That’s What I Call Rock and Roll – Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater Revival) 1969

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[sussex]

For a rock & roller from the 1950s the last part of the 60s was a musical desert, a psychedelic neverland of hippie peace and love.

[humblegunner]

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[mc5cents]

Yea but CCR doesn't have legs!

Proud Mary!

[mc5cents]

Whoops. This one has LEGS.

Proud Mary!

[WaterWeWaitinFor]

OMG..... do you have any idea of how many of us think the same way? Mr. WWWF and I got married in late 60’s and we’ve had people ask us if the 60’s weren’t the best. I say, ARE YOU KIDDING? They stunk. I’m conservative, but JFK, Bobbie were murdered, lots of anti-war - it was AWFUL, I tell ya. The lefty creeps of the 60’s are in our schools, our universities and school boards, all spewing lefty hatred and socialism. This country is starting to wake up, but we better pay attention.

When at a wedding - Is a couple really married until Proud Mary is played at the reception??? I ask you... Well, are they???

[wideawake]

Good point. From 1968-1970 the Stooges, Faces, Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck, Led Zeppelin, Velvet Underground, Neil Young, The Who, The Band, Bob Dylan, and all the rest were just churning out paint-by-numbers, psychedelic, hippy dippy anthems to peace and love.

You know, songs like: "Communication Breakdown", "What Goes On", "Pinball Wizard", "I Wanna Be Your Dog". "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", "The Wicked Messenger."

[Minn]

History was made at Woodstock. CSN set the world record for most off key live musical performance ever.

[Baynative]

Ironically, I had this conversation with a friend this morning.

While there we some devastating moments that identify the 60's. It was not the worst of the decades we have seen. I was in the high school class of '64 and grew up on the coast in California. It was arguably the best time and the best place to be alive.

It was a golden age of innocence and innovation. Surfing, hot rods, music - it was the hub of happening.

Regretfully, that freedom was too much for some.

[Baynative]

You know, songs like: "Communication Breakdown", "What Goes On", "Pinball Wizard", "I Wanna Be Your Dog". "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", "The Wicked Messenger."

...that's why I was always a fan of blues music.

[JimC214]

Black Sabbath and Deep Purple were from 69. And you can't say either of these bands was hippie music.

[JimC214]

Johnny Winters played at Woodstock.

[JimC214]

Ed King from Lynyrd Skynyrd, originally started out as the guitarist for the Strawberry Alarm Clock.

[Terry Mross]

John Fogerty is as leftist as they come. But I still love his music. BORN ON THE BAYOU! He didn’t write it but I love his version.

[Eva]

We went to hear Ben E. King at the Lummi casino on Saturday night. I took my husband’s 45 of Spanish Harlem for him to autograph. He couldn’t believe it, when he saw it.

My husband loved that record, practically wore it out.

[massgopguy]

“The golden age of innocence”. The banner at the Homecoming Parade at the end of Animal House is dated “November 21, 1963”.

[massgopguy]

So did Neil Shoen from Journey. He was the 16 year old kid playing the hot leads in Santana.

[greyfoxx39]

Well, Proud Mary is fine, but the one I remember is this one...

Memphis

[wideawake]

What I’m really enjoying lately is the Louisiana swamp blues sound from the Excello label in the mid-50s. Lightning Slim, Lazy Lester, Slim Harpo, Lonesome Sundown. Just great stuff - lean guitar work, mournful, spacious sound and tight harp solos.

[JimC214]

Schon had famously been asked by Eric Clapton to join Derek and the Dominos, but since Santana called him first, he decided to join Santana for the album Santana III. He joined Santana in 71. So he didn't play at Woodstock with them.

[JimC214]

Check out Lucky Peterson's cover of Blind Willie Mctell’s Statesboro Blues. Really well done.