American rock group Creedence Clearwater Revival, also known as Creedence and CCR, was founded in El Cerrito, California.
John Fogerty, the band’s original lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter was joined by his brother Tom Fogerty, who played rhythm guitar, bassist Stu Cook, and drummer Doug Clifford. Before joining Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1967, these musicians had performed together since 1959, first as the Blue Velvets and then as the Golliwogs.
Are there any surviving members of CCR?
John Fogerty still performs CCR songs as part of his solo act, while Cook and Clifford have been performing as Creedence Clearwater Revisited since the 1990s, despite the fact that the band has never formally come back together.
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Roots rock, swamp rock, blues rock, Southern rock, and country rock were just a few of the musical genres covered by CCR. Contrary to their East Bay, California, roots, the band frequently played in a Southern rock vein, with lyrics that referenced Mississippi River, catfish, bayous, and other Southern American iconography.
The band avoided writing songs about romantic love in favor of politically and socially minded lyrics concerning issues like the Vietnam War.
Between 1969 and 1971, the band’s most productive and successful period, fourteen consecutive top 10 singles—many of which were double A-sides—and five straight top 10 albums—two of which, Green River (1969) and Cosmo’s Factory (1970), achieved the top spot—were created.
