Creeedence Clearwater Revival was probably the best selling band to come out of the Bay Area.
Creedence's albums and singles shot straight to the top of the charts, and the band kept cranking out hit after hit: "Bad Moon Rising," "Down On The Corner," "Fortunate Son" and dozens of others. Songs like 'Born On The Bayou" and especially "Proud Mary" were true rock anthems. However, in early 1969 Creedence released their second album, Bayou Country.
The debut album got great play on KSAN, and the song "Suzie Q" (an old Dale Hawkins number) got some good AM airplay. Creedence was an engaging mixture of Buck Owens, Soul music and the New Orleans swamp, even though the only bayou the band knew was the Emeryville Mud Flats. Creedence Clearwater released their first album on Fantasy in July, 1968. The band's first regular booking was a Monday night residency at a little club at 750 Vallejo Street called DenoCarlo's, later to become the Keystone Korner. Tom Fogerty had a family and a stable job with the gas company, but he quit it to make a go of Creedence. In 1968, with John Fogerty's commitment to the Army Reserves coming to the end, and with the others already unencumbered, the Golliwogs changed their name to Creedence Clearwater Revival and became full-time musicians. However, all four members had various kinds of military obligations (Coast Guard, National Guard, Army Reserves) and the band members could not go all-in during the first explosion of San Francisco rock in 1966. The band had some success around the Bay Area, and recorded some singles for Oakland's Fantasy Records. They were initially known as Tommy And The Blue Velvets and later as The Golliwogs. Tom Fogerty was the lead singer, his younger brother John played guitar along with Tom, and the group was rounded out by friends Stu Cook on bass and Doug Clifford on drums. Tom Fogerty (Novem– September 6, 1990) had formed a band of El Cerrito High School mates in the early 60s.
Tom Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival With that in mind, this post will review Tom Fogerty's background, the chronology of the recording of Excalibur and an overview of his time playing with Jerry Garcia Based on my analysis of the timing of the record, Tom Fogerty seems to have become a de facto member of the Garcia-Saunders band after the album was recorded. Nonetheless, it is a studio recording where Fogerty is supported by Merl Saunders, John Kahn, Bill Vitt and Jerry Garcia. Tom Fogerty's second solo album Excalibur, recorded and released in 1972, is hardly a major album, or even a particularly memorable one. Tom Fogerty's 1972 Fantasy Records album Excalibur, featuring Jerry Garcia
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