Up Around The Bend: The Oral History of Creedence Clearwater Revival

This intimate history of the turbulent career of one of rock’s most celebrated groups documents the story of Creedence Clearwater Revival from their early struggles, to their rise of stardom, to the battles that drove them apart. “From the beginning,” author Craig Werner asserts, “there was something deeply mythic about Creedence Clearwater Revival.” But the story of the four California suburbanites who transformed the American pop music landscape by tapping into Southern roots rock is a legend that has been hard to pin down, interpreted differently by rock critics, by the music industry and particularly by various members of the band. CCR’s acrimonious breakup in 1971, fueled by escalating battles between frontman John Fogerty and his bandmates, revealed that each member of the band had different ideas about everything from musical philosophy to career ambitions to songcraft. Given that the truth about the band’s rise and demise has been hotly contested, the kind of oral history that