Creedence clearwater revival original name

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    Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1968
    L-R: Tom Fogerty, Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, John Fogerty

    OriginEl Cerrito, California
    GenresRoots rock, country rock, blues-rock, swamp rock, rock and roll, Southern rock
    Years active1967–1972
    LabelsFantasy
    Past member(s)John Fogerty
    Tom Fogerty
    Stu Cook
    Doug Clifford
    Websitecreedence-online.net

    Creedence Clearwater Revival (often made shorter as CCR or Creedence) was an Americanrockband from California, United States. They were popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s.[1] The band has sold 26 million albums in the United States alone.[2] CCR was inducted into (became part of) the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.[3]

    Many people thought they were from the Southeastern United States because the group's music sounded like the country, folk, and blues music of that place. They liked to sing about bayous, the M