“Lodi – Creedence Clearwater Revival (Bass Tab & Cover) – FRANKS BASS COVERS
Released April 1969 from the album “Green River”
The Song
John Fogerty was only 23 when he wrote this song about an aging musician.
Fogerty never actually visited the Northern California town prior to writing the song, but only chose Lodi because it was the “coolest sounding name.”
I projected myself ahead maybe ten years, as a country musician singing that minor hit I had ten years ago. There I was. I wasn’t in Los Angeles… I’m all the way out in Lodi! The song went from ‘Lodi’ to ‘Oh, Lord, stuck in Lodi, again,’ – not a happy thought,” said Fogerty,
There are 14 states with a city, town, or village named Lodi; Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, & Wisconsin.
Was the “B” side on the 45, the “A” side was “Bad Moon Rising”
The Band
CCR’s music remains a staple of U.S. classic rock radio airplay;
94 million CCR records have been sold worldwide, and 41 million CCR in the U.S. alone.
The compilation album Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, originally released in 1976, is still on the Billboard 200 album chart and reached the 600-weeks mark in August 2022.
It has been awarded 10× platinum.
In 1966, John Fogerty and drummer Doug Clifford were drafted into the U.S. armed forces; Fogerty joined the U.S. Army Reserve while Clifford joined the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve.
According to interviews with band members 20 years later, the name’s elements came from three sources: Tom Fogerty’s friend Credence Newball, whose name they changed to form the word Creedence (as in creed); a television commercial for Olympia Brewing Company (“clear water”); and the four members’ renewed commitment to their band
Musicians:
Doug Clifford – drums, percussion, backing and occasional lead vocals (1959–1972)
Stu Cook – bass guitar, backing and occasional lead vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar (1959–1972)
John Fogerty – lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards, harmonica, saxophone (1959–1972)
Tom Fogerty – rhythm guitar, backing and lead vocals (1959–1971; died 1990)
