Thomas Richard Fogerty
(November 9, 1941 – September 6, 1990)
was an American musician,
best known as
the rhythm guitarist for
Creedence Clearwater Revival.
He was posthumously inducted
into the
Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame
in 1993.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Although Tom's
Golliwogs-era collaboration with John,
"Walk on the Water",
appeared on CCR's
debut album,
the subsequent lack of
vocal and songwriting opportunities,
compounded by
longstanding animosity
toward his brother,
led Tom to leave the band
in early 1971
after the completion of
Pendulum.
Though the band's press release
characterized the split as amicable,
Tom was frustrated by
his brother's monopolization
of the group's
creativity and decision-making,
lamenting that he simply became
"just the guy who stood there
and played rhythm guitar.
So after we were into our
sixth platinum album,
I thought maybe I could do
a little singing.
But John was not going to
change things, so I split.
Solo career
After leaving CCR,
Fogerty
began a solo career.
His debut release,
the April 1971 single
"Goodbye Media Man"
did not chart on the
Billboard Hot 100,
though it reached No. 3
on the Bubbling
Under chart
and No. 93
on the
Cash Box
singles chart
Throughout the rest of the
1970's and 1980's,
Fogerty continued to record
as both a solo artist
and as a member of
Ruby.
At his October 1980
wedding reception,
all four members of CCR
reunited and performed
for the first time
in a decade.
They took the stage
for the final time
at a school reunion
three years later.
Fogerty's final project
was the album
Sidekicks,
recorded in 1988
with
Ruby bandmate
Randy Oda,
though not released
until 1992
DEATH
From Tom's departure
from the band in 1971
until his death,
his relationship with
his brother John
was strained,
woven into the complex
legal and personal battles
that John had with
Fantasy Records
owner
Saul Zaentz.
Tom's continued association
with Zaentz,
led to an irreconcilable impasse
in their relationship.
According to John's
autobiography,
Fortunate Son,
he visited Tom
several times shortly
before his death,
though they only
barely reconciled during
John's final visit.
John later eulogized him
at his funeral,
saying,
"We didn't want to
conquer Wall Street
or take over nations.
We wanted to grow up
and be musicians.
I guess we achieved
half of that,
becoming rock and roll stars.
We didn't necessarily grow up
Sidekicks
(also known as Rainbow Carousel)
is an album by
Tom Fogerty
and
Randy Oda
who previously worked together
in the rock band Ruby
The album was recorded in 1988
and released in 1992
on Fantasy Records,
two years after
Fogerty's death
in 1990.
Due to its
posthumous release,
Sidekicks
stands as Fogerty's
final studio work.
Background
During spring 1988,
Fogerty and Oda
reunited to work on
new material
for the album
that would become
Sidekicks.
Recorded at Studio D
at Fantasy Studios
in Berkeley,
additional overdubs were
recorded at
Chaton Recording in Scottsdale.
The project saw
Fogerty's son Jeff
and
Oda's brother
Kevin
on bass and drums
respectively.
After completing half of the album,
Fogerty and Oda
agreed to return to the studio
at a later date
so that Fogerty
could spend more time
with his
newly-born daughter.
However, soon after,
Fogerty fell ill
with pneumonia
and was diagnosed with AIDS;
believed to have been
from an unscreened
blood transfusion
during Fogerty's
back surgery
earlier in the decade.
After recovering from
the pneumonia,
Fogerty was able
to continue working on
Sidekicks.
After its completion,
Fantasy Records decided
not to release the album.
Fogerty died of
AIDS-related tuberculosis
in September 1990,
and Sidekicks
would be posthumously released
by Fantasy in 1992.
In Germany,
the album was released by
Line Records.
For this version,
the artist name was changed to
"Sidekicks"
and the title
Rainbow Carousel.
In preparation
for its release,
the album was
digitally remastered
by George Horn
at Fantasy Studios
during the same year.
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