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"Fortunate Son" was written and sung by John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival and released in 1969 as part of Willy and the Poor Boys; Fogerty wrote the song quickly—he has said in interviews i...
John Fogerty — frontman and primary songwriter of Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) — wrote “Fortunate Son,” which CCR released in 1969 on the album Willy and the Poor Boys and issued as a single tha...
Critics and social media users widely noted that an instrumental version of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son” was played during the June 14, 2025 military parade honoring the U.S. Army’s ...
The supplied reporting shows that many high-profile 1960s–70s musicians used their platform to protest the draft and the Vietnam War—artists such as Joan Baez, Peter, Paul and Mary, Pete Seeger, Phil ...
A substantial body of Vietnam-era songs explicitly attacked class and draft inequities: Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son” became the archetype of class-based draft criticism , while folk ...
The song "Fortunate Son" was written and originally recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival; John Fogerty is credited as the songwriter and frontman who composed it in 1969 . .38 Special did not writ...