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Creedence Clearwater Revival, frequently referred to as CCR or simply Creedence, was an American roots rock band, fronted by John Fogerty.
The band started out as The Blue Velvets, formed by John Fogerty, Doug Clifford, and Stu Cook in El Cerrito, California in the late 1950s. They were an instrumental trio, however during the early ’60s they began backing Tom Fogerty, John’s older brother, for school dances at El Cerrito High School, on fraternity house gigs and in the recording studio. By the mid 1960s, the band signed a contract with Fantasy Records which was a local label based in San Francisco at that time. They were attracted to the label because Fantasy had released a national hit by Vince Guaraldi, “Cast Your Fate To The Wind”. Fantasy officials changed the group’s name to The Golliwogs, an apparent reference to a once-popular minstrel doll called a Golliwogg. Seven singles were released in the San Francisco Bay area, but none received national attention. (However, in 1975 Fantasy released Pre-Creedence, a compilation album of recordings by The Golliwogs).
Eventually John Fogerty took control of the group, writing most of their material and singing lead vocals. The band’s first album as Creedence Clearwater Revival was released in 1968. A cover of the Dale Hawkins Swamp Rock classic “Suzie Q.” became their first hit single (the song was later featured in the movie Apocalypse Now). As a result, Creedence Clearwater Revival is considered part of that distinctly American Swamp Rock music, exemplified again most prominently in their song “Born On The Bayou”.
The band started out as The Blue Velvets, formed by John Fogerty, Doug Clifford, and Stu Cook in El Cerrito, California in the late 1950s. They were an instrumental trio, however during the early ’60s they began backing Tom Fogerty, John’s older brother, for school dances at El Cerrito High School, on fraternity house gigs and in the recording studio. By the mid 1960s, the band signed a contract with Fantasy Records which was a local label based in San Francisco at that time. They were attracted to the label because Fantasy had released a national hit by Vince Guaraldi, “Cast Your Fate To The Wind”. Fantasy officials changed the group’s name to The Golliwogs, an apparent reference to a once-popular minstrel doll called a Golliwogg. Seven singles were released in the San Francisco Bay area, but none received national attention. (However, in 1975 Fantasy released Pre-Creedence, a compilation album of recordings by The Golliwogs).
Eventually John Fogerty took control of the group, writing most of their material and singing lead vocals. The band’s first album as Creedence Clearwater Revival was released in 1968. A cover of the Dale Hawkins Swamp Rock classic “Suzie Q.” became their first hit single (the song was later featured in the movie Apocalypse Now). As a result, Creedence Clearwater Revival is considered part of that distinctly American Swamp Rock music, exemplified again most prominently in their song “Born On The Bayou”.
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I Put A Spell On You
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"Have You Ever Seen The Rain" !!!!!!!! Brazil
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MrCamomileTea wrote:
CCR does not like the person who does not love music at all. [2] xD
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MasterODisaster wrote:
CCR does not like the person who does not love music at all.
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W1nterfell wrote:
one of the best bands ever
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MareRegola wrote:
the person who does not like CCR, does not love music at all.[8]
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henry352 wrote:
"Have You Ever Seen The Rain" this song is very very popular here in Brazil...
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vglanda wrote:
la persona que no le gusta CCR, no ama a la música.[7]
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kat_piterass wrote:
the person who does not like CCR, does not love music at all.[6]
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rrsm wrote:
the person who does not like CCR, does not love music at all.[5]
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humorbot wrote:
Their cover of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" is excellent. It came from the days when bands like Creedence Clearwater Revival and Black Sabbath could take songs, cover them and add awesome solos to lengthen them.
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pjhamlin79 wrote:
I saw John Fogerty at Glastonbury a few years ago and just blew all the other bands that weekend out of the water! Class.
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the person who does not like CCR, does not love music at all.[3]
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miqmiranda wrote:
there´s no better band to make me relax!!!
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tyralyon wrote:
the person who does not like CCR, does not love music at all. [2]
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the person who does not like CCR, does not love music at all.
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one of the best bands from the 60's
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Such a wonderful band! Classic...
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Amazing band.
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G R E A T !!
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