In a sense, Creedence Clearwater Revival was lucky. Based on the outskirts of the terminal Unhip Bay is of El Cerrito, in search of legendary rock & roll and the Beatles for inspiration in his incarnation as the Golliwogs instead of folk-rock that pushed San Francisco Scene-great name were rejected by the psychedelic ballrooms and had plenty of time to perfect a sound that was entirely to themselves. The result was a series of nine Top Ten singles (and one, "Suzie Q", which reached number 11) of the honesty and simplicity that other bands lack. To do this, they were ridiculed by hipoisie, they seem to forget that popular music was supposed to, uh, popular. While in power its composer, John Fogerty, did not mind at all. The art was too busy powerful songs that the country has responded immediately, correct, composition, singing, guitar skills and Creedence, which became one of the groups known in the U.S.. After they broke up, Fogerty continued his work, adding a dash of country music that only increased its appeal, even though the legal issues and changing tastes of its sales that might not have thought of his domain in the past may have. Creedence played on a mythology that has already been established by the artists whose music is concerned and whose legacy extended. Proud Mary steamed into the Mississippi River, Fogerty sang about being "Born on the Bayou (which clearly was not), and characterized the group as Willie and the little guy, Just Pickin 'and Grinnin' change parts. This was something of a pop band test Rorschach, in which listeners was far more democratic and working class that the group was. The music of Creedence, deceptively simple, too, is in marked contrast to the virtuosity of the more-your-own-love for the music of the San Francisco Bay, and the flannel shirt, jeans l'image de la bande projetée de photos et à l'étape a été opposé of the rock star pose adoptée par tant de leurs contemporains. This democratic impulse has Fogerty Creedence survive and work without seeming dated. Deeply informed by what has preceded, imbued with the values of honesty and simplicity, has served to influence countless like-minded artists who came after. In short - and have nothing to do with the marketing term - is classic rock. Rock Classics Volume I
Artist: Various Artists Release Date: 2007
Creedence Blasted onto the scene with a long meditation on the most successful of Dale Hawkins "Suzie Q", which was characterized by some of the guitar of James Burton, one of the great forgotten chain flexion of his time. Hawkins had an eye to the great guitarist - then it has often used Roy Buchanan - but never as big a hit like this. He moved to Dallas and began working in production, with credits including Bruce Channel's "Hey Baby", whose harmonica part, Delbert McClinton, inspired by the Beatles to use one of "Love me do." It produced the Top Ten "Western Union" by the local group of five Americans, and in 1970 became a consultant with Houston-based International Artists, which deals with the 13th Floor Elevators. The persistence of the Creedence of "Suzie Q" as a staple of FM radio revived his career, and still occurs occasionally in public happy.
  Spellbound
Artist: Screamin 'Jay Hawkins Release Date: 2006

If the blues singer Jay Hawkins had been too drunk to attempt to record a song he particularly disliked, would become the icon that has become? Hawkins always maintained he did not remember having that resulted in 1956 hit underground famous "I Put A Spell On You", which, although not on the lists, was one of the boys passing around these issues, marveling at grunts, growls, bellows, cries and screams his way to stumble through a song in itself was quite complicated in principle. Creedence re-introduced in the directory as the opening song on their debut album rock, and has remained ever since. As for Screamin 'Jay, who has embraced the record, making it the centerpiece of a live act that began the stage wearing a coffin with a skull on fire, and wearing extravagant clothing, so she sang numbers as memorable as "Constipation Blues", which is a big hit in Japan.
  The Essential Collection
Artist: Tommy McLain Date Published: 1997

