Like so many songs byThe Doors, “Light My Fire” pulled from disparate influences. The song was originally written by guitarist Robby Krieger, who took inspiration from the melody of “Hey Joe” and the lyrics of The Rolling Stones’ “Play with Fire.” Then, drummer John Densmore suggested...
by William RuhlmannJohn Cameron Fogerty achieved fame as the lead singer/songwriter and guitarist in Creedence Clearwater Revival and has since gone on to a chart-topping solo career. Born in Berkele...
Led by John Fogerty, Creedence Clearwater Revival didn't sound at all like their Bay Area contemporaries. Twangy, swampy and poppy in ways that made them both commercial and critical favorites, CCR played rock 'n' roll rooted in the past but with a modern edge and message (see the great ...
“Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” by Creedence Clearwater Revival is a song about the rain from 1970. It was written by John Fogerty and released as a single by the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. Similar Articles: Songs About Crying Best Sad Songs...
12. John Fogerty, "Almost Saturday Night"From: John Fogerty (1975)The year after Creedence Clearwater Revival's 1972 split, frontman John Fogerty recorded his first solo album as the Blue Ridge Rangers. In 1975 he released his first proper solo album, the self-titled John Fogerty, a roots...
"Violence is Golden," by John Fogerty Released in 1986, another song about war and its consequences."VX Gas Attack," by Skinny Puppy Protests the United State's support of Saddam Hussein (Released in 1989)"Wallflower," by Peter Gabriel A song about not letting go of what you believe in...
The three verses of CCR’sWho’ll Stop The Rainwere written by John Fogerty following a trip to 1969’s rain-drenched Woodstock festival. It’s a story about how change requires hard work by honest people, rather than good intentions, flower power, or incremental political policies. ...
) was a gift that kept on giving to pop music — and culture — for years to come. While the jaunty circular guitar riff of the original recording sonically replicates the narrator’s “rollin’ on the river” escape from that Yippie villain “The Man,” the John Fogerty-written classic ...
single was written by Eric Clapton and George Harrison, who plays guitar under the pseudonym L'Angelo Misterioso. The return favor – Clapton was on Harrison's White Album cut "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" – got its title from the Beatles star's scribbled "bridge" note misread by his ...
Led by John Fogerty, Creedence Clearwater Revival didn't sound at all like their Bay Area contemporaries. Twangy, swampy and poppy in ways that made them both commercial and critical favorites, CCR played rock 'n' roll rooted in the past but with a modern edge and message (see the great...