BMI celebrated legendary songwriter and Rock & Roll Corridor of Famer John Fogerty on Monday (Sept. 8), presenting him with the distinguished Troubadour Award for a profession that has formed the American musical panorama and transcended generations.
The personal dinner ceremony, hosted by BMI Nashville’s VP of Artistic Clay Bradley and BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill, featured a particular presentation of a Gibson J-45 guitar and commemorative trophy. Fogerty then stunned visitors with a efficiency of classics together with “Up Round The Bend,” “Unhealthy Moon Rising” and “The Outdated Man Down the Highway” alongside his sons, Shane and Tyler Fogerty.
The night additionally highlighted Fogerty’s new album, Legacy, a 20-track assortment of freshly recorded variations of his largest hits — marking the primary time he totally owns the rights to his groundbreaking Creedence Clearwater Revival catalog. Standout tribute performances included Lainey Wilson (“Proud Mary”), The Warfare And Treaty (“I Put a Spell on You”/“Born on the Bayou”), Billy F Gibbons with La Marisoul (“Inexperienced River”), Jesse Welles (“Have You Ever Seen The Rain”), and Jay Buchanan (“Lucky Son”).
Video tributes from Dolly Parton, Eric Church, Chris Stapleton, John Oates, Robert Earl Eager, and others praised Fogerty’s enduring affect, whereas the viewers included members of Nashville’s Americana neighborhood like Molly Tuttle, Sam Bush, Del McCoury Band, Liz Rose, and extra.
Since becoming a member of BMI in 2005, Fogerty has been named a BMI Icon (2010), obtained the BMI Board of Administrators Award (2023), and picked up 13 Million-Air certificates, together with his songs surpassing 64 million broadcast performances. Because the driving drive behind Creedence Clearwater Revival, his genre-defying mix of blues, nation, rockabilly, and swamp boogie has earned him a spot amongst America’s most necessary songwriters.
In receiving the consideration, Fogerty joins previous Troubadour Award recipients together with John Prine, Lucinda Williams, Billy F Gibbons, and John Hiatt.
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