They were an instrumental trio, however during the early '60s they began backing Tom Fogerty, John's older brother, for school dances at El Cerrito High School, on fraternity house gigs and in the recording studio. The band started out as The Blue Velvets, formed by John Fogerty, Doug Clifford, and Stu Cook in El Cerrito, California, United States in the late 1950s. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 and were ranked at 82 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest artists of all time. Their musical style encompassed country rock and swamp rock genres it remains a staple of radio airplay worldwide. The band consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty, his brother and rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty, bassist Stu Cook, and drummer Doug Clifford.
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Articles discussing events in musician's lives are subject to mod discretion.Ĭome share some music in the official /r/music plug.dj!Ĭreedence Clearwater Revival (sometimes shortened to Creedence or CCR) was an American rock band that gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various albums.
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I knew my marriage was going to break up. John Fogerty 1973 When I wrote this song, my life was pretty chaotic. Really, all kids ask questions like "Daddy, when are we going fishing?" and parents always answer with "someday", but in reality someday never comes and kids never learn what they're supposed to learn. I had a son in 1966 and I went away when he was five years old or so and again told him "someday" he would understand everything. Now, I'm here basically repeating the same thing really.
When my dad left me, he told me to be a man and someday I would understand everything.
"Someday Never Comes" is simply a song about my parents undergoing a divorce when I was a child and me not knowing many things. This is the final single released by Creedence Clearwater Revival before they officially broke up in 1972.įogerty has stated that the song is about being left and not being able to learn much as a child. The single reached #25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1972 with Doug Clifford's "Tearin' up the Country" released as the B-side. "Someday Never Comes" is a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival from their album Mardi Gras released in 1972 and written by the frontman John Fogerty. Creedence Clearwater Revival singles chronology