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    • Nov 9, 1941
    Creedence Clearwater Revival guitarist Tom Fogerty is born in Berkeley, California. The rock band's song "Lookin' Out My Back Door" is named among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Apr 24, 1945
    Creedence Clearwater Revival bassist Doug Clifford is born in Palo Alto, California. The rock band's song "Lookin' Out My Back Door" is named among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Apr 25, 1945
    Stu Cook is born in Oakland, California. Cook plays bass in the rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, and later plays with country's Southern Pacific, who mix smooth harmonies with brisk backbeats in "The Perfect Stranger" and "New Shade Of Blue"
    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 17, 1969
    Glen Campbell sings "(Sittin') On The Dock Of The Bay" with Dionne Warwick as CBS airs the special "Dionne Warwick: Souled Out." Her guests also include songwriter Burt Bacharach, comedian George Kirby and Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Sep 19, 1969
    Fantasy releases Creedence Clearwater Revival's pop hit "Down On The Corner." In 1983, the song is revived as a country hit by Jerry Reed
    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"
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