Did CCR play Fortunate Son at Woodstock?

Did CCR play Fortunate Son at Woodstock?

Following their performance at Woodstock, Creedence ended 1969 on a high note: making their second appearance of the year on The Ed Sullivan Show, dropping the anthemic single “Fortunate Son” (which recording would go on to be added to the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress for being “culturally.

Why was CCR not in the Woodstock movie?

John Fogerty of CCR refused to allow the concert to be put on the documentary as he felt that the circumstances created a performance was not good enough to be documented. The problems which shrouded the Woodstock performance persuaded the band to disregard it all together.

Did CCR play Woodstock?

It was impossible to avoid hearing Creedence Clearwater Revival on the radio in the summer of 1969, and many in attendance at Woodstock recall the band’s performance late in the night of the Saturday/early Sunday performances as among the best of the festival.

How many songs did CCR play at Woodstock?

11 songs
Live at Woodstock is due on Aug. 2 and includes all 11 songs from CCR’s set on Aug. 16, 1969. In addition to band classics like “Green River” and “Proud Mary,” the album includes covers of Wilson Pickett’s “Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won’t Do)” and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ “I Put a Spell on You.”

Is CCR hippie?

Not that Creedence Clearwater Revival didn’t look like hippies – they did – and they were embraced by the West Coast hippie culture almost as passionately as the group’s musical antithesis, the Grateful Dead.

Did CCR ever have a #1 song?

CCR holds the record for the most singles (five) to reach number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 without ever scoring a number 1 single; as well as the most singles to reach the top 10 (nine) without ever reaching number 1.

What kind of music is CCR?

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