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  • May 28, 1945
    Creedence Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty is born in Berkeley, California. His composition "Lookin' Out My Back Door" is named among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jan 15, 1969
    Fantasy releases Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary." It's referenced 40 years later in The Eli Young Band's country hit "Always The Love Songs"
    Mar 9, 1969
    Jeannie C. Riley sings "Harper Valley P.T.A." on "The Ed Sullivan Show." The CBS program also features Creedence Clearwater Revival, including future Southern Pacific member Stu Cook
    Aug 16, 1969
    The Grateful Dead covers "Mama Tried" during the Woodstock Festival in Bethel, New York, while Country Joe McDonald does "Heartaches By The Number," "Ring Of Fire" and "Tennessee Stud." The day's lineup also boasts Creedence Clearwater Revival and Janis Joplin
    Sep 27, 1969
    "The Johnny Cash Show" features Creedence Clearwater Revival and Cash's Tennessee neighbor Roy Orbison, who sings "Crying" and duets with Cash on "Oh, Pretty Woman." Cash also performs "Folsom Prison Blues," "This Land Is Your Land" and "Flesh And Blood," and joins his wife, June Carter, on "Jackson"
    Dec 1, 1969
    Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 put a Latin spin on the Glen Campbell hit "Wichita Lineman" on ABC's "The Music Scene." Creedence Clearwater Revival performs "Down On The Corner," with the show filled out by Cass Elliott and Neil Diamond
    Oct 16, 1972
    Creedence Clearwater Revival dissolves. Bass player Stu Cook will go on to join Southern Pacific, whose strong harmonies and breezy playing make them a staple of country radio in the late-1980s
    Jan 28, 1976
    Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary" receives a gold single from the RIAA. The song will be referenced in the lyrics of The Eli Young Band's 2009 country hit "Always The Love Songs"
    Aug 2, 1978
    The Nick Nolte film "Who'll Stop The Rain" debuts in theaters. The movie's soundtrack features Del Reeves' "The Philadelphia Fillies," Slim Whitman's "I'll Step Down" and Hank Snow's "The Golden Rocket," plus music by Don McLean, Jackie DeShannon and Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Apr 20, 1991
    Creedence Clearwater Revival singer/songwriter John Fogerty marries Julie Lebiedzinski in Bristol, Indiana

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