Creedence Clearwater Revival Trivia

1. The title of Creedence Clearwater Revival's 1970 album "Cosmo's Factory" was named after which band member, best known as the group's drummer?

From Quiz Making Hits at Cosmo's Factory

Answer: Doug Clifford

It was reported that Doug Clifford had a deep sense and love for all things in nature, which earned him the nickname "Cosmo". Sitting on a pushbike and wearing bright red pants, and by being the first the line in the shot, his image dominates the cover. The band is captured here in an off-duty moment, which was considered rare for them. John Fogerty had instituted a relentless regime of practise for the band, with the members rehearsing their songs five days a week. In Clifford's eyes it was almost like going to a regular job, so he christened the Berkeley warehouse they worked in "the factory". In a 2012 interview with Goldmine magazine, Clifford advised that Fogerty was feeling the pressure from the press and, so after the recording was complete, he advised him (Doug) that he intended to name the album after the drummer in a bid to shift some of the spotlight (read pressure) away from himself. Clifford nonchalantly jokes with the interviewer "I tell people that they named it after me, so it had to be a hit".

From Quiz The ABC's of CCR

Answer: The Blue Velvets

John Fogerty, Doug Clifford, and Stu Cook began playing together under the name The Blue Velvets. They later changed that name to the Golliwogs, and later still to Creedence Clearwater Revival.The name "Muddy Rabbit" was suggested before they changed their name to Creedence Clearwater Revival but was rejected by the band.

From Quiz Think you're a Fortunate Son?

Answer: Lookin' Out My Back Door

When John Fogerty sings this song, he often substitutes the lyrics "tamborines and elephants are playing in the band" with "tangerines and Elvis are playing in the band."

From Quiz Creedence Clearwater Revival

Answer: John Fogerty

Originally called The Blue Velvets and then the Golliwogs, Creedence Clearwater Revival hit the music scene in 1967. John Fogerty was the lead singer and lead guitarist. Tom Fogerty, the elder brother of John, was the rhythm guitarist, Stu Cook played the bass guitar and Doug Clifford was the band's drummer.

From Quiz Creedence Clearwater Review

Answer: "I Put a Spell On You"

This song, in my opinon, was a very unusual way to open a debut album. I didn't like this album as much as the other Creedence albums.

From Quiz Creedence Clearwater Revival Lyrics

Answer: 'Lodi'

From Quiz Making Hits at Cosmo's Factory

Answer: Europe

Acknowledge that this question has no direct link to the album but what it does do is provide me with an opportunity to highlight both the incredible work ethic of this band and, to some extent, the environment under which the album was made. "Cosmo's Factory" represented Creedence Clearwater Revival at the height of their powers. Released in July of 1970 it came on the back of this daunting schedule: January 1969 - They released the album "Bayou Country" which featured the hit single "Proud Mary". July 1969 - They began to tour incessantly. August 1969 - They released the album "Green River" from which the title track and "Bad Moon Rising" were hits on the US Billboard Hot 100. August 1969 - They were one of the headline acts at the Woodstock festival. November 1969 - They released the album "Willy & the Poor Boys" featuring the hit singles "Down on the Corner" and "Fortunate Son". (If you have noted so far, that is three studio albums in one year, all three of which made the Top Ten of the US Billboard 200 Album chart) January 1970 - They recorded "The Concert" at the Oakland Coliseum Arena. (See footnote) February 1970 - They were on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine April 1970 - They arrived for their European tour and featured at the Royal Albert Hall. June 1970 - They were back in Berkeley, rehearsing and then cutting the album "Cosmo's Factory". The ability for something creative to be generated as consistently brilliant as CCR were able to achieve under this duress is amazing, but something would have to give. (Footnote) Fantasy Records, Creedence's record label, continued to release compilation albums well after the band's demise. One was titled "Live in Europe", which was released in 1973. Another, released in 1980, was originally labelled as being recorded at the Royal Albert Hall. It was later discovered to have been recorded at Oakland's Coliseum and subsequent covers were amended and the album was repackaged as "The Concert".

From Quiz The ABC's of CCR

Answer: Fantasy

All Creedence albums and singles were released on the Fantasy label.

From Quiz Think you're a Fortunate Son?

Answer: Green River

The title was the name of a drink John Fogerty used to get at a local soda fountain as a child. The lyrics of this song refer to John and Tom Fogerty's childhood vacations spent at a camp in northern California. Tom once commented that the imagery incorporated in the song is exactly the way he spent his young years.

From Quiz Creedence Clearwater Revival

Answer: Proud Mary

Proud Mary reached the number two position in the U.S. Pop chart. The single is from the album "Bayou Country" also released in 1969. Other tracks from the album include "Born on the Bayou", "Bootleg", "Graveyard Train" and "Good Golly Miss Molly" (Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, John Marascalco). The second part of the chorus has the lyrics "But I never saw the good side of the city, til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen"; considering the song was penned on a steamboat called the "Mary Elizabeth" I wonder if this played a part of the lyrics?

From Quiz Creedence Clearwater Review

Answer: "Susie Q"

This was also the best song on the album. The version of this song on "Chronicle 1" had the instrumental part at the end cut off. But on "Chronicle 2", that instrumental was put on as "Susie Q (Part 2)".

