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American rock band (1959-1972) about|the band|their debut album|Creedence Clearwater Revival (album) redirect-distinguish|Creedence|Credence (disambiguation)!Credence Use American English December 2022 Use mdy dates October 2019 Infobox musical artist | name = Creedence Clearwater Revival | alias = *The Blue Velvets *Tommy Fogerty and the Blue Velvets (1959–1964) *Vision *The Golliwogs (1964–1967) | image = Creedence Clearwater Revival 1968.jpg | landscape = yes | caption = Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1968. From left to right: Tom Fogerty, Doug Clifford, Stu Cook and John Fogerty | origin = El Cerrito, California, U.S. | discography = Creedence Clearwater Revival discography | genre = flatlist| * Swamp rock * roots rock * blues rock * country rock * Southern rock | years_active = 1959–1972refn|group=nb|One-off reunions: 1974, 1980, 1983 | label = Fantasy Records|Fantasy | spinoffs = Creedence Clearwater Revisited | past_members = unbulleted list|Doug Clifford|Stu Cook|John Fogerty|Tom Fogerty ''Creedence Clearwater Revival'', commonly abbreviated as ''CCR'' or simply ''Creedence'', was an American Rock music|rock band formed in El Cerrito, California. The band consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty, his brother, rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty, bassist Stu Cook, and drummer Doug Clifford. These members had played together since 1959, first as the ''Blue Velvets'' and later as the ''Golliwogs'', before settling on Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1967.cite news Cavanagh David http://www.uncut.co.uk/features/creedence-clearwater-revival-the-full-story-by-john-fogerty-stu-cook-and-doug-clifford-6563 Creedence Clearwater Revival – the full story, by John Fogerty, Stu Cook and Doug Clifford |work=Uncut (magazine)|Uncut July 18, 2014 March 27, 2018 The band's most prolific and successful period between 1969 and 1971 produced fourteen consecutive Top 10 singles (many of which were double A-sides) and five consecutive Top 10 albums in the United States, two of which—''Green River (album)|Green River'' (1969) and ''Cosmo's Factory'' (1970)—topped the Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200 chart. The band performed at the 1969 Woodstock festival in Upstate New York, and was the first major act signed to appear there.cite web Woodstock https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/woodstock history.com History.com Editors 24 March 2021 CCR disbanded acrimoniously in late 1972 after four years of chart-topping success. Tom had quit the band the previous year, and John was at odds with the remaining members over matters of business and artistic control, all of which resulted in lawsuits among the former bandmates. John's disagreements with Fantasy Records owner Saul Zaentz led to more court cases and John refused to perform with the two other surviving members of the band—Tom had died in 1990—at Creedence's 1993 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.cite web http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/creedence-clearwater-revival Creedence Clearwater Revival Rockhall.com March 2, 2010cite magazine https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/john-fogerty-explains-creedence-clearwater-revivals-hall-of-fame-meltdown-196247/ John Fogerty Explains CCR's Hall of Fame Meltdown|magazine=Rolling Stone October 6, 2015 Though the band has never publicly reunited, John continues to perform CCR songs as part of his solo act, while Cook and Clifford performed as Creedence Clearwater Revisited from 1995 to 2020. CCR's music remains popular and is a staple of U.S. classic rock radio airplay;cite web http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/chi-0227new_oldies_fillfeb27,1,5592771.story 'Oldies' radio bracket expands one decade |work=Chicago Tribune https://web.archive.org/web/20081211165254/http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2008/feb/27/news/chi-0227new_oldies_fillfeb27 December 11, 2008 February 27, 2008 |author=Arian Smedley 45 million CCR records have been sold in the U.S. alone.cite web https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=top_tallies&ttt=TAA Gold & Platinum RIAA January 7, 2019 The compilation album ''Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits'', originally released in 1976, is still on the ''Billboard'' 200 and reached the 600-week mark in August 2022. It has been certified RIAA certification|12x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for at least 12 million copies sold in the U.S.cite web Gold & Platinum https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Creedence+Clearwater+Revival&ti=Chronicle#search_section%20RIAA.com riaa.com 24 March 2021
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CCRCoveredAtthe Royal Albert HallRoad Trip ClassicsBEST20Greatest HitsLive At WoodstockHave You Ever Seen The RainCovers An TributesBayou CountryFrom The FansLyric VideosThe GolliwogsCreedence ClearwaterExclusive ContentsExclusive Contents