John Fogerty is set to receive the Johnny Mercer Award, the Songwriters Hall Of Fame’s top honor, at the annual SHOF Induction and Awards Gala, set for June 11 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York, reports Billboard.
The Mercer Award is reserved for a songwriter or songwriting team who has already been inducted into the SHOF and whose body of work is of such high quality and impact that it upholds the high standards set by Johnny Mercer, the lyricist on such standards as “Moon River” and “The Days Of Wine and Roses.” Fogerty was inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 2005.
Fogerty was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1993 as a member of Creedence Clearwater Revival. He’s the 12th person to be inducted into the Rock Hall as a performer and also receive the Mercer Award from the SHOF. He follows Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Carole King, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Dolly Parton, Phil Collins (inducted into the Rock Hall as a member of Genesis), Elton John, Van Morrison, Lionel Richie and Neil Diamond.
As the songwriter, singer, lead guitarist, arranger, and producer for Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fogerty’s catalog includes such classics as “Proud Mary” and “Born On The Bayou.” Three of his songs – “Fortunate Son,” “Bad Moon Rising,” and “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” – have each surpassed one billion streams. Two years after CCR had a smash with “Proud Mary,” Ike & Tina Turner utterly redefined the song with a soulful, and ultimately frenetic, version that reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won a Grammy.
Learn more at Billboard, and watch a video from John Fogerty here.
