Creedence Clearwater Revival Proud Mary

Creedence clearwater revival often referred to as creedence or ccr was an american rock band active in the late 1960s and early 1970s which consisted of lead vocalist lead guitarist and primary songwriter john fogerty his brother rhythm guitarist tom fogerty bassist stu cook and drummer doug clifford.

Creedence clearwater revival proud mary. Ccr creedence clearwater revival is undeniably one of the greatest rock bands of all time with an instantly recognizable raw bayou sound popularized in. Proud mary are australia s ultimate creedence clearwater revival tribute. Creedence clearwater revival proud mary bayou country lyrics. It was released by fantasy records as a single from the band s second studio album bayou country which was issued by the same record company in january 1969 the single is generally considered to have been released in early january 1969 although at least one source.

Creedence clearwater revival proud mary. Proud mary is a rock n roll song written by john fogerty and first recorded by his band creedence clearwater revival. Selvin explained in the liner notes for the 2008 expanded reissue of the album that john fogerty wrote the riff for proud mary when he was in the national guard and that the song was arranged from parts of different songs. Lyrics to proud mary by creedence clearwater revival.

Left a good job in the city workin for the man ev ry night and day and i never lost one minute of sleepin worryin bout the way things might have been. It was first recorded by rock band creedence clearwater revival in which fogerty played lead guitar and sang lead vocals on the 1969 album bayou country. Proud mary is a song written by american singer and guitarist john fogerty.