From 1967 to 1972, Creedence Clearwater Revival was a juggernaut. Pumping out 6 multi-platinum albums, and one gold record- yielding ten Top-20 pop hits. During their 5 year dominance, CCR, or simply “Creedence” as their most ardent fans call them, set a record for having the most #2 singles by a group on the Billboard Hot 100. CCR reached the #2 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 FIVE times, and each one of those near-chart toppers are mainstays on the list of the most venerable of the Rock Era. On our series celebrating the greatest #2 songs of all time we are going to breakdown all FIVE of those classic #2 hits from CCR, including three epic double-A side singles including Proud Mary and Born on the Bayou, Travelin' Band and Who’ll Stop the Rain, Looking out my Backdoor and As Log As I Can See the Light, plus Green River and Bad Moon Rising.

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From 1967 to 1972, Creedence Clearwater Revival was a juggernaut. Pumping out 6 multi-platinum albums, and one gold record- yielding ten Top-20 pop hits. During their 5 year dominance, CCR, or simply “Creedence” as their most ardent fans call them, set a record for having the most #2 singles by a group on the Billboard Hot 100. CCR reached the #2 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 FIVE times, and each one of those near-chart toppers are mainstays on the list of the most venerable of the Rock Era.

On our series celebrating the greatest #2 songs of all time we are
going to breakdown all FIVE of those classic #2 hits from CCR, including three epic double-A side singles: The inception of Creedence Clearwater Revival began when junior high school buddies John Fogerty, Stu Cook, and Doug Clifford formed an instrumental trio called the Blue Velvets in El Cerrito, California.

John’s older brother joined the gang, and they were signed to Fantasy Records, an independent label based in San Francisco.
The head of Fantasy Records (Max Weiss) requested they change their moniker from the Blue Velvets to the Golliwogs, a name pulled from a children’s book. CCR’s “Proud Mary”/ Born on the Bayou” double side was denied the top spot on Billboard Hot 100 by two songs. First by “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone, and then it was leap-frogged by Tommy Roe’s “Dizzy.”
“Proud Mary” was backed by one of CCR’s cult classics- "Born on the Bayou". A swamp rock flavored track that Fogerty wrote in his small bare-walled apartment.
Although Fogerty had never lived in that part of the country, or really spend much time in Louisiana, his vocals are performed with so much conviction & authenticity, you would swear that he was indeed “born in the bayou."
One of the most interesting expressions in “Born in the Bayou” is the line "Chasing down a hoodoo.” A “hoodoo" is a magical, mystical, spiritual, non-defined apparition, like a ghost or a shadow, that is not necessarily evil, but certainly other-worldly. The use of “hoodoo" was Fogerty channeling artistry from his appreciation for the music of Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters.