The Tragedy Of Creedence Clearwater Revival

John Fogerty doesn’t get nearly enough credit as a composer/songwriter. Proud Mary alone puts him amongst the greatest of all time.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN FOGERTY!!!! 79 YEARS-OLD ON THIS DAY, MAY 28, 2024!!! God bless you John, and thank you for the great music you have given to the world!

turns out John was right, he was the writing and singing talent, and even his solo stuff is as good as the best of CCR. But still without a doubt, Creedence is still classic rock that cant fade away. its just to good.

Just breaking-John won his songwriting credits back!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏✌️ after 50 YEARS!👏👏👏👏👏👏✌️

The music they made in such a short time together is unbelievable

I am 67 years old and Creedence is the most often played CD in my truck. I never remove it for another. My favorite is "Bad Moon Rising", then "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" and finally "Looking Out My Back Door".

After 50 years, CCR remains to this day one of my all-time favorite bands. The humanity of their songs is eternal and transcends the boundaries of pop music. I've thought about having "Up Around the Bend" played at my funeral.

I was at John fogerty concert in Toronto last Sunday! He was just amazing! Love that his sons are in his band now!

The first record I ever bought was CCR's ' Down On The Corner ' , I was just a kid and my Mother gave me 35 cents to purchase the 45 record from the local SILCO store. That was around 1969. Every time I hear that song I think of her. That is the power of good music.

Theres nothing wrong with being a bass player or drummer supporting a singular talent. Being a good teamate and solid pro while performing at a high level is just as honorable. I wish I had more schooling in identifying individual strengths and weaknesses. These guys formed a near perfect unit, and the tragedy is they didnt realize it.

No matter which way you looked at it Fogerty WAS CCR. His voice was iconic. Seriously he could have played with any support musicians to be great. Who remembers the others?

The most amazing thing they ever did imo. Was their version of I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE. The 11 minute album version is something VERY SPECIAL. And should be as revered as anything in rock history.

My Dad loved them, I remember him sitting in the study with his headphones on and singing at the top of his voice and my Mum saying to me “could you go and tell your father to close the door, I can’t hear the television”. Makes me laugh just to think about it. Can’t listen to a CCR song without remembering my Dad.

That band wouldn’t have been anything special without John Fogerty!

Just look at the post-CCR music careers each member had, gives an idea of who the real talent in CCR was

To me, John Forgerty is a very good songwriter and has a great voice while playing his guitar. Terrific, Talented man of all time.

When you spend 90% of your waking hours with the same guys day after day, egos an personalities are bound to clash. It is just part of being human. It does not take away from the fact that CCR was one of the best bands ever.

For guys who ended up hating each other they sure sounded sweet together.

I worked behind the scenes with the bands for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame shows. There were rehearsals in Cleveland Ohio for about two weeks prior to the induction ceremony and concert. Fogerty was the only member of CCR who was ever planned for rehearsals. I remember him walking into the studio, with the house band, led by Booker T. and the MG's, the Memphis Horns, and Donald 'Duck' Dunn. Fogerty brought a CD with him: "CCR's Greatest Hits", and with only a few words, popped it into a boom box, skipping through the tracks to find the ones he wanted to play for the show. As he found each track he tried to play along with "himself' on the CD to refresh on how to play the track. As a testament to the legendary musicians who were the house band, they picked up the tunes themselves after one or two run throughs. Legends, every one..

When you've got talent like these guys, (and especially John Fogerty) all you need is a drummer, bass player, rhythm guitarist, and lead guitar. These four guys really put out some great sound!!!