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Creedence Clearwater Revival

El Cerrito, CA

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Region: Central California Foothills and Coastal Mountains Conference: Pacific Regional Rank: #11

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Did You Know

  • • Creedence Clearwater Revival never achieved a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
  • • Their song "Fortunate Son" became an anthem for the anti-Vietnam War movement.
  • • CCR remarkably released three top 10 albums in the year 1969 alone.
  • • Despite their popularity, CCR disbanded acrimoniously in 1972 due to internal conflicts.
  • • "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" is often interpreted as a song about internal band turmoil.
  • • CCR was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
  • • John Fogerty's solo career saw him initially forbidden from performing CCR songs.
  • • The band's name, "Creedence Clearwater Revival", had personal meanings to the members.
  • • Fantasy Records owned the rights to CCR's music, leading to decades of legal battles.
  • • "Proud Mary" has been covered by numerous artists, including Ike & Tina Turner.

Locations in Lyrics

45 location references across 15 songs

Songs & Places

The Midnight Special
Houston, TX Sugar Land, TX Angola (Louisiana State Penitentiary), LA
"If you're ever in Houston"
Who’ll Stop the Rain
Virginia
"I went down Virginia, seeking shelter from the storm"
Lookin’ Out My Back Door
Illinois Bakersfield, CA
"Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy"
Cotton Fields
Louisiana Texarkana, AR Texarkana, TX Northwest Louisiana Cotton Belt, LA
"It was down in Louisiana"
It Came Out of the Sky
Moline, IL Los Angeles, CA Washington, DC
"landed just a little south of Moline"
Travelin’ Band
Memphis, TN
"Oh, won't you take me down to Memphis on a midnight ride?"
Born on the Bayou
Bayou, LA New Orleans, LA Cajun queen, LA
"Born on the Bayou"
Green River
Green River, KY river road, KY
"Pick up a flat rock, skip it across Green River"
Down on the Corner
Kalamazoo, MI
"Poor boy twangs the rhythm out on his Kalamazoo"
Ramble Tamble
Washington, DC
"Actors in the White House"
Lodi
Lodi, CA
"Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again"
Proud Mary
Memphis, TN New Orleans, LA Mississippi River
"Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis"
Wrote a Song for Everyone
Richmond, VA
"Richmond 'bout to blow up, communication failed"
Fortunate Son
Run Through the Jungle
California Mountains, CA
"Over on the mountain"

Rivers & Roads in Song Nearby

U.S. Route 101 10 Guadalupe River 17

Connected Places

El Cerrito, CA Appomattox, VA Bayou, LA Brownsville, TX Cajun Region, LA Chalmette, LA Chancellorsville, VA Charleston, SC Crow Agency, MT Fredericksburg, VA Garfield, AR Gettysburg, PA Houston, TX Illinois, IL Kalamazoo, MI Kennesaw, GA La Porte, TX Manassas, VA Memphis, TN Murfreesboro, TN Natchez, MS New Orleans, LA Sabine Pass, TX Sharpsburg, MD Shiloh, TN Stillwater, NY Texarkana, AR Texarkana, TX Texas Prison System (Midnight Special cultural anchor), TX Vicksburg, MS
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