Saturday, October 6, 2018

Tom Fogerty






































Artist:  Tom Fogerty
Birth Name:  Thomas Richard Fogerty
Born:  November 9, 1941.  Berkeley, California, US
Died:  September 6, 1990 (Aged 48), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Genre:  Rock, Root Rock, Country Rock, Blues Rock, Swamp Rock, Southern Rock, Rock & Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals, Piano

Tom Fogerty was an American Musician, Songwriter, best known a the Rhythm Guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), with his younger brother John.  He began playing music Tom's band called Spider Webb & The Insects, while John's band, The Blue Velvets, which already included future CCR members Stu Cook (Bass) and Doug Clifford (Drums).  Tom and John had actually first been recorded by the band named Golliwogs, before changed name to CCR.  He was inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1993.














Title:  Excalibur  (2018)
Genre:  Rock, Root Rock, Country Rock, Blues Rock, Swamp Rock, Southern Rock, Rock & Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Label:  Craft Recordings
Rating:   ****
Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Forty Years  (3:40)
 2.  Black Jack Jenny  (2:30)
 3.  Rocky Rock Blues  (3:56)
 4.  Faces, Places, People  (3:55)
 5.  Get Funky  (1:54)

Side Two:

 1.  Sick And Tired  (4:20)
 2.  Sign Of The Devil  (2:37)
 3.  Straight And Narrow  (3:48)
 4.  Next In Line  (2:16)
 5.  (Hold On) Annie Mae  (3:49)

Personnel:

Tom Fogerty:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Jerry Garcia:  Guitar
Merl Saunders:  Keyboards
John Kahn:  Bass
Bill Vitt:  Drums

Excalibur is the second solo studio album by Tom Fogerty, originally released on October, 1972 by Fantasy Records, remastered and reissued on June 22, 2018 by Craft Recordings, featuring Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders, John Kahn and Bill Vitt.

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