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Creedence Clearwater
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Who
Will Stop The Rain
by Creedence
Long as I remember the rain been comin’ down.
Clouds of myst’ry pourin’ confusion on the ground.
Good men through the ages, tryin’ to find the sun;
And I wonder, still I wonder, who’ll stop the rain.
I went down virginia, seekin’ shelter from the storm.
Caught up in the fable, I watched the tower grow.
Five year plans and new deals, wrapped in golden chains.
And I wonder, still I wonder who’ll stop the rain.
Heard the singers playin’, how we cheered for more.
The crowd had rushed together, tryin’ to keep warm.
Still the rain kept pourin’, fallin’ on my ears.
And I wonder, still I wonder who’ll stop the rain.
Peace
LionHeart
February 2006
Creedence
Clearwater Survival
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The band started out as The Blue Velvets, formed by John Fogerty,
Doug Clifford, and Stu Cook in El Cerrito, California in the late
1950s. They were an instrumental trio, however during the early
'60's they began backing Tom Fogerty, John's older brother, for
school dances at El Cerrito High School, on fraternity house gigs
and in the recording studio. By the mid 1960s, the band signed a
contract with Fantasy Records which was a local label based in San
Francisco at that time. They were attracted to the label because
Fantasy had released a national hit by Vince Guaraldi, "Cast
Your Fate To The Wind". Fantasy officials changed the group's
name to The Golliwogs, an apparent reference to a once-popular minstrel
doll called a Golliwogg. Seven singles were released in the San
Francisco Bay area, but none received national attention. (However,
in 1975 Fantasy released Pre-Creedence, a compilation album of recordings
by The Golliwogs).
Eventually John Fogerty took control of the group, writing most
of their material and singing lead vocals. The band's first album
as Creedence Clearwater Revival was released in 1968. A cover of
the Dale Hawkins Swamp Rock classic "Suzie Q." became
their first hit single (the song was later featured in the movie
Apocalypse Now). As a result, Creedence Clearwater Revival is considered
part of that distinctly American Swamp Rock
music, exemplified again most prominently in their song "Born
On The Bayou".
By 1969, the band really began to find its voice; "Proud Mary"
became their second hit single and also was a big hit for Ike and
Tina Turner. It was followed by a series of successful songs, including
"Bad Moon Rising", "Green River", "Down
on the Corner", "Travelin' Band", "Who'll Stop
the Rain?", "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?", "Up
Around the Bend", "Fortunate Son", and "Lookin'
Out My Back Door."
Due to John Fogerty's success as writer, singer, and frontman, the
other band members began to feel like they were being held back.
His brother Tom left the band in 1971, to pursue an unsuccessful
solo career. John Fogerty insisted that bassist Stu Cook and drummer
Doug Clifford share equal songwriting and vocal time on the band's
final album Mardi Gras in 1972. Many have speculated that Fogerty
did this in anticipation of poor sales, in order to prove to brother
Tom (and the rest of world) that his songwriting had always been
the real commercial talent behind the band's success. The album
did indeed receive poor reviews and sales, and the group disbanded
shortly afterwards.
In 1990, Tom Fogerty died of AIDS, which he contracted from a blood
transfusion.
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