When the subject

of classic American rock comes up, one word comes to mind - Creedence.

Creedence Clearwater

Revival, best known for songs "Suzy Q," "Fortunate Son,"

"Bad Moon Rising" and countless others, disbanded in 1972. Lead

singer John Fogarty started a solo career and can be heard every time

you go to a baseball game when they play his hit song "Centerfield."

The remaining

members of CCR, drummer Doug "Cosmo" Clifford and bassist Stu

Cook, went their separate ways as well and played with different bands,

but they missed playing the Creedence songs and when a friend asked them

to play some private parties in 1995, they did and Creedence Clearwater

Revisited began to take shape.

"The reaction

to the shows was very positive," said Clifford. "It was driven

in part by a generation of kids who weren't even born when the music came

out." Clifford and Cook decided that they would look for some other

musicians and if they could recapture the sound and recreate what the

music was about they would become a band again.

They found

the right players. John Tristao, formerly of the band People, is the vocalist

for the band, while Elliot Easton, the former guitarist for The Cars,

plays lead guitar. Steve Gunner plays both keyboards and guitar for Creedence

Clearwater Revisited and Clifford and Cook resume their duties and pick

up where they left off.

The band performs

over 100 shows a year and has played all over North and South America

as well as Europe and Asia. After their stop in Peachtree City this weekend,

the band heads to Brazil for several dates followed by a stop in Mexico

City. They have also released a double live CD called "Recollection."

Their shows

have been amazingly popular among fans and only standing room only tickets

remain for this weekend's shows. This is all right as the audience will

be standing and dancing for most of the show anyway. Standing-room tickets

go on sale at 6 p.m. and will be sold first-come, first-served. They are

$45 each and there is a chance that there will be some seating tickets

left.

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