The prolific nature of Creedence Clearwater Revival still makes one's head spin. From July 1968 to July 1970, the band released five landmark LPs. A mere five months after the chart-topping Cosmo's ...
The Beatles were so busy in their early days that they could have been called the Workhorses. Between playing live, doing interviews, and making TV and radio performances, it’s a wonder they ever ...
Creedence Clearwater Revival's Chronicle is now one of five albums that have spent 14 years (or 728 weeks) on the Billboard 200 throughout the chart's history. UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of ...
Creedence Clearwater Revival was on top of the world in 1970. Their rise to fame included a headlining performance at Woodstock, three Top 10 albums and a string of hit singles among the numerous ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Chronicle hits 450 weeks on both the ...
Creedence Clearwater Revival rarely sang about love. Instead, they asked “Have You Ever Seen The Rain?” and watched the bad moon a-risin’. The four-piece was consequently known for its lyrics about ...
When Creedence Clearwater Revival broke up fifty years ago this fall, they were critically respected, hugely influential, and popular almost beyond belief. Billboard credits the band with nine Top Ten ...
On this day (October 15), Creedence Clearwater Revival split after just four years in the spotlight. Despite the band’s short life, the split was a long time coming. Jealousy and animosity had been ...
"It was life and death," said musician John Fogerty. "I used to tell myself that phrase: 'This is life and death.' You're against the whole world." He felt that as a young man: "Yes, oh yes. I mean, ...
Creedence Clearwater Revival—a band rooted in swamp rock, rhythm and blues, and Southern gothic Americana—became the unlikely financial engine behind one of the most ambitious jazz preservation ...
John Fogerty claims he wrote “Fortunate Son” in just 20 minutes. But the music he made with Creedence Clearwater Revival has soundtracked visions of the Vietnam War in pop culture for what feels like ...