CCR History - “Proud Mary” - 10 Things That You Didn’t Know

[@hartleycwhite]

Thanks for your continued great work. John Fogerty was one of my favourites(musicians) growing up in the sixties, and over fifty years later he remains the same.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks for the view and the kind words, Hartley! Please share the videos!

[@larrylemons9747]

John was a huge talent, but a control freak, to be sure. IMHO. We saw him at Winstar on New Year’s Eve 2019 and he was just awesome. Great video, Robert!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Hey- Thanks for the view, Larry!

[@jimwatson8758]

It's hard to compromise musical vision if you have it. Check out the Beatles "Get Back." Emotions run high. Even if you are a second rate (or third rate) musician like me, you can see how control issues happen.

[@stixx3969]

I always thought he said "pumped a lot of 'tain" . I thought was a short hand ref. to the "octain" in gasoline and it made perfect sense to me.

[@brucehartnell1475]

One of the reasons they hated their Woodstock performance was because they had to go on after the Grateful Dead, who played too long, and CCR went on at 3am. They were exhausted.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Yeah. It was a sucky setup. They expected the original time slot as well. It’s the same problem The Who faced there, when their slot got bumped to 4:00AM, at least in part to an argument about being paid.

[@richieboy6825]

Sounds like there was more to it than that. Unless the dead played for 7 hours.. or something silly like that -my impression is that the entire festival was an s show schedule wise.

[@tpatrick44]

My favorite song by CCR was “Who’ll Stop the Rain.” Was never a huge fan but he wrote catchy and entertaining lyrics. “Out My Back Door,” and “Centerfield.” Would have liked his Royalties on “Proud Mary” after Ike and Tina covered it! 🤑 Great info as always!!! 😊

[@the_guitar_trooper]

And Thank YOU as usual!!

[@TheThaggs]

What royalties? He got screwed by his record company.

[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

Nice one GT. I love CCR. They are special to me because they were my first concert. My parents were fans and took me with them. It's also the loudest concert I've ever seen. I thought my ears were going to bleed.😂 They rang for 2 or 3 days afterwards.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Rick Springfield could beat their SPL. THAT concert was dangerously loud.

[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

@@the_guitar_trooper I saw him too. His didn't seem as loud but he was playing in the Greensboro coliseum, which was a good bit bigger than the Winston-Salem coliseum. Maybe that made the difference?

[@the_guitar_trooper]

@@Mick_Ts_Chick this was at a comparatively small venue, but they had enough sound reinforcement FOR A COLISEUM!

[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

@@the_guitar_trooper 😂

[@IsaacMcgill]

Nice! I love CCR!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Hi Isaac! Please share!

[@TheThaggs]

I very much enjoy your content here on YT. I'm willing to bet that, like me, you were in a garage band back in the day.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks for the view! I was indeed. Lead singer and bassist (because nobody else wanted to play it). Please help me to promote the channel and share the videos!!

[@bobhelbig]

What a soulful little song! I've played it countless times in bands over the years, and not one of the many bands ever played it at the right tempo. They all insisted on speeding it up, probably to make it more "danceable." Nor did anyone ever consider dropping tuning down to D, which is sad because it adds so much quality to the chord sounds. Playing the solo has always been a highlight of the performance, though technique with the little thing with A and Bm has always eluded me. I'd love to see the technique demonstrated on a video--perhaps a follow up? Thanks GT!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Actually, I DO have a demo on it! It’s available to channel members along with a lot of other tutorials. Members also have early exclusive access to new videos before the public can see them! Click that ”Join” button and become a Trooper Fellow!

[@kelf114]

They were always one of my mom's favorite bands. Still have a bunch of their songs on 45! Personally, I love the song Hideaway. Thanks for another great video! 😊

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@MartysPopParty]

Great work here GT ! I was just thinking about CCR and the great double A side single : Fantasy 655 : “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” by/w “Hey Tonight”. Bought it as a kid when it came out. What a killer 45. Would love a “5 things” about that single ! Always loved his guitar sound on HT and the gruff double tracked vocal. And who doesn’t love HYESTR ? Keep em coming…

[@the_guitar_trooper]

There are some rather popular songs that just don’t have a lot of published related info. Most of CCR’s recordings fall into that category, including the two that you mentioned. However, there wasn’t a Fantasy Records single of those 2,song on opposite sides. Center Field was a Fogerty solo, made years after CCR broke up. His solo songs on singles weren’t published with CCR B sides.

[@MartysPopParty]

Fantasy 655 was exactly those two songs. I remember it like it was yesterday.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

@@MartysPopParty I stand corrected!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

I see now that I mis-read your original post and assumed in my head that you were talking about Center Field (Put Me In Coach), which you weren't. I just screwed up that original response!

[@MartysPopParty]

@@the_guitar_trooper No worries. That was the only single released from the album Pendulum which was the last CCR album to have Tom Fogerty on it. Sad story about the internal struggles of the band but they were powerful and unique.

[@sapelesteve]

As usual, well researched & informative video by GT! 👍👍

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks! 👍 Share this video, Man!

[@Music_is_Breathing]

Great video, so many interesting tidbit :)

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thank you! I hope that the populace likes it. You never know.

[@Music_is_Breathing]

@@the_guitar_trooperI can't imagine how anyone wouldn't enjoy your videos!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

@@Music_is_Breathing Thank YOU! All I can do is ask those who watch to share the things. There are millions of viewers that have no idea that we exist!

[@Music_is_Breathing]

@@the_guitar_trooper I'm sure that is true. There is so much content on KZbin, although I have only found one KZbinr that does content similar to you: Professor of Rock, who has tons of fantastic backstories, but also has an annoying NYC/New Jersey voice, an in-your-face persona, and always wears a really bad hat. I'll dip into his info, but I can't bear to watch his videos all the way though. Have you been dropping Shorts and videos with links on Facebook? I know there's a lot of music-lovers among my friends, and many like me who don't want to mess with Instagram and all the other social media the kids like.

[@davidthompson4649]

good info..John tuning his guitar up a step, he used a Rickenbacker 325, which is a short scale guitar, the story of him giving that guitar away and how he got it back is interesting,

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Hi David! Thanks for the view! Here’s a surprise that a lot of folks don’t know: I left this out of the video, but, even though you see him use the Ricky or a Les Paul on stage for it, in an interview for Vintage Guitar magazine, he said that he actually used a Gibson ES-175 for recording Proud Mary, and intended to use it for Bad Moon Rising as well, but it was stolen before he could use it.

[@crazybeatlefan]

Great info....thank you! Hate guitar being stolen stories... Sad

[@rocksinger45]

I like Tina Turner's use of the word ~ Tane ~ As in octane ~ I think even John had mentioned something about that ~

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Yep. It fits. Thanks for the view! Please share!

[@bobhelbig]

I like "tane" better, and always sing it.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

@@bobhelbig It certainly makes more sense.

[@kyledore1534]

Interesting video about a great song. I think John uses this same tuning trick for Bad Moon Rising, Commotion, Run Through the Jungle, and Midnight Special. I am not sure if they’re cover of Heard it Through the Grapevine uses this same tuning, or just a drop D.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thank you SO VERY MUCH, Kyle! Can you please do me a huge favor and share the videos?

[@streamviolet]

Thanks! So did "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" reach top 10?

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Yep! #8 on Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Canada RPM Thanks for watching!

[@Ken-l2e]

My uncle had a tow truck that ran on propane in 1970.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Rock ‘n Roll! I figured somebody would have one!

[@kennethswain6313]

I understand that John Fogerty was very difficult to work with. We saw him perform solo apparently he sold the rights to his music and now wants them back!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks for the view and comment, Kenneth!

[@shuroom57]

Yet another excellent show, GT! I have seen that Woodstock performance and let me say loud enough for all to hear, it is MAGNIFICENT! John's a nut, but a kindly one. Like Lennon, sells his performances short.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks! Rumor is that he is not the most gregarious personality, but passionate about his work.

[@brownjmj3]

I Put a Spell on You didn’t make the Top 40, but Bad Moon Rising made #2