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Episode: 1970 - August: Creedence Clearwater Revival ”Cosmo’s Factory”
Description: Swamp rock afficianados, this is your podcast!
Despite forming in California, Creedence Clearwater Revival was known for their Louisiana sound often described as "swamp rock" or later as roots rock. They tended towards an earlier rock sound during a time when much of their fellow performers were moving in a more psychedelic direction. But CCR (as the band was known, or Creedence) would find prolific success in the time from 1969 to 1971 when they would produce 14 consecutive top 10 singles and five consecutive top 10 albums.
The band featuring front man and multi instrumentalist John Fogerty, brother Tom Fo...