Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater Revival (often made shorter as CCR or Creedence) was an American rock band from California, United States. They were popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s.Show 54 - Hail, Hail, Rock 'n' Roll: Getting back to rock's funky, essential essence. [Part 3] - All TracksDigital Library  The band has sold 26 million albums in the United States alone.  CCR was inducted into (became part of) the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.

Many people thought they were from the Southeastern United States because the group's music sounded like the country, folk, and blues music of that place.  They liked to sing about bayous, the Mississippi River, catfish, and other things people in the south liked.  They also used instruments and styles that were common in the southeast.

For many people, CCR was the soundtrack of their youth. The documentary "Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall" shows CCR was famous worldwide..  In 1969, they made three albums that made the top fifteen. Cosmos Factory (1970) sold as many or more albums as the Beatles‘ Let It Be and Led Zeppelin‘s III.   Their guitar playing and John Fogerty's voice made any CCR song instantly recognizable.

The members of the group were John Fogerty (born 1945), his brother Tom Fogerty (1941-1990), Doug Clifford (born 1945), and Stu Cook (born 1945).

Discography
Studio albums
 Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968)
 Bayou Country (1969)
 Green River (1969)
 Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
 Cosmo's Factory (1970)
 Pendulum (1970)
 Mardi Gras (1972)

References

Other websites
 Creedence-Online
 Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Ed Sullivan Show
 Creedence Clearwater Revival at WorldMusicDatabase 



Category:1967 establishments in California
Category:1972 disestablishments in the United States
Category:American rock bands
Category:Musical groups from California
Category:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
Category:Southern rock bands
Category:1970s disestablishments in California