Posted 8/18/2010 12:00:00 PM
Creedence Clearwater Revival was either the hippest pop band of the late 1960's...or the poppiest hip band! A hit-making machine from 1969-1971, the band broke up and John Fogerty went solo in 1973. He refused to perform any of the CCR hits for years--choosing to play covers of country songs as the Blue Ridge Rangers, and then writing new music for his solo albums.
In 1995, original CCR members Stu Cook (bass guitar) and Doug Clifford (drums) put a band together to perform the music they had created since 1968 as Creedence Clearwater Revisited. They still hit the road every year and play for adoring crowds.
Doug Clifford called The River on August 17 to talk about the rocky road to success, starting with "Suzi-Q" in 1968 to becoming arguably the most popular band in the world a year later.
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Posted 8/9/2010 11:25:00 AM
Ronnie Montrose returns to performing after a three-year hiatus for his successful battle with prostate cancer. Before christening Jerry Knight's brand-new "River Theatre" in Guerneville on August 6, Ronnie stopped by the River studios to chat with us.
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Posted 4/12/2010 10:57:00 AM
R.E.O. Speedwagon is coming to the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa july 28! Tickets go on sale this Friday at 12 noon, but you can win seats in the first five rows all this week with Mike Watermann--2pm-6pm on The River!
R.E.O. lead singer Kevin Cronin visited the River studios three years ago and performed an acoustic version of the band's classic "Ridin' the Storm Out."
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