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CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Released Their 4th LP ‘WILLY AND THE POOR BOYS’ 55 Years Ago Today

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2 November 2024

55 years ago today, on 2 November 2019, Californian legends CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL released one of their most acclaimed longplayers with Willy And The Poor Boys. It was their third LP in one year!

A first-class album combining guitar rock, Americana, country melodies, blues and rockabilly in an astounding way with John Fogerty‘s cracking voice injecting each and every song (except instrumental track Poorboy Shuffle, of course) on this LP, with his extraordinary vocal range.

Ultimate Class Rock wrote: “Has anyone in rock history had a year as a productive and
as uniformly excellent as Creedence Clearwater Revival did in 1969? They started the year, in January, with their sophomore album, Bayou Country. They followed it up in August with ‘Green River’. Three months after that they released their masterpiece, ‘Willy and the Poor Boys.’ One of the band’s greatest achievements, which is even more remarkable coming at the end of Fogerty and the group’s tireless year. “

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CCR: Story – All Albums

Poster This – JOHNNY MARR + THE HEALERS In 2003

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Great concert posters from the past

JOHNNY MARR + THE HEALERS
Los Angeles, CA
4 February 2003

Former The Smiths guitar/songwriter legend Johnny Marr only released one album
entitled Boomslang (2003) with this The Healers project and called it a day afterward.

The LP’s sparkling single ‘Down On The Corner’.

JOHNNY MARR: Instagram

C.C.R.’s Commander JOHN FOGERTY Gets The Rights Of The Band’s Catalogue… After 50 Years

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16 January 2023

77-year-old JOHN FOGERTY, the legendary singer-songwriter and main man-voice-face
of memorable American rockers CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL (also named in short C.C.R. featuring John & Tom Fogerty, Doug Clifford and Stu Cook) has finally, after a legal battle of 50 years with bandmates/labels/publishers the rights of the band’s full catalog
of which the major part of the songs was written by him.

John Fogerty: “As of this January, I own my own songs again. This is something
I thought would never be a possibility. After 50 years, I am finally reunited with my
songs. I also have a say in where and how my songs are used. Up until this year,
that is something I have never been able to do.”

These and the countless other songs are yours again, Fortunate Son.

– TRAVELIN’ BAND-

– BAD MOON RISING –

– DOWN ON THE CORNER –

JOHN FOGERTY: Facebook – Instagram

‘Down On The Corner’ By JOHNNY MARR + THE HEALERS – 2003

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Top singles from the past…

25 April 2020

Band: Johnny Marr + The Healers 
With Ringo Starr”s son Starkey on drums and
Kula Shaker‘s Alonza Bevan on bass
Single: Down On The Corner
Released: 2003
Album: Boomslang – the band’s only album

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This is the official video, shot in 2003 in one take, by Eric Tu
at the Viper Room on Sunset Strip, Los Angeles…

And here a cool live version performed with
Crowded House frontman Neil Finn and friends – New Zealand 2001

JOHNNY MARR: Facebook

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Released Their Top Longplayer ‘WILLY AND THE POOR BOYS’ 50 Years Ago…

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Classics from the past…

2 November 2019

50 years ago today, on 2 November 2019, Californian legends CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL released one of their most successful longplayers with ‘WILLY AND THE POOR BOYS’ (their third LP in just one year). A first-class album combining rock, Americana, country, blues and rockabilly in a most astounding, exciting and utterly catching way with John Fogerty‘s characteristic voice – born to sing rock ‘n’ roll – injecting each and every song (except instrumental track Poorboy Shuffle, of course) on this LP, with his irresistible vocal bewitchingness. Still a BIG sounding and highly entertaining album today!

Ultimate Class Rock wrote: “Has anyone in rock history had a year as a productive and as uniformly excellent as Creedence Clearwater Revival did in 1969? They started the year, in January, with their sophomore album, Bayou Country. They followed it up in August with ‘Green River’. Three months after that they released their masterpiece, ‘Willy and the Poor Boys.’ One of the band’s greatest achievements, which is even more remarkable coming at the end of Fogerty and the group’s tireless year. Before 1970 ended, they’d release six albums in less than two and a half years. Only the Beatles, during their Beatlemania era, worked at a more feverish pace. But they had more than one songwriter supplying them with hits. Fogerty was pretty much on his own. Any way you look at it, that’s an amazing accomplishment.”

Three stellar highlights…

– DOWN ON THE CORNER –

– FORTUNATE SUN –
(Their anti- Vietnam war anthem)

– IT CAME OUT OF THE SKY –

Album in full…

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CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL: Facebook – All Albums