John Fogerty is set to receive BMI’s 2025 Troubadour Award at a private event at BMI’s Nashville office on Sept. 8. According to BMI, “This accolade recognizes a songwriter who has made a profound impact on the creative community and whose work continues to set the pace for generations to follow.”

“John Fogerty has written and recorded some of the most distinctive and beloved rock songs of the 20th century,” Clay Bradley, BMI vp, creative, Nashville, said in a statement. “His music is unequivocally the sound of America, with timeless lyrics wrapped in unforgettable melodies that continue to resonate with generations of fans around the world. We’re thrilled to honor John with the BMI Troubadour Award and celebrate his creative achievements and his songs, which have become the soundtrack of so many lives.”

Fogerty’s songwriting canon includes classics such as “Proud Mary,” “Fortunate Son,” “Born on the Bayou,” “Bad Moon Rising” and “Have You Ever Seen the Rain.” As the leader of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fogerty helped shape the sound of American music, blending blues, country, pop, rockabilly, R&B and swamp boogie.

CCR was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005, in its first year of eligibility; Bruce Springsteen did the honors. Fogerty was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 and the American Music Honors in 2025. again introduced by Springsteen. He received a a special honor for his song “Centerfield,” making him the only musician ever honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Since his affiliation with BMI in 2005, Fogerty has been named a BMI Icon in 2010 and was presented with the BMI Board of Directors Award in 2023. He’s also received 13 BMI Million-Air certificates, recognizing his songs that have surpassed over one million radio airplays, which collectively have had over 64 million broadcast performances.

Fogerty topped the Billboard 200 twice with CCR (Green River in 1969 and Cosmo’s Factory in 1970) and once as a solo artist (Centerfield, 1985). Fogerty’s most famous song, “Proud Mary,” made the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 twice, for CCR in 1969 and in an utterly revamped version for Ike & Tina Turner in 1971.

On Aug. 22, Fogerty will release his new album Legacy, a 20-track collection of newly recorded versions of his biggest hits. For the first time in his career, Fogerty fully owns the rights to his groundbreaking CCR catalog.

BMI’s invitation-only Troubadour Awards will include tribute performances and speeches by special guests during a cocktail reception and dinner. Falling on the eve of AMERICANAFEST, this ceremony will serve as a homecoming for BMI’s Americana family of songwriters.

Here’s the complete list of winners of BMI’s Troubadour Award.