Nobody in Creedence was actually born on the bayou, not even one of the marshes of the Sacramento River, but there was a wealth of rock music that was. Louisiana and East Texas field has been touring the swamp pop bands are like the kings of boogie and Randy and the Rockets. Covering the soul and the country successfully per hour, driven by Crackerjack brass sections, and the front by versatile singers, most of these bands were doomed to obscurity until various British fans rediscovered local in the 1980s. Among the singers were larger, as Rod Bernard and Johnnie Allen, but perhaps the greatest was Tiny Tommy McLain, whose version of "Sweet Dreams Don Gibson" cracked the national charts in 1969, and whose pure voice was incredibly high - and is - an incredible instrument of expression and backup tapes were some of the best pop veterans Marsh circuit. Listen and hear a possible source for the singing style of John Fogerty.
  The Complete Sun Singles
Artist: Carl Perkins Release Date: 2000

Carl Perkins, Creedence influence, because Carl Perkins was one of the influences of rock's all true. Someone could write a song about something as stupid as blue suede shoes and then playing with such passion that I never thought of you as your life does not depend on them has been clearly on track. His career was also perfect: born of the land to the poor people of the South who worked in the fields with their black neighbors, Carl absorbed country music and blues around, and has forged a style that was so tight that he had a week when he had a record in the pop, country and rhythm and blues charts - "Blue Suede Shoes", actually. Even better adapted to Creedence / connection Fogerty was his guitar style, in which country and blues elements came together in absolute simplicity, but the exciting originality. Even if it is not so complicated: just ask the Beatles, who really had to work to close when they covered their affairs.
  Arthur
Artist: Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup Release Date: 1994

Again, anyone who plays rock & roll owes something to the east of the Mississippi, who began playing the blues when he landed in Chicago in the 1930s. Total redesign of Elvis Presley "It's All Right Mama" was the beginning of King's career (and caused an Elvis grateful to pay for a session for RCA Crudup after becoming a star) but several other songs also found Crudup their way into the repertoire of rock, like "My Baby Left Me" was featured on the album Cosmo's Factory Creedence. Crudup, in common with many artists in the subsidiary "RCA Bluebird career, overrecorded like crazy in the 1930s, but was a popular artist in the clubs of Chicago to play for the Southern transplant, like him, and styles blues in the Windy City changed, moved back home, where he was a successful smuggler when Elvis took his name back into public recognition. He died in 1974, after having seen his career revived by a younger generation.
  Absolutely The Best
Artist: Lead Belly Release Date: 2000

Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter also has a powerful influence in rock & roll, but he came through a door different from most blues singers, which is in the first round of American folk end of 1940, and contributed to urban popular first big hit, "Good Night, Irene," to the weavers. The story of its discovery by folklorist Alan Lomax, his subsequent release from prison, and their adoption by the folkies entire left wing of the scene which also included Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie is well known, and this led her tens aa of records of his music, most of which must be said, not really classic blues. Creedence including two of his most famous songs, "Midnight Special" and "Cotton Fields" as Willie and the Poor Boys album, and endorsed, which is not surprising since Creedence, although they recorded the song in concert blues were more interested in the song of this term to be part of the blues.
  The Best of Booker T. and G. M.:
Artist: Booker T. and the MG 's Date Published: 1994
John Fogerty was once asked what was the best rock & roll in the world? "Booker T and the MGS," he replied without hesitation. At first glance, do not hear much music from the quartet in Memphis Creedence or Fogerty later individual work, their contribution is subtle. What you hear when you hear one of his little masterpieces, tossed-off jams at the surface, but with a surprising depth, is one of four pieces of machinery in perfect working order. It's almost the Platonic ideal of how to carry four big players and make a unique sound, something that Creedence is, at least initially. Of course there are solos - Steve Cropper guitar in particular - and sure, the organ of Booker T opens with the melody, but obviously listen to each other all the time and the exuberance and joy of what is shining through.

