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In what was billed as the biggest music weekend in Quincy\u2019s 400-year history,\u00a0 thousands filled Veterans Memorial Stadium to see two musical icons celebrate the city\u2019s rich history, diversity, culture, people and ideas that have shaped America. The fun started on Saturday, August 2,\u00a0 when country superstar Darius Rucker performed to a sold-out crowd. Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Fogerty along with special guest Hearty Har kept the party going on Sunday, August 3..\u00a0
The concerts are among a series of special events throughout the year celebrating 400 years of Quincy\u2019s history.\u00a0Celebrations also include large-scale family events, historic programming, a lecture series featuring best-selling authors among a host of activities. A full list of programs is available at\u00a0Quincy400.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Rucker first achieved multi-Platinum status in the music industry as lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the GRAMMY Award-winning band Hootie & the Blowfish, who have sold more than 25 million albums worldwide including their Double Diamond-certified (22x Platinum) debut\u00a0Cracked Rear View<\/i>, which remains among the top 10 best-selling studio albums of all time. Since releasing his first Country album in 2008, Rucker has earned a whole new legion of fans with four No. 1 albums on the\u00a0Billboard<\/i>\u00a0Country chart plus 10 No. 1 singles at Country radio and 11 Gold, Platinum or multi-Platinum certified hits. Rucker was inducted as a Grand Ole Opry member in 2012 and he won his third career GRAMMY Award in 2014 for Best Solo Country Performance with his Diamond-certified (11x Platinum) version of \u201cWagon Wheel,\u201d one of the top five best-selling Country songs of all time. His latest album\u00a0Carolyn\u2019s Boy<\/i>\u00a0(featuring recent single \u201cNever Been Over\u201d with Jennifer Nettles) is available everywhere now as is his\u00a0New York Times\u00a0<\/i>bestselling memoir \u201cLife\u2019s Too Short,\u201d released via Dey Street in 2024.\u00a0 John Fogerty is a true American treasure. As founder of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fogerty\u2019s career spans 50 years and he is hailed as one of the most influential musicians in rock history. As the writer, singer and producer of numerous classic hits including \u201cBorn on the Bayou\u201d, \u201cGreen River\u201d, \u201cProud Mary\u201d, and \u201cBad Moon Rising\u201d, Fogerty is a Grammy winner who has been honored as one of the 100 Greatest Guitarists, 100 Greatest Songwriters, and 100 Greatest Singers by Rolling Stone. Earning induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Baseball Hall of Fame, he is also a New York Times best-selling author for his memoir, Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music. In January 2023 he regained control over his works<\/a>, acquiring majority interest of his worldwide publishing rights from Concord. Currently on a worldwide Celebration Tour, Fogerty is now performing his classic songs, with his two sons, for the first time since owning his catalog of songs which have resonated with fans for over five decades.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source livemusicblog.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In what was billed as the biggest music weekend in Quincy\u2019s 400-year history,\u00a0 thousands filled Veterans Memorial Stadium to see two musical icons celebrate the city\u2019s rich history, diversity, culture, people and ideas that have shaped America. The fun started on Saturday, August 2,\u00a0 when country superstar Darius Rucker performed to a sold-out crowd. 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\n\u00a0About Darius Rucker:<\/h3>\n
\n\u00a0About John Fogerty:<\/h3>\n