Creedence Clearwater Revival — Where to Listen on the Radio

Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), or simply Creedence, was an American rock band formed in El Cerrito, California, in 1968. The band consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty; his brother, rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty; bassist Stu Cook; and drummer Doug Clifford. These members had played together since 1959, first as the Blue Velvets and later as the Golliwogs, before settling on Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1968. The band's most prolific and successful period, between 1969 and 1971, produced 14 consecutive top-10 singles (many of which were double A-sides) and five consecutive top-10 albums in the United States, two of which—Green River (1969) and Cosmo's Factory (1970)—topped the Billboard 200 chart. The band performed at the 1969 Woodstock festival in upstate New York and was the first major act signed to appear there.

CCR disbanded acrimoniously in 1972 after four years of chart-topping success. Tom had quit the band at the end of 1970 and John was at odds with the remaining members over matters of business and artistic control, all of which resulted in lawsuits among the former bandmates after the group's breakup. John's disagreements with Fantasy Records owner Saul Zaentz led to more court cases, and he refused to perform with the two other surviving members of the band—Tom had died in 1990—at Creedence's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. Though the band has never publicly reunited, John continues to…