John Fogerty Wife Julie Kramer (2024)

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Who was John Fogerty's wife? ›

Fogerty met Julie Kramer in 1986 while on tour in Indianapolis, Indiana. They married in Elkhart, Indiana, on April 20, 1991, and had two sons (Shane and Tyler) and a daughter (Kelsy).

Julie is a producer and art director, known for John Fogerty: 50 Year Trip - Live at Red Rocks (2019), John Fogerty: Comin' Down the Road (2009) and John Fogerty: Premonition Concert (1998). Julie has been married to John Fogerty since April 20, 1991.

In addition to their Hidden Hills spread, Fogerty and his longtime wife Julie still own an even larger estate out in the Hidden Valley community near Thousand Oaks.

However, this tragically caused him to become infected with HIV. Tom and John were not on speaking terms even then, given the acrimonious split of their band. The reconciliation would never come, and on September 6th, 1990, Tom Fogerty passed away at the age of just 46.

Fogerty has released ten studio albums between his debut album The Blue Ridge Rangers in 1973, to his most recent release, Fogerty's Factory, in 2020. He has also released 26 singles, including the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 single, "The Old Man Down the Road".

Terri Hinte, of Berkeley-based Fantasy Records, said Fogerty died Sept. 6 of respiratory failure stemming from tuberculosis.

This lack of vocal and songwriting opportunity, along with festering, long-standing animosity with his brother, led him to leave the band in early 1971, after finishing the recording of Pendulum. After leaving the band, Fogerty began performing and recording as a solo artist.

John Fogerty wrote the song "Fortunate Son" in response to the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War had a deep impact on John Fogerty. Drafted into military service in 1967, he never got deployed to Vietnam but as a stocking clerk at Fort Knox the conflict was close enough for him.

The band and Fogerty split 35 years ago, and Cook and drummer Doug Clifford started up Creedence Clearwater Revisited in 1995, initially planning to only play at parties. The band now performs up to a 100 shows a year and has released an album, “Recollection.”

The musician purchased the property for $17.2 million in 2023 from the movie star Sylvester Stallone, who owned the place for two years. And this isn't the singer's only recent foray into the real estate market.

Does John Fogerty get royalties? ›

Zaentz, who passed away in 2014, would eventually sell Fantasy Records to Concord Music Group in the early 2000s. From there, Concord restored the group's royalties following the sale, with Fogerty paid a royalty on the CCR songs he wrote for the first time in nearly 25 years.

Six months after he paid Sylvester Stallone $17.2 million for a 2.3-acre estate in Hidden Hills, John Fogerty wants to flip it for $21.5 million.

Following a 50-year legal battle, the founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival now owns the global publishing rights to the iconic rock band's songs. It came after Mr Fogerty, 77, bought a majority stake in the rights to the band's catalogue from Concord Records, which has owned the rights since 2004.

Last year he and three of his children covered Creedence Clearwater Revival and other songs as Fogerty's Factory. Now sons Tyler and Shane, who have been part of their father's touring band in recent years, unveil “Radio Astro,” the debut from their own band Hearty Har. The 11-track set, out Friday, Feb.

John Fogerty is currently touring across 6 countries and has 32 upcoming concerts. Their next tour date is at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, after that they'll be at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel. See all your opportunities to see them live below!

When Tom looked to have sided with Zaentz and Factory after a number of legal court cases, it widened the rift between the two Fogerty brothers. Later, John admitted his conflicted feelings about his relationship with Tom.

However, on October 16, 1972—less than six months after the tour ended—Fantasy Records and the band officially announced its disbanding. CCR never formally reunited after the breakup, although Cook and Clifford eventually started the band Creedence Clearwater Revisited.

December 16, 2007 (age 56 years), Deer Isle, ME

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Capping one of the longest and nastiest legal battles in music business history, John Fogerty has gained worldwide control of the publishing rights to his Creedence Clearwater Revival songs, more than 50 years after the songs were first released.