[37][38] In an NPR interview, Fogerty objected to what he regarded as a misuse of his music: Folks will remember Forrest Gump and that was a great movie, but they don't remember all the really poor movies that Fantasy Records stuck Creedence music into: car commercials, tire commercials. [31] Zaentz also used his wealth to produce a number of successful films, including Best Picture Oscar winners One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, and The English Patient. John cites this song as being the result of high spirits on gaining his discharge from the Army Reserve. Two other singles were released from their May 1968 debut self titled album: a cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins's "I Put a Spell on You" (No. It has been awarded 10x platinum, indicating it has sold over 10 million copies. Cook produced artist Roky Erickson's The Evil One and was a bassist with the popular country act Southern Pacific in the 1980s. Despite the relatively poor reception of Mardi Gras and deteriorated relationships among the remaining band members, CCR embarked upon a two-month, 20-date U.S. tour. Oh! While a jury ruled in Fogerty's favor, he did settle a defamation suit filed by Zaentz over the songs "Mr. Greed" and "Zanz Kant Danz". Subsequent issues of the original 1981 album have been retitled simply The Concert. I was alone when I produced and mixed the albums. These members had played together since 1959, first as the Blue Velvets and later as the Golliwogs. The band initially consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty; his brother, rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty; bassist Stu Cook; and drummer Doug Clifford. References. [20] The band's third album, Green River, followed in August 1969 and went gold along with the single "Green River", which again reached No. In the United Kingdom, "Bad Moon Rising" spent three weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart during September and October 1969, becoming the band's only number one single in the UK. Creedence Clearwater Revival Travellin' Band Cosmo's Factory Lyrics: Seven Thirty Seven comin' out of the sky. 2, and No. 3:46; Creedence Clearwater Revival: Molina. [citation needed] Fogerty also would contribute only rhythm guitar to his bandmates' songs. 2:35 . On February 19, 1987, at the Palomino Club (North Hollywood) in Los Angeles, Fogerty broke his self-imposed ban on performing CCR hits. Discover releases, reviews, track listings, recommendations, and more about Creedence Clearwater Revival - The Best Of Creedence Clearwater Revival at Discogs. Cook, however, held an opposing view, saying, "The performances are classic CCR and I'm still amazed by the number of people who don't even know we were one of the headliners at Woodstock '69. The success of CCR made Fantasy and Zaentz a great deal of money. It's way too late now."[36]. In 1975 he released his only Asylum album, the self-titled John Fogerty. Creedence Clearwater Revival founding members and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Stu Cook and Doug “Cosmo” Clifford have been on quite a ride. CCR's catalog of songs has frequently been used or referenced in popular culture, partly because John Fogerty signed away legal control of his old recordings to the band's record label, Fantasy Records. 14, respectively, by year's end. Tom Fogerty released several solo albums, though none reached the success of CCR. 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