Already an American chart-topper for a month the previous autumn, 'Green River' made the UK bestsellers on January 24, 1970.
Released in January 1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Bayou Country' put the band on the map thanks to the single 'Proud Mary.'
Returning in half-speed mastered, 180-gram editions, both titles will be out on February 12.
Recorded over a month, John Fogerty wrote every track on the album and added horns and keyboards to create a more expansive sound on Pendulum.
Late in 1969, CCR saw out the decade as they released their fourth album 'Willy and the Poor Boys.'
Ken Burns’ compelling documentary, ‘The Vietnam War’ explores one of the darkest hours in US history and the music that came out of it.
Fogerty's lyric eloquently expressed the disgust voiced by the counter-culture of the time about America's entanglement in Vietnam.
The best Halloween songs are frightfully good, horribly catchy, and a right old monster mash-up of floor-filling classics. Listen... if you dare...
Many misunderstood political songs have been taken to be calls to rebellion or patriotic chest-beaters – a far cry from the artists’ original intentions.
Long before becoming multi-million-selling roots-rock giants, Creedence Clearwater Revival made started their recording career as cult outfit The Golliwogs.
The best guitar solos – from driving riffs to technical displays of mastery – make a song complete and more often than not, transcend the track entirely.
Left off the soundtrack and film, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s forgotten Woodstock performance sees the band firing on all cylinders.
The best Woodstock performances mark the high point of the 60s counterculture, underlining festival’s groundbreaking contribution to music.
1969 was a year of amazing musical festivals, but Woodstock, and the bands that played, set the template for events that have become part of our culture.
Listen to our playlist of this unique instrument, honouring 'Leo' Fender, born on August 10, 1909.
