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.