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