Creedence Clearwater Revival-occasionally shortened to
Creedence or
CCR-was an
American rock band popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
The band consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter
John Fogerty, rhythm guitarist
Tom Fogerty (John's brother), bassist
Stu Cook, and drummer
Doug Clifford. Their musical style encompassed the
roots rock and
swamp rock genres. Despite their
San Francisco Bay Area origins, they portrayed a
Southern rock style, singing about
bayous, catfish, the
Mississippi River, and other popular elements of Southern iconography.
Creedence Clearwater Revival's music is still a staple of American and worldwide radio airplay;
[1] the band has sold 26 million albums in the United States alone.
[2] Creedence Clearwater Revival was inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
[3] Rolling Stone ranked the band 82nd on its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.
[4] Their musical influence can be heard in many genres including
southern rock,
grunge,
roots rock, and
blues
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