The Biography

Tom Fogerty was an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitar player and founding member of the band Creedence Clearwater Revival, and brother of band leader John Fogerty. In the 1980s, Tom underwent back surgery, during which he received a blood transfusion prior to blood being screened for HIV, and he was infected with the virus as a result. He developed AIDS and also developed tuberculosis, the combination of which lead to his death in September of 1990, at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 along with the other members of CCR.