In late 1967, John Fogerty had assumed control of the band – then called The Golliwogs – from his brother Tom. He ditched the unfortunate name, started writing songs on his own, and CCR’s debut album appeared halfway through the following year. It’s a mixed bag, featuring three cover versions, two Golliwogs tracks and four originals.
But prior to this burst of activity, the band spent many long years gigging around the Bay Area under various names. The first incarnation in 1958 was an instrumental trio of John Fogerty, Stu Cook and Clifford. This band, called the Blue Velvets, took inspiration from the blues and R&B that were seeping into the Bay Area in the ‘50s.
The group took their three-part from three separate sources of varying relevance. “Credence” was a name of a friend of guitarist Tom Fogerty, “clear water” was the nickname of their favorite beer, and “revival” stems from the four members’ renewed commitment to their band, following some uncertainty when John Fogerty and drummer Doug Clifford were drafted into military service. Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Green River' At 50: Our Essential Guide To Early CCR. August 2, 2019 • On the 50th anniversary of the band's landmark album Green River, we dig into how the band
Released: July 1969 [5] Green River is the third studio album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released on August 7, 1969 by Fantasy Records. It was the second of three albums they released in that year, preceded by Bayou Country in January and followed by Willy and the Poor Boys in November.
Creedence Clearwater Revival announced their split on Oct. 16, 1972. Tom Fogerty finally departed the band in 1971, and for the group's next album, John Fogerty told his remaining bandmates
[Verse 1] Some folks are born made to wave the flag Ooh, they're red, white and blue And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief" Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord [Chorus] It ain't me, it
They would occasionally be a backing band for Tom Fogerty before he eventually joined the band. They went through a few names before settling on Creedence Clearwater Revival, including Vision and The Golliwogs. They released their first album under Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1968, which was self-titled.
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John Tristao on His 21-Year Stint Subbing For John Fogerty in Creedence: ‘It Was Pure Torture’. He played 1,800 gigs with Creedence Clearwater Revisited between 1995 and 2016, but backstage

Creedence Clearwater Revival (často zkracováno jako Creedence nebo CCR) byla americká rocková skupina, která existovala od prosince 1967 do června 1972 . Skupinu tvořili frontman John Fogerty, jeho bratr a zároveň doprovodný kytarista Tom Fogerty, baskytarista Stu Cook a bubeník Doug Clifford. Navzdory jejich původu z oblasti

"Lookin' out My Back Door" is a song recorded by the American band Creedence Clearwater Revival. Written by the band's lead singer, guitarist and songwriter John Fogerty, it is included on their fifth album Cosmo's Factory (1970), and became their fifth and final number-two Billboard hit, held off the top by Diana Ross's version of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough".

Creedence were challenging the Beatles for the title of the biggest group in the world.”. Creedence’s “swamp rock” sound was, in fact, inescapable in the late 1960s. The singles “Proud 8. Who’ll Stop The Rain. It hardly ever rains in California, where Creedence Clearwater Revival hails from, but the band often used it as a driving element in their songs. A lot of listeners assumed ‘Who’ll Stop The Rain’ was about the Vietnam War when it debuted in 1970. A war-themed movie was even named after it. KVzWiO.
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