Born On The Bayou by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Genre: Rock
Year: 1968

"Born on the Bayou" is the first track on Creedence Clearwater Revivals second album, Bayou Country. It was released as the B-side of the single "Proud Mary" and reached #2 on the Billboard Charts. As the songwriter, John Fogerty, commented: "Born on the Bayou" is an example of swamp rock, a genre associated with John Fogerty and Tony Joe White. The guitar setting for the intro is over-driven with amp vibrato on a slow setting; Fogerty uses a Gibson semi-acoustic with humbuckers (which was stolen from his car soon after recording this track). The E7 chord gives the song a strong Southern blues feel. To many, the vocal performance on this track represents a pinnacle in John Fogertys singing, the performance as a whole is regarded as one of Creedence Clearwater Revivals finest hours. Read full article at wikipedia.org

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