Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater Revival, or CCR, is the most popular and successful of the bluegrass-oriented "roots rock" bands. Almost all of their albums went platinum with Mardi Gras going gold. Compilation Chronicle Vol. 1 went diamond. They had numerous hit singles, several certified. They were a part of the Haight-Ashbury sound of the sixties and seventies. They performed at the legendary Woodstock Music and Art Fair of 1969. They were inducted first year of eligibility, an obvious choice. They were inducted by Bruce Springsteen. They provided the counterculture staple Fortunate Son.

successes
Frontman John Fogerty went on to have a successful solo career.

honors
Fogerty is in the Songwriter Hall of Fame

Recommended Songs

 * Fortunate Son
 * I Heard it Through the Grapevine
 * Cotton Fields
 * Proud Mary
 * Run Through the Jungle
 * The Midnight Special
 * Who'll Stop the Rain?
 * Lookin' Out My Back Door
 * Born on the Bayou
 * Green River
 * Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
 * Bad Moon Rising
 * Lodi
 * Travelin' Band
 * Suzie Q
 * Up Around the Bend
 * Down on the Corner
 * I Put a Spell on You
 * Sweet Hitch-Hiker
 * Hey Tonight
 * Before You Accuse Me
 * Bootleg
 * It Came Out of the Sky
 * Long as I Can See the Light
 * Ninety-Nine and a Half Won't Do
 * The Night Time is the Right Time
 * Pagan Baby
 * Someday Never Comes
 * Wrote a Song for Everyone

Recommended Albums

 * Cosmo's Factory

Trivia

 * The song Lodi is about a town in California