and happiness and safety for you and your family always!!!!💖💖💖💖
Cool to see his own kids do backup vocals as they accompany him. Family band.
The Beatles were another planet obviously, but CCR was, is, will be my passion forever. My young years roared with the mighty John's voice, my old years defend theirselves seeing John still here with me and you.
Grandchildren
John Boucher His own kids, see the drop down notes!
Those young people are so privileged to get to play and sing with this legend.
Then I realized those are his kids.
Fortunate sons, and daughter.
I am so happy for John. To be playing these songs with his children must be the most joyful thing he’s ever done.
Most likely grandchildren.......
webman1956 Nope, his two sons and daughter
John you have got to be one of the most down to earth artists we have ever been blessed to have. A rock and roll legend sir. Much love from the UK.
THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS
10000000000 THANKS FOR UPLOADING ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SONGS OF ALL TIME
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🤘
I love John's anecdotes , he is truly a national treasure.
thank you john for the story, and the great music. keep on chooglin.
Love you man!...wish we were living in the 60's and 70's right now...2020 sucks ass!
The man’s a living history lesson
My son saw him last night at Pine Knob and said it was one of the best concerts he’s ever been to, if not the best! A 79 yr old John Fogerty still has it! Gave one helluva a performance! 🔥
We seen him at Pine knob too this year and it was awesome. Best concert I’ve been to.
Just saw him in Oregon. Such an uplifting performance and feel with him having his family there and now his songs back where they belong.
The hit parade. Dude can write some songs.
One of the greatest, right up there with Paul Simons and Bob Dylan.
A voice that will never be emulated. Mr John Fogerty. Sir, you are one of a kind....Thank you for your music over the years....Never forgotten...
I Love Creedence,unforgetable,the best of music of all the times
We all need a little hippy revival from time to time. Thank you for the gift of music John!
The family needs to be an actual touring act, they're really good
His eldest son has toured with him for a few years now. The other has on and off.
We’re still with you, John!
Good memories
Love you John! Thanks for the stories and of course; the music!
In Russia, they love you very much and this is an understatement! You are a great composer. I say this quite sincerely! Thank you!
When I was 16, in 1969,my family vacation to Mexico City and Acapulco was nothing but CCR everywhere you went!
Restaurants, party boats,even elevators!
I believe the whole world loved their music at that time, and still do says the "old man down the road"!👴
One of bucket lists items is to see John Fogerty in person, love hearing and playing his music!! Like Paul Harvey use to say now we know “The rest of the story” thank you!
Yeah I've loved his music for 45 year. He did a book signing if you bought his book. He spoke for a while and played a couple songs, then signed everyones book and shook hands with each fan, was great.
It's a great show. He tells these stories during the show. Sounds great too.
The Vegas show at the Wynn was great, and his boys played when I seen him.
Yes that was on my bucket list as well and I filled it twice at Lethbridge Alberta Canada saw the 1969 and the 50 year show both were great
Saw him 2,years ago with ZZ Top!
I'm 66 years young and I've never cared for the Dead but have always been a CCR fan. I guess I just never saw the infatuation with the Dead
Yeah, I'm 72...never understood the Deadhead thing. Outside of "Truckin," thought their stuff was boring.
I was a CCR fan too. Their music brings back great childhood memories.
I am 30 and I grew up with his music. When I have a bad day, I put on CCR and feel so much better
They are alright riding that train... Fogerty was my Dads favourite though so I heard lots of it as a kid I think it's better but the festival express is worth a viewing too. John is a total legend so glad I can brag I have seen him play live.
John your daughter has heard this a million times, she's beautiful though cheers from Australia
Creedence music is immortal and transcends absolutely everything else. John is a national treasure. I don't say that lightly.
Но!он Джон развалил группу!?и обидел друзей, которые были вынуждены от него уйти!?,ну а дальше у него ничего не получалось,бледная тень CCR,
The young guys look like they heard this a million times!
50+ years later and your music is still as relevant now as it was then. Thanks for the music!
I've seen the Grateful Dead twice and they put me to sleep and I was straight both times never a drug taker just a musician. But Mr Fogarty I've seen you a couple of times and you never put me to sleep you are one of the best American musicians in my lifetime the dead well that's a whole nother story. Many blessings to you and your family
I saw the Dead once just to say I saw them. I hate to say it, but I didn't think it was very good. The crowd was more of the show.
jesus ocando critics and judges of others are a dime a dozen- thumbs down to your knowledge and opinions
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I mean, John/CCR wrote more memorable original songs that a lot more people identify with the 60s than the Dead who were primarily known for their covers. Funny how the definition of "real" differs from person to person. 🤷
Our country needs more of your messages through your great music. Now more than ever. Sending love to you.
Magnificent performance - again!
JOHN FOGERTY HAS BEEN AND WILL ALWAYS BE MY #1 ! HES NOT ONLY A BRILLIANT SONGWRITTER HIS VOICE IS LIKE NO OTHER! READ HIS BOOK! AMAZING MAN! 💘 LOVE YOU JOHN THANK YOU!!!
In the middle of autobiography now. Read by John.
You still have it John after all those years! Hope to see you soon in Southern California.
I was serving with the U.S. Army in Vietnam in August of '69, so I didn't hear much about Woodstock. 'Nam wasn't bad though, temperatures were only around 120 degrees, and monsoon season was great. I saw John on his 'Blue Moon Swamp' tour in Boston, and he was fantastic!! Thank you for the autographed CD John, and the nice letter from your wife Julie she sent from the Westin Hotel in Colorado. A very nice lady! Congratulation to you and your wonderful family.
