Origin: El Cerrito, CA

Decades: 1960's and 1970's

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 ref... Read More

Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones

R.E.M, Mike Watt, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Georgia Satellites, Treat Her Right, Torsson, The Blasters, fIREHOSE and The Black Crowes