Proud Mary Still Burnin’

The private performance scheduled for April 23 is a celebration of Fogerty’s 20th wedding anniversary. Written by Fogerty and released in January 1969 when he was in Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Proud Mary,” along with “Born On The Bayou,” helped establish the band’s “bayou sound” even though CCR was from California.

“I’ve loved the music from New Orleans all my life, even before I knew where that music came from,” Fogerty said. “So when Julie and I talked about doing something special for our anniversary, even though we were married in Indiana; we could not think of a better way to celebrate than going down to the bayou with our children and friends. The New Orleans area has gone through some tough times the last few years but the spirit there is amazing and we have always felt incredibly happy there.”

Along with the performance, the riverboat will be renamed “Proud Mary” for the day.

Fogerty tours South America in May, playing Brazilian cities Rio (May 6), Belo Horizonte (May 7), Curitiba (May 9) and Sao Paulo (May 10-11), Buenos Aires, Argentina, (May 13) and Santiago, Chile, (May 15). U.S. shows include a few California appearances – “Sonoma Jazz Festival” (May 21) “Doheny Blues Festival” in Dana Point, Calif., (May 22) and San Francisco at the “Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival” (Aug. 14). Visit JohnFogerty.com for more information.