DiscoverA History of Rock Music in 500 SongsSong 181: “Proud Mary” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Song 181: “Proud Mary” by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Song 181: “Proud Mary” by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Update: 2025-11-032
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This episode, we look at the song “Proud Mary” and the brief but productive career of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.


Patreon backers also have a forty-four-minute bonus episode available, on “Mendocino” by the Sir Douglas Quintet.


Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by editing, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at http://www.podnose.com/jaffa-cakes-for-proust and http://sitcomclub.com/.


ERRATUM: Three times early on I talk about a 1940s label called Concord Records. That’s meant to be Coronet Records — Concord Records is the label that *bought* Fantasy Records in the early twenty-first century, Coronet Records is the label that *became* Fantasy Records.


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Song 181: “Proud Mary” by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Song 181: “Proud Mary” by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Andrew Hickey