Why did creedence break up

John Fogerty recorded sporadically in the '70s but remained mostly out of the public eye as a long series of lawsuits between him and Fantasy Records dragged through the court system. Fogerty returned to the top of the charts with 's Centerfield , but even his new success became mired in old bitterness when his former label — who now owned the rights to all of his old songs — sued him because his new single "The Old Man Down the Road" sounded too much like his CCR hit "Run Through the Jungle," essentially accusing him of plagiarizing himself.

Such was Fogerty's bitterness toward Fantasy Records that he steadfastly refused to perform any Creedence material on tour — a position he held until , when Bob Dylan and George Harrison convinced him to reclaim his old classics.

Still, the wounds of the past were far from healed. In , Fogerty outright refused to perform with Cook and Clifford at their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in he issued an injunction to try prevent them from performing and touring with a new lineup under the name Creedence Clearwater Revisited.

His lawsuit failed, and the new CCR went on tour. Home News. Sterling Whitaker Published: October 16, But Mardi Gras just didn't hit the same high notes. Each band member wanted different things from their music particularly Tom Fogerty , and it was time to move on. John Fogerty was Creedence Clearwater Revival's manager, songwriter, guitarist, and lead singer.

He penned most of the band's songs, save for the majority of their last album, Mardi Gras. Fogerty had always had a fascination with the South, perhaps because it was the complete opposite from his childhood home of Northern California, writes Uncut. Therefore, when he started writing his own music, he turned to the Mississippi River and Louisiana.

After the band's breakup, Fogerty refused to play CCR's music for nearly a decade and a half. Of that time, he said in , "I had so much anger, I was afraid that I'd start singing 'Proud Mary' and go off on a tirade. If one of my songs came on the car radio, I'd change the station. Fogerty released an album of covers in , according to AllMusic , on which he played every instrument.

The next year, he released a self-titled album and then went quiet for several years as issues with Fantasy Records and Zaentz played out. He is still a professional musician today and last released an album, Fogerty's Factory , in Stu Cook was Creedence Clearwater Revival's bassist. Cook helped nail down the genre of electric bass guitar, according to Creedence Revisited. Cook worked on Creedence Clearwater Revisited with Doug Clifford from forward and was also a member of Southern Pacific, a country-rock group.

He joined that band in on bass and background vocals, though the group broke up in They ultimately released four albums, according to AllMusic. Creedence Revisited writes that Cook and Clifford also worked with the Don Harrison Band, which ultimately released two albums. Stu Cook hasn't had a solo career, unlike his former bandmates. The music is rock with a gothic edge, fitting for its discussions of Erickson's time in prison, his mental health issues, and when medication for the latter was pushed on him against his will.

Doug Clifford was the drummer for Creedence Clearwater Revival. After the breakup, he continued to play with his bandmate Stu Cook in Creedence Clearwater Revisited, which they started in , according to Creedence Revisited. They both retired in Clifford, however, has continued to release music, though what has come out so far are old recordings from the s as opposed to new music. Clifford released a solo album, the self-titled Cosmo , in September before joining bass player Stu Cook in the Don Harrison Band via Drummerworld.

The two continued to work together throughout their long careers. Clifford has had cancer treatments, according to Vermillion County First , and announced a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease in April It can be difficult for musicians who either need to keep touring for the money or are obligated to because of a contract. For the sake of his health, it's wonderful that Clifford was able to retire from touring, and for the sake of his being a musician, it's great that he's able to continue releasing music for fans to enjoy.

He instead opted to perform with a large number of high-profile musicians, including Bruce Springsteen. Fogerty, whose solo career had been hamstrung by lawsuits involving Saul Zaentz and Fantasy Records, per Louder Sound , had learned that Cook and Clifford had sold certain rights to Zaentz, and he was angry.

He thought he could exclude us. They both retired in and ended Revisited. Clifford released his second solo album, Magic Window , in He put it together, according to KMUW , from songs recorded in the s that he had kept all those years. It is unclear — though unlikely — if Creedence Clearwater Revival will ever play together again.

CCR has been through so much together that it's doubtful they will ever completely forget each other. However, the breakup caused plenty of bad feelings which could require more than just time to heal. According to Cook and Clifford, the band were offered a deal that would have given them 10 per cent of Fantasy Records — effectively 10 per cent of themselves, as they were the only the only chart act on the label. We were there as bandmates, and with ideas to try and help him out of this log-jam, but he just got more and more withdrawn, as if we were attacking him.

It was very frustrating. But John said people would forget us. I felt that a world tour would keep us in the public eye. When Fogerty threatened to bring in the notorious Allen Klein — who was busy making mincemeat of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones and their labels — the others backed off in horror. But contract negotiations with Fantasy had come to a standstill. This situation deteriorated.

Clifford says Tom threatened to quit several times during , and that he and Cook would go round and talk him out of it. In February , just after the release of their Pendulum album, Tom Fogerty made good his threat.

Creedence continued as a trio. They toured Europe again, and Australia and Japan. And within the business people were increasingly aware that all was not well with the band. The rest of the world found out in May when they released the Mardis Gras album. The songs were divided equally between Fogerty, Clifford and Cook. For Clifford and Cook it was the first songwriting credits they had had.

And it showed. Those accounts then invariably follow that up with an excoriating attack on the album. And Creedence fans are not going to understand this. Artistically that was a mistake, but we felt we were trying to save the band. In October , five months after the Mardis Gras album which still reached No. Clifford and Cook were released from their contracts with Fantasy the contracts that had never been renegotiated.

Fogerty was not released from his contract. There were no Blue Ridge Rangers — Fogerty sang and played everything on this collection of country covers. But Fogerty claimed that Fantasy did not promote the record properly, and demanded to be released from his contract. Fantasy said no. The contract still had eight albums to run. Fogerty refused to record any more songs, so Fantasy sued him for breach of contract.

His self-titled solo album came out in , and was Creedence Clearwater Revival without the band — quite literally. The critics loved it but the public was less enthusiastic. But it did nothing in Britain. And even Status Quo were in two minds before they recorded it a couple of years later. Fogerty threw himself into another album, but even though he was now free from his Fantasy publishing contract the loss of his Creedence songs gnawed away at him.