Creedence Clearwater Revival released a version on their debut album in 1968. The band's only Top 40 hit not written by John Fogerty, it peaked at number 11 for one week in November 1968. This song was their first big hit. The album version clocks in at 8:37.
Although the band achieved both commercial and critical success, their peers sometimes looking at Creedence Clearwater Revival as âa singles band with no substance.â This album was said to be the first step toward the end of the band, as the band members were frustrated with John Fogerty for taking over creative control of the bandâs music. This is perhaps why Creedence Clearwater Revisited - with the only original Credence members being bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug Clifford, are still able to replicate Creedenceâs original hits with a whole new band, while still making it sound fresh and exciting.The well-known American rock group Creedence Clearwater Revival, also known as Creedence and CCR, was founded in El Cerrito, California. John Fogerty, the bandâs original lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter was joined by his brother Tom Fogerty, who played rhythm guitar, bassist Stu Cook, and drummer Doug Clifford.
Creedence Clearwater Revival, a band named after a beer commercial, was led by John Fogerty, a famously exacting musician whose perfectionism drove the rest of the band crazy. CCR headlined at
Watch on. 9. âSuzy-Qâ. âSuzy-Qâ was the first âCreedence Clearwater Revivalâ song that I ever heard in the Fall of 1968. It immediately caught my attention and soon afterwards I purchased their eponymous album and then attended one of their concerts a year and a half later. The song is a cover of Dale Hawkinsâ 1956 co-authored
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