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electric rock instrumentation
country influences
great lyrics
groove based composition
major key tonality
melodic songwriting
an electric guitar solo
an emotional male lead vocal performance
acoustic rhythm guitars
a mid-tempo two step groove
These are just a few of the hundreds of attributes cataloged for this track by the Music Genome Project.
downtown El Cerrito was a pretty boring place to him, so he made up this mystical Southern imagery in his head. The old Sun Records recordings were big influences, too. Basically, all of John Fogerty's musical influences - blues, rockabilly (Elvis, Carl Perkins), country (Hank Williams) - were Southern.
Since John Fogerty grew up in California, and never had set foot in Louisiana or the Bayou country, what gave him the inspiration to write the songs he wrote? While growing up, John listened to a lot of music written about the South and sung by southerners, among them bluesmen such as Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, Howlin' Wolf, etc. His mother introduced him to Stephen Foster's songs about the South (e.g., Swanee River) when he was very young, and he liked those. He said, downtown El Cerrit
Pure refined classic southern classic rock.there may never be another country rock band like these guys. Living legends for sure. Gotta love it. Love one another. PEACE.
Being a former baseball player and ol time rock drummer can lead to some unnecessary paranoia and suspicion. You'll have to forgive me or just overlook me altogether. There's a bathroom on the right. Oh, lord....
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While growing up, John listened to a lot of music written about the South and sung by southerners, among them bluesmen such as Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, Howlin' Wolf, etc. His mother introduced him to Stephen Foster's songs about the South (e.g., Swanee River) when he was very young, and he liked those. He said, downtown El Cerrit