Creedence Clearwater Revival

USA

Formed: 1959

Died: 01 January 1972

Years Active: 60, 70

Genres: Pop/Rock

Styles: Rock & Roll, Rock & Roll/Roots, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, AM Pop, Early Pop/Rock

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At a time when rock was evolving further and further away from the forces that had made the music possible in the first place, Creedence Clearwater Revival brought things back to their roots with their concise synthesis of rockabilly, swamp pop, R&B, and country. Though CCR was very much a group in their tight, punchy arrangements, their vision was very much singer, songwriter, guitarist, and leader John Fogerty's. Fogerty's classic compositions for Creedence both evoked enduring images of Americana and reflected burning social issues of the da...

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