Burnin '
Artist: John Lee Hooker Release Date: 1962
Proposed by Mr Hooker "Boogie". Mr. Fogerty and company's offer "Chooglin '." Is there a difference in the classroom? Discuss and showcase their work. There is no doubt that the work pace, but harmonically static, John Lee Hooker played an important role in shaping the culture jam rock music of the 1960s gave the world. Beginning with "Boogie Chillen" in 1949, False Hooker blues sound primitive, mostly just his voice and his guitar, was appreciated by a significant segment of the hearing the blues, like a serious warning against the possibility of fantasy too. In late 1960, when groups of American guitar rediscovers the blues, Hooker's plan was one of the largest ever used for extended workouts and Creedence was no exception because they served up some headlines in Hooker first album. As always, not copied directly from the original section Stu Cook and Doug Clifford came with the rhythm rhythm they called "Chooglin '" which became one its brands.
  The Essential Little Richard
Artist: Little Richard Release Date: 1958

As with Carl Perkins, any rock that is not intended as an ancestor Richard Penniman is lying. It is the precursor of things people take for granted today: the wild behavior on stage, ambiguous sexuality, a driving rhythm, screaming mad vocal tics, Goofy lyrics. In his records, Earl Palmer had enough of Blues Swing Out Standard battery struggling to invent rock & roll. The Beatles covered his case and, of course, so did Creedence, record "Good Golly Miss Molly" in Bayou Country. Although it may be hard to believe now, in 1969 when this album came out, Richard had fallen in the shadows (although some knew Jimi Hendrix was shot by her guitarist), but this is due both to the fact that he has spent time in the ministry and the waiver of Rock & Roll - if only for a short period - like everything else. His darkness did not last long, and from 2007 was still strong, appearing in movies, television, and occasionally reminding youth performances how.

  The Best Of Hank Williams
Artist: Hank Williams Release Date: 2002

After breaking Creedence, John Fogerty raised the "country" command, first with his old man bluegrass band, Blue Ridge Rangers, and later in his solo albums. (He had always been there, but the group was not the best place for this.) And if you're going to be the country, their work will bear echoes of the inventor of modern country music. Williams was the first to add a personal touch to his words, after listening to a lot of blues in his youth, this innovation has propelled him to stardom would be long Outlast his death at age 29. He also wrote songs convincing to adapt to these words, he saw his songs covered by pop artists and even rockers like Fats Domino, whose version of "Jambalaya" was the first thing many people heard. Its small body of work is a cornerstone of American popular music, and Alt-categories of countries are still so simply find how difficult it can be.
  Classic Faces
Artist: Jimmie Rodgers Release Date: 2002

Before Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers was one of Mississippi who had been schooled in the blues and then continued to refine a repertoire that mixes skilfully with a bandwidth of sentimentality. First country superstar, the "blue yodel" and the use of the Hawaiian steel guitar on his recordings as a model for the country that lasted until Hank Williams innovations expand the vocabulary of the genre. It was not just musicians who have influenced countries: Howlin 'Wolf, said his famous trademark "Ah-ooo," was his failed attempt to imitate Rodgers Yodel. Rodgers debt to black music was not just the "floating verses" of traditional blues, which used some of his songs, but also their recording session with the famous Louis Armstrong, not to mention his friendship with the Carter Family that were found for RCA Records that same hearing, as it was and who was also instrumental black and lyrical influences.
  Sun Recordings
Artist: Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison was all about voice. Although his most famous songs, hits like "Running Scared" and "Crying", can be almost lyrical in its tension between the orchestra and chorus, Orbison began as a sort of rockabilly is why these lesser known titles Sun sense when talking about John Fogerty. Clearly the band Orbison, The Teen Kings were unable to get on with it, but the mix of excitement and balancing the unique voice of Roy is a model that could Fogerty Creedence extrapolated to the time and his solo career more evening. At a time when the fundamental experience that seems more valuable than vocal prowess, singing Fogerty could catch him by the ears and will make a new assessment. Like Orbison, the idea of a hook was never far from his mind, but their composition chops were a little more sophisticated than "Ooby Dooby, Ooby Dooby, doo-doo-doo-wah wah wah. Not that there's anything wrong with that!