A new official video was created for the song in 2018 by director Ben Fee. Click to load video. Fogerty himself revisited “Fortunate Son,” with Foo Fighters, as a powerful lead-off for his April 9, 2019. It's been nearly 50 years since John Fogerty left Creedence Clearwater Revival and only recently did he get back on speaking terms with his former band mates. For decades, Fogerty didn't even perform music he helped create with the legendary Southern rock band, as he and former CCR bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug Clifford QGPOWA.