In Tom Fogerty's words: "I could sing, but John had a sound!". Perhaps he was just excited to be performing back home in the Bay Area, the place that gave birth to his legendary former band, Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), and set Fogerty on a direct path. Stu Cook switched from piano to bass guitar and Tom Fogerty from lead vocals to rhythm guitar John became the band's lead vocalist and primary songwriter. For the band's first release, Fantasy co-owner Max Weiss renamed the group the Golliwogs (after the children's literary character, Golliwogg).īandmembers' roles and the instruments they played changed during this period. The record's success was the subject of a National Educational Television special, which prompted budding songwriter John Fogerty to contact the label. Tom soon joined the band, and in 1964 they signed with Fantasy Records, an independent jazz label in San Francisco that had released Cast Your Fate To The Wind, a national hit for jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi. Calling themselves the Blue Velvets, the trio began playing instrumentals and "juke box standards", as well as backing Fogerty's older brother Tom at live gigs and in the recording studio. John Fogerty, Doug Clifford, and Stu Cook met at Portola Junior High School in El Cerrito, California. Rolling Stone ranked them 82nd on its Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time list. Fogerty's ongoing disagreements with Fantasy Records owner Saul Zaentz created further protracted court battles, and John Fogerty refused to perform with the two other surviving members at CCR's 1993 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.Ĭreedence Clearwater Revival's music is still a staple of US radio airplay the band has sold 26 million albums in the United States alone. Tom Fogerty had officially left the previous year, and his brother John was at odds with the remaining members over matters of business and artistic control, all of which resulted in subsequent lawsuits among the former bandmates. The group disbanded acrimoniously in late 1972 after four years of chart-topping success. The band performed at the 1969 Woodstock Festival in Upstate New York. Fogerty's classic compositions for Creedence evoked enduring images of Americana, and they simultaneously reflected burning social issues of the day. They played in a Southern rock style, despite their San Francisco Bay Area origin, with lyrics about bayous, catfish, the Mississippi River, and other popular elements of Southern United States iconography, as well as political and socially conscious lyrics about topics including the Vietnam War. Although the band's tight, punchy arrangements were a group effort, their vision belonged to singer, songwriter, guitarist, and leader John Fogerty. Their musical style encompassed the roots rock, swamp rock, and blues rock genres.
These members played together since 1959, first as The Blue Velvets, then as The Golliwogs. But it's rare that you see things turn out as sadly as they did for the Fogerty brothers of CCR.Creedence Clearwater Revival (often referred to as Creedence or CCR) was an American rock band active in the late 1960s and early 1970s which consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty, his brother rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty, bassist Stu Cook, and drummer Doug Clifford. Yes, it's true that brotherly rivalries are a staple of rock 'n' roll history - just ask Ray and Dave Davies of The Kinks or Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis.
Up to this day, Cook and Clifford apparently remain estranged from John Fogerty over a variety of reasons, and at the time of Tom's death in 1990, he and his younger brother were still very much at odds with each other. Singer John Fogerty felt at home imagining the Louisiana Bayou and the swamp rock that his ominous guitar tone suggested, which is pitched. In 1971, however, Tom left CCR amid growing tensions within the band, and by 1972, the remaining three members released their critically-panned final album, Mardi Gras. Proud Mary, Bad Moon Rising, Lodi, Down on the Corner, Fortunate Son, Travelin’ Bandthe list is long and impressive. Together, brothers John and Tom Fogerty and John's high school friends Stu Cook and Doug Clifford created some of the era's most memorable hits, including " Proud Mary," "Bad Moon Rising," "Born on the Bayou," "Fortunate Son," and "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" There seemed to be little stopping the Bay Area foursome from cranking out recordings that would become classics.
For most of the late 1960s and early 1970s, Creedence Clearwater Revival was a force to be reckoned with on the pop charts.
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