John Fogerty had decided to retire from music, but when he appeared on Conan O’Brien’s show, he couldn’t leave without singing.It was not planned to sing during the program, but they asked to do something small.
The singer agrees, takes the guitar and starts to sing. He started to perform the song ‘You and me both!’Then, John jokes that he’s going to play ‘Louie, Louie.’ Conan says, ‘Everyone plays Louie, Louie. I want to hear one of your tunes.’
He starts playing and the audience applauds. Then he shows the host old pictures of his band.He then encourages the audience to sing along with him.They all started to sing together. At the end, everyone claps loudly with joy.
John was one of the founders of ‘Creedence Clearwater Revival,’ which had nine top-10 singles and eight gold albums from 1968 to 1972. ‘CCR’ was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. John continued his career with solo success and landed on ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine’s list of 100 greatest songwriters at number 40.
His performance was amazing, his songs have captivated audiences for years. He is a real treasure for American music.
