A major bone of contention between the members of Creedence had been the dominating presence of singer, guitarist and chief songwriter John Fogerty, whose leadership the other band members had chafed under. For Mardi Gras, Creedence had been reduced to a trio. The band's second guitarist Tom Fogerty, John's brother, had finally quit the band in
The band members met in high school, first played together as The Blue Velvets in 1959, and signed to the jazz-based Fantasy Records label in 1964, initially as a singles-oriented Garage Rock act called The Golliwogs. In early 1967, they changed their name to Creedence Clearwater Revival and released their eponymous debut album.Creedence Clearwater Revival, commonly abbreviated as CCR, was an American rock band formed in El Cerrito, California. The band consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty, his brother, rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty, bassist Stu Cook, and drummer Doug Clifford. These members had played together since 1959Creedence Clearwater Revivalâoccasionally shortened to Creedence or CCRâwas an American rock band popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s.The band consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty, rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty (John's brother), bassist Stu Cook, and drummer Doug "Cosmo" Clifford. Fortunate Sons: From The Golliwogs To Creedence And Swamp-Rock Glory. Long before becoming multi-million-selling roots-rock giants, Creedence Clearwater Revival made started their recording career
In Part 1 of our series on Creedence Clearwater Revival's drummer, Doug Clifford, we discussed the release this week of his âDoug âCosmoâ Cliffordâ reissue LP by Craft Recordings. Here, we
At the Royal Albert Hall. (2022) At the Royal Albert Hall is a 2022 live album recorded in 1970 with American swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. The performance was released as an album to coincide with the documentary film Travelinâ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall, directed by Bob Smeaton. [1] By Karen Corday / March 25, 2021 4:44 pm EST. Creedence Clearwater Revival made a name for itself by " [bringing] rock back to its roots with a concise synthesis of rockabilly, swamp pop, R&B, and country," per AllMusic. The group started out in high school as The Royals and briefly recorded as The Golliwogs before renaming themselves a third Jj7YQ.