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"Proud Mary" is a song by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, written by vocalist and lead guitarist John Fogerty. It was released as a single in January 1969 by Fantasy Records and on the band's second studio album, Bayou Country .
During the performance, Dylan asked Fogerty to play "Proud Mary". Dylan managed to get Fogerty to play the song, something Fogerty commented about on The Tonight Show sometime later. Fogerty played a Vietnam tribute concert in 1987, and during that show, he played a few of the old Creedence songs for the first time as a solo artist.
Bruce Springsteen, with the E Street Band, called Fogerty out to play three songs with them. "Fortunate Son" was their first song, followed by "Proud Mary", and finally the duo tried their take on Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman". The show aired as a four-hour special on HBO on November 29, 2009. [50] [51]
Footage shows Turner performing one of her biggest songs in Arnhem, Netherlands, as part of her 50th anniversary tour. Tina Turner performs ‘Proud Mary’ during anniversary tour in 2009 Skip to ...
In the Macintosh program "Garage Band", Fogerty explained that he liked Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, and wanted to open a song with a similar intro, referring to the way "Proud Mary" opens with the repeated C chord to A chord. In 1998, Fogerty admitted to Harold Steinblatt of Guitar World that he knew the composition was "my first really good ...
Tina Turner was inducted as a solo artist in 2021, making her one of only three women in the institution's history to be inducted twice. (Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks and singer-songwriter Carole ...
Green River is the third studio album by the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released on August 7, 1969 by Fantasy Records.It was the second of three albums they released in that year, preceded by Bayou Country in January and followed by Willy and the Poor Boys in October.
According to Clifford, "Born on the Bayou" was originally supposed to be released as the A-side of the single with "Proud Mary." [10] Clifford said of the song "I didn’t think 'Proud Mary' was that good, if you want to know the truth about it. I just didn’t like it. I liked 'Born on the Bayou' — to this day, it’s still my favorite ...