Thank you for your service! God bless you.
@@donnalee3082 Thank you!
You're more than welcome!
Yes Sir, Thank You Alot for you service!
This is so incredible amazing, I'm left with tears in my eyes!! John, CCR has had such an huge inpact on my life, even before I started listening to rock and roll, my parents would always listen to Creedence when were out roadtrippin', and even though I thought the music was totally un-cool, I ended up stealing the record from my fathers car one day, and spent an entire day listening to it with my headset. So I discovered rock and roll, and it has had me under the spell ever since. From Green River and Lodi to Ramble Tamble, I had so much great moments listening to your music. CCR was something different, I love the Grateful Dead, I love Led Zeppelin, The Who and Janis Joplin, but CCR has always had a special place in my heart. I even have a rare Japanese pressing of Creedence Gold framed on my wall, such a great collection of songs. I also want to let you know that I was born the same day as your brother Tom died, may he rest in peace! To see you just hanging out with your kids, telling such amazing stories about Woodstock and the golden age of music is just above and beyond, and so is the music! Thank you so much for everything you have created John! ...and I'm sure I can say this also on behalf of my parents, who were lucky enough to grow up with you as contemporary artists! :')
I grew up the similar with my mom listening to the oldies station on the 80s and I always thought Creedence sounded so much better and cooler than everybody else but I never would’ve admitted it. Lifetime rock, metal, classic rock and outlaw country fan and CCR is probably the first thing I ever heard that was anywhere close to those genres
“Five year plans and new deals, wrapped in golden chains” still one of the best lyrics ever written
Stalin's Five year plans and FDR's New Deals
And those lyrics are more relevant now than ever.
Yes it is 👍👍👍👍👍💯
That was great, John & Family! Love to hear the great music you wrote & sang, now & forever! The best. Kelsy, Tyler and Shane, cherish playing with your Dad, while you can! Best/PP👍😊❤️
To John Fogerty. ::: John , I was there . Yes , The Grateful Dead did put the majority of the peeps asleep. BUT , when you came on , the whole crowd jumped up and started dancing . Not stoping till you finished. I considered your set the best of the whole show. I am now 75 , you do the math. Love you , Dude.
First 45 I bought as a young teen with my .50ct’s against my mother’s wishes. To this day this song brings tears to my eyes. ✌️
My favorite band in my era...when music was everything.
Two "Johns" that I could sit and listen to telling stories for hours, John Fogerty and Steppenwolf's John Kay!
Mellencamp isn’t bad either
@@dannyhemphill7618 Yes you are right, love his song story "Minutes to memories" among many others....
will john lennon qualify?
@@volkerallert5364 Qualify? Creedence LOVED The Beatles. What goes over, under, around, everyone,s heads these days is that All of the bands back then, and some today, loved The Beatles. From Creedence to Black Sabbath to Neil Young, CSNY, E.L.O., Canned Heat, the list goes on and on and on. There are reasons for that that , if you weren't there, you didn't live through it and see it all unfold the way that it did you might not be able to see the whole picture. Like it or not The Beatles were KING. That's a fact that will never change.Firstly because of their incredible music and without them the magical inspiration that fuelled the whole scene would not have happened. Period. Thank you volker allert for asking that most pertinent of questions.
5:43 that shows amazing he is! He’s 75 here, maybe 74, but that sounded beautiful! This is one of my favorite CCR songs! I love his voice!
I still remember my dad singing Who'll stop the rain. That was the first album I ever loved, Cosmos Factory. Thanks, dad for introducing John Fogerty's music to me.
Thank you so much for your sweet words towards me 💓💕💕
@@johnfogerty4662 A few years before COVID, I got tickets to your show in LA at the Pantages, loved it so much, I bought tickets for the next night in Orange County. Thank you for the best shows!!
Storytelling with John.❤🌏My Dad loved this song I miss him so much.
"For that guy." [in the crowd...] "Then I went home and wrote this song." - A life experience story time for the ages John...Godspeed & Peace...
When i was a gigging musician, our CCR covers were always highlights in the show. Too much fun to play! Thank you for all the amazing music John, we’re all still with you!!!
Never was a Dead Head fan , but I've "always " been a fan of you and your music . I'm soon be 64 yes old and still LOVE YOUR MUSIC !
May GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY 👪
You missed the boat
Can’t imagine not being a dead fan
Family time! His Woodstock story is legendary, John Fogerty is America distilled into a musical genius and I love that man with all my heart. ❤️🇺🇸
Thanks 💝
The music of CCR and J. Fogerty is always a memory of my youth.
I cant listen to John without tears coming to my eyes, not just nostalgia for old times but recognizing his great heart.
Best thing on the inter webs is John Fogerty and his kids playing the good stuff!
John still look younger than he actually is his songs were hit during my grandparents time and still rocking timeless classic music
What a nice guy. Beautiful family. Helping us thru this Covid mess!!
God bless you John and family. For many of us... You've supplied the sound track to our lives. That's a beautiful thing my friend.
Very few performers can keep their voice that good after all these years
John. Is gr8. Im 67. And know where and when he came from. Awesome
Now that I’ve had a chance to watch it all I have to say is, wow! I’m so glad that he’s still killing it! It sounds great, and hope to hear more soon.
Thanks ❤️💓
John Fogerty has been a gift. A beautiful performance with his kids Shane, Tyler, and Kelsy. Adding to the beauty of this is John's 76 or 77. AMAZING 🎸👏🌄🌿🇺🇸
You wrote the soul soundtrack to my generation.
Story, scene, song, car, lady dressed in yellow, etc.. just perfect.