Editing Creedence Clearwater Revival (section)

== Musical style ==
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Despite hailing from California, CCR "mythologized the American South with an exotic mixture of [[blues]], [[New Orleans rhythm and blues|New Orleans R&B]], and [[rockabilly]]," according to ''[[NPR]]''.<ref name=Moon>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/08/02/744929605/creedence-clearwater-revivals-green-river-at-50-our-essential-guide-to-early-ccr |title=Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Green River' At 50: Our Essential Guide To Early CCR |last=Moon |first=Tom |date=August 2, 2019
|publisher=NPR |access-date=2022-09-05}}</ref> According to ''[[AllMusic]]'', CCR "created a unique synthesis of punchy [[rock and roll|rock & roll]], [[swamp pop]], blues, and [[country music|country]]."<ref>{{cite web|last=Unterberger|first=Richie|author-link=Richie Unterberger|title=Creedence Clearwater Revival {{!}} Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/creedence-clearwater-revival-mn0000131627/biography|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> CCR has been cited as pioneers of [[swamp rock]]<ref name=Johnson>{{cite web |url=https://www.psaudio.com/copper/article/creedence-clearwater-revival-kings-of-swamp-rock/ |title=Creedence Clearwater Revival: Kings of Swamp Rock |last=Johnson |first=Anne E. |date=August 30, 2021
|publisher=Copper |access-date=2022-09-05}}</ref> and [[country rock]].<ref name=McDaniel>{{cite web |url=https://kxrb.com/creedence-country-music/ |title=Creedence Clearwater Revival Was Country Rock Before We Knew What Country Rock Was |last=McDaniel |first=Randy |date=May 31, 2014 |publisher=KXRB |access-date=2022-09-05}}</ref> The band also played [[roots rock]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Roberts|first=Randall|date=August 13, 2016|title=Listen to Ozomatli's Spanish-language tribute to CCR, and two live albums to put on your playlist|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-oh-sees-djds-delroy-edwards-20160728-snap-story.html|access-date=January 6, 2021|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> [[blues rock]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Stephen A. King|title =I'm Feeling the Blues Right Now: Blues Tourism in the Mississippi Delta|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IKv82hw_9usC&pg=PA52|date=June 1, 2011|publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi|isbn=978-1-61703-011-6|page=52}}</ref> [[Southern rock]],<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0gsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA255|title=Indianapolis Monthly|date=August 2006|page=255}}</ref> [[Americana (music)|Americana]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/what-is-americana/|title=What is Americana music?|author=Starkey, Arun|date=November 26, 2024|publisher=[[Far Out Magazine]]|accessdate=January 7, 2025}}</ref> and [[blue-eyed soul]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/the-top-10-need-to-know-creedence-clearwater-revival-songs-that-arent-fortunate-son-or-have-you-ever-seen-the-rain/|title=The Top 10 Need-to-Know Creedence Clearwater Revival Songs (That Aren’t “Fortunate Son” or “Have You Ever Seen The Rain?”)|author=Patton, Alli|date=August 30, 2022|publisher=American Songwriter|accessdate=February 10, 2025}}</ref> The band often utilized lyrics about [[bayou]]s, [[catfish]], the [[Mississippi River]] and other elements of [[Southern United States]] iconography. The band's songs rarely dealt with romantic love, concentrating instead on political and socially conscious lyrics about topics such as the [[Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War|Vietnam War]].<ref name="Southern">{{cite news|url=http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/fortunate.asp|title=Fortunate Son|publisher=snopes.com|date=July 14, 2014|access-date=March 8, 2015}}</ref>