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John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rock/roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) and as a #1 solo recording artist. Fogerty has a rare distinction of being named on Rolling Stone magazines list of 100 Greatest Guitarists at #40 and the list of 100 Greatest Singers at #72. The songs Proud Mary and Born on the Bayou also rank amongst the Greatest Pop songs (Proud Mary, #41) and Guitar songs (Born on the Bayou, #53). Fogerty was born in Berkeley, California and is the younger brother of the late Tom Fogerty. He attended El Cerrito High School along with the other members of CCR.