BORN ON THE BAYOU
“Born on the Bayou” (1968) is the first track on Creedence Clearwater Revival’s second album, Bayou Country. It was released as the B-side of the single “Proud Mary” that reached #2 on the Billboard Charts. Songwriter John Fogerty set the song in the South, despite neither having lived nor widely traveled there. (More from Wikipedia)
In spite of the stellar line-up, the promoters of the Vietnam Veterans Benefit Concert could hardly contain themselves whenever they spoke of John Fogerty and his performance at long last of several of his Creedence Clearwater Revival songs for basically the first time in 15 years. His set included “Born on the Bayou”, “Down on the Corner”, “Who’ll Stop the Rain”, and “Fortunate Son”. That performance is truly one of the most thrilling concerts that I have ever seen – on television or in person.
(January 2013)