From Quiz Creedence Clearwater Revival Lyrics

Answer: 'Born on the Bayou'

From Quiz Making Hits at Cosmo's Factory

Answer: Run Through the Jungle

Fogerty had cited Howlin' Wolf as being a major influence on his work and career in a 1997 interview with Guitar World magazine. He went on to advise that he was channelling the veteran bluesman during the recording of "Run Through the Jungle" for the album. It has often been thought that this song was yet another protest song about the Vietnam War by the band, especially as it had come hot on the heels of their previous year's release "Fortunate Son", which also looked at the subject. Fogerty advised that he could see how this impression could arise, how listeners could link the word "jungle" with "Vietnam", but his real protest here was the proliferation of guns in the United States and the "gung-ho" attitudes of the people using them. This is eerily echoed in the lines; "200 million guns were loaded Satan cries, take aim". (Footnote) Music journalist Phil Ellwood had misinterpreted the lyric "doubles on kazoo" from the Creedence hit "Down on the Corner" (1969) as "devils on the loose". Fogerty liked the line so much that he used it in "Run Through the Jungle" and thanked Ellwood for it.

From Quiz The ABC's of CCR

Answer: Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence's first album was named after the band. Next came the album "Bayou Country" and their third album was entitled "Green River". There were no CCR albums entitled "Chooglin'" or "Born on the Bayou".

From Quiz Think you're a Fortunate Son?

Answer: Wrote a Song for Everyone

John Fogerty came up with the chorus of this song when he had an argument with his wife. As she left the house, he said "I wrote a song for everyone, and I couldn't even talk to you ..."

From Quiz Creedence Clearwater Revival

Answer: Bad Moon Rising

"Bad Moon Rising" is from the third album "Green River" also released in 1969. Side one of the album includes "Green River", "Commotion", "Tombstone Shadow" and "Wrote a Song for Everyone." Side two contains "Lodi", "Cross-Tie Walker", "Sinister Purpose", "The Night Time Is the Right Time" and their chart topper "Bad Moon Rising."

From Quiz Creedence Clearwater Review

Answer: "Born on the Bayou"

Creedence always opened their concerts with this song.

From Quiz Creedence Clearwater Revival Lyrics

Answer: 'Proud Mary'

From Quiz The ABC's of CCR

Answer: Zero

Creedence never landed a song at the top of the American Billboard charts. They had five number two hits, but never a number one!

From Quiz Think you're a Fortunate Son?

Answer: Lodi

John Fogerty loved the name "Lodi" from the first moment he heard it; he loved it so much, he wrote a song about it. Ironically, a few years after he wrote the song, he was nearly "stuck in Lodi," when his truck almost ran out of gas.

From Quiz Creedence Clearwater Revival

Answer: Down on the Corner

"Fortunate Son" reached number 14 in the U.S. "Midnight Special" is the third track on side two of the album and "It Came Out of the Sky" is track two on side one of the album. "Willy and the Poor Boys" was ranked at number 392 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list in 2003.

From Quiz Creedence Clearwater Review

Answer: "Proud Mary"

Following this song on the album was "Keep On Chooglin'", a 7-minute song which Creedence wrapped up most of their concerts with.

From Quiz Creedence Clearwater Revival Lyrics

Answer: 'Lookin' Out My Back Door'

From Quiz Making Hits at Cosmo's Factory

Answer: Travelin' Band

From the start of 1969 the band had become road warriors and embarked on a heavy touring schedule to promote their songs. The journeys were a trial of constant motion, lost baggage, long waits and thoughts of "there had to be a better way". From these tribulations would arise the hectic belter "Travelin' Band". In writing the song John Fogerty wanted to honour the style of one of his rock and roll heroes, Little Richard. As a consequence, the song is played and the words are spat out at breakneck speed by Fogerty and the band and, for good measure, the occasional throaty scream/growl would also get thrown in. There was only one problem. Specialty Records, the group who were the owners of Little Richard's catalogue, felt that the homage was a little too close to home and that the song sound very much like "Good Golly Miss Molly" and they sued the band. The suit was settled out of court, after which, the band's bass player, Stu Cook, commented (sardonically) "I thought our version actually sounded like "Long Tall Sally"".

From Quiz The ABC's of CCR

Answer: Dale Hawkins

Although John Fogerty penned a majority of Creedence's songs, "Suzie-Q" was written by Dale Hawkins.

From Quiz Think you're a Fortunate Son?

Answer: Proud Mary

When John Fogerty got his discharge papers from the Army, he was so thrilled that he ran into his house, picked up his guitar, and strummed out the intro to what would soon be his most famous song.

From Quiz Creedence Clearwater Revival

Answer: Bad Moon Rising

"Bad Moon Rising" was released in 1969. The song was taken from their third album "Green River" also released in 1969. John Fogerty wrote and produced both the album and song.

From Quiz Creedence Clearwater Review

Answer: "Bad Moon Rising"

Creedence Clearwater Revival made 3 studio albums in 1969. This was the second of the three, and is the band's only album with a title track.

From Quiz Creedence Clearwater Revival Lyrics

Answer: 'Susie Q'

From Quiz Making Hits at Cosmo's Factory

Answer: Who'll Stop the Rain

Interpretations of this song are varied; some will argue that it is a thinly veiled swipe at the war in Vietnam and, as evidence, point to the line "I went down Virginia, seeking shelter from the storm", Virginia being John Fogerty's posting when he'd enlisted in the Army Reserve. Others claim that it rails against politicians rising to power on the back of hollow promises - "five year plans and new deals, wrapped in golden chains". Whilst the meaning is not clear the fact that there is something amiss (this unending malaise) is evident and this is spelled out by the line "good men through the ages, trying to find the sun". For this author though, the best thoughts on the song come from Fogerty himself when he confirmed that the inspiration for writing the song came when they played the Woodstock festival in 1969 and were greeted by a wet and muddy field; "Heard the singers playing, how we cheered for more The crowd had rushed together, trying to keep warm" Which, in two concise lines, echoes that no matter the situation, together, we can make light of it.

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