Avatar feed
Responses: 8
LTC Stephen F.
9
9
0
"CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL: In Concert" - (Live In Oakland, CA - 1970)
Background, interviews
"CCR: John Fogerty, Tom Fogerty, Stu Cook, Doug Clifford
Creedence Clearwater Revival, also referred to as Creedence and CCR, was an American rock band formed in El Cerrito, California. The band initially 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 1959, first as the Blue Velvets and later as the Golliwogs, before settling on the Creedence Clearwater Revival name in 1967.
CCR's musical style encompassed roots rock, swamp rock, blues rock, Southern rock, country rock, and blue-eyed soul. Belying their origins in the East Bay subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area, the band often played in a Southern rock style, with lyrics about bayous, catfish, the Mississippi River and other elements of Southern United States iconography. The band's songs rarely dealt with romantic love, concentrating instead on political and socially conscious lyrics about topics such as the Vietnam War. The band performed at the 1969 Woodstock festival in Upstate New York, and was the first major act signed to appear there.
CCR disbanded acrimoniously in late 1972 after four years of chart-topping success. Tom Fogerty had officially left the previous year, and 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. 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 Creedence's 1993 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Though the band has never officially reunited, John Fogerty continues to perform CCR songs as part of his solo act, while Cook and Clifford have performed as Creedence Clearwater Revisited since the 1990s.
CCR's music is still a staple of U.S. classic rock radio airplay; 28 million CCR records have been sold in the U.S. alone. The compilation album Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, originally released in 1976, is still on the Billboard 200 album chart and reached the 500-weeks mark in December 2020. It has been awarded 10x platinum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvVRGYGbYuY
FYI SSG Robert Pratt SSG (Join to see) SSG Franklin Briant GySgt Jack Wallace SPC Robert Coventry PO1 William "Chip" Nagel PO1 Howard Barnes PO1 Kevin Dougherty 1SG Joseph Dartey SGT Tiffanie G. SPC Nancy Greene Sgt (Join to see) SSG Robert Ricci 1LT Voyle SmithPO3 Lynn Spalding ~848656:CWO3 William McIntosh]COL Lisandro Murphy COL Randall C. Maj Marty Hogan CPT Richard Trione
(9)
Comment
(0)
GySgt Jack Wallace
GySgt Jack Wallace
>1 y
Can't go wrong with CCR...Grew-with CCR !!!
(1)
Reply
(0)
LTC Stephen F.
LTC Stephen F.
>1 y
Thank you my audiophile friend and brother-in-Christ GySgt Jack Wallace for letting me know.
(0)
Reply
(0)
Avatar small
Maj Kim Patterson
6
6
0
Who doesn’t enjoy a little CCR LTC Stephen F.
(6)
Comment
(0)
LTC Stephen F.
LTC Stephen F.
>1 y
Thank you my audiophile friend and sister-in-Christ Maj Kim Patterson I expect some individuals who are addicted to disco might not enjoy CCR.
(2)
Reply
(0)
Avatar small
Maj Kim Patterson
5
5
0
The music lives on and so do the legends LTC Stephen F.
(5)
Comment
(0)
LTC Stephen F.
LTC Stephen F.
>1 y
Thank you my audiophile friend and sister-in-Christ Maj Kim Patterson I am grateful for LPs and other recordings of the wonderful music of CCR and other musicians.
(1)
Reply
(0)
Avatar small

Join nearly 2 million former and current members of the US military, just like you.

close