| Welcome to the Creedence Online!Which band members were conscripted to Vietnam and4 (1527)09.Favorite Album Cover0 (63)08.Unquestionably one of the greatest American rock bands ever, Creedence Clearwater Revival will best be remembered for their unique bayou sound that is often referred to as "garage band music."South, Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and brothers Tom and John Fogerty actually hailed from El Cerrito, California, a small town near Berkeley.Four years later, they auditioned for Fantasy Records where John Fogerty had been a warehouse employee.Golliwog singles, "Porterville," under a new name of the band's own choosing: "Creedence Clearwater Revival".After a couple of years on the central California club circuit, things began to happen very quickly.The 1967 release of the band's debut album, Creedence Clearwater Revival paralleled the flowering of the San Francisco music scene, but the Creedence phenomenon had little in common with the "San Francisco Sound.""Creedence Clearwater Revival", "Bayou Country", "Green River", "Willie and the Poorboys", "Cosmo's Factory" and "Pendulum".Not everything went their way however.During the Woodstock concert in 1969, CCR didn't take the stage until three in the morning, following the Grateful Dead.After the show, they were so unhappy with their performance that they forbade the use of it in the Woodstock motion picture and anything promoting the movie.The man responsible for their exalted position was John Fogerty.In February 1971, Tom, fed up with the dominance of his younger brother John, announced his departure from the band to work as a solo artist.The remaining group continued to work as a trio.The first single of reorganized CCR, "Sweet Hitchhiker" came out in July.Europe, Australia and Japan began in July and met with a reasonably good reception.On their seventh and last studio album, "Mardi Gras", Stu Cook and Doug Clifford wrote two thirds of the album's songs.In October 1972, Creedence Clearwater Revival was officially disbanded.Tom Fogerty continued his solo career without major commercial success.Anthony Davis (bass) and Bobby Cochran (drums).Fogerty moved to Flagstaff, Arizona during the mid 80's.He died of AIDS on September 6th, 1990.In 1972, John Fogerty began a solo project in which he recorded all the instruments and vocals under the pseudonym "Blue Ridge Rangers", with the material comprised of country and gospel.It provided two hit singles in 1973: remakes of Hank Williams' country "Jambalaya" and Otis Williams and the Charms' doowop hit, "Hearts of Stone".He charged that the company hadn't promoted his solo album properly and had other objections about matters such as distribution and royalties.He demanded a release from his contract, but Fantasy had the rights for eight more albums from him.That did not void other legal battles, including one Fogerty and his old band mates eventually filed against their accounting firm, claiming it had not properly protected their investments.Asylum cautioned against releasing them.It turned out to be a long wait, a hiatus that took almost a decade."Centerfield" and in the statements Fogerty had made in interviews.In 1995 Fogerty emerged victorious.In September 1986, Fogerty launched a second Warner Brothers album, "Eye Of The Zombie", which failed to scale the heights of its predecessor.The highlight of the era was his performance on the concert for Vietnam veterans in 1987, in which he did Creedence songs on stage for the first time since 1972.In a clear, public showing of their animosity for each other, John Fogerty refused to play with Cook and Clifford when CCR was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.Scandinavia, several appearances in the media and finally a live album.With three additional musicians, Elliot Easton, Steve Gunner and John Tristao, they toured the world and performed the songs of Creedence Clearwater Revival over Fogerty's strenuous objections.June 197070
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Pendulum.Clifford may not have intended it, but their band Creedence Clearwater Revisited has taken on a startling life of its own.But a friend wanted to promote a couple of concerts.We got talked into it, but didn't know how it would go over.RIAA in 2002 and is well on its way towards platinum record status.Having now toured North America, South America, New Zealand, Europe and Asia, knocking out audiences with astounding concerts jam packed with songs that are still a staple of radio and movie soundtracks, Creedence Clearwater Revisited has come a long way.They want to hear the music.And Creedence Clearwater Revisited always delivers.You have no recently viewed items or searches.After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.JOHN FOGERTY'S "REVIVAL" TO BE RELEASED SEPTEMBER 25!!!"You can't go wrong if you play a little bit of that Creedence song."Rolling Stone, David Fricke
"Fogerty's muse comes fully alive, nodding gently to his estimable legacy while moving firmly forward."CCR has created a masterpiece and Revival is unquestionably one of the ten best discs of 2007."Check back here often for further updates!Visit the tour page for the itinerary.Concord Music Group, Inc.John Fogerty, former leader of Creedence Clearwater Revival, said on the eve of their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.In retrospect, Fogerty got all he wished for and more.Creedence Clearwater Revival defined the spirit and sound of rock and roll as authentically as any American group ever has.As the Golliwogs, they recorded seven singles for Fantasy that went largely unheard by the general public.Vietnam War and sympathy for those who were fighting in what now stand as anthems of those troubled times.Creedence Clearwater Revival, which disbanded in 1972, were progressive and anachronistic at the same time.Creedence came along, but in a real way they defined it, drawing inspiration from the likes of Little Richard, Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and the artisans of soul at Motown and Stax.In so doing, Creedence Clearwater Revival became the standard bearers and foremost celebrants of homegrown American music.TIMELINE
November 9, 1941: Tom Fogerty was born.April 25, 1945: Stu Cook was born.May 28, 1945: John Fogerty was born.Creedence Clearwater Revival LP, is released.January 12, 1998: Gene Vincent is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the thirteenth annual induction dinner.The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. |
