The Untold Truth Of Creedence Clearwater Revisited

The Cars aren't the first act one would think of when it comes to bands influenced by Creedence Clearwater Revival. They were, after all, a new wave and power pop band whose sound is as far removed as you can get from CCR's swamp-rock anthems. That's why it may have come as a bit of a surprise to some that Cars lead guitarist Elliot Easton (pictured above) was touring with the rest of Creedence Clearwater Revisited during their early days.

In a 1996 interview with rock journalist Steve Newton, Easton revealed that he grew up as a huge fan of CCR and had, in fact, covered many of their songs with his band in high school. "I have always been a genuine fan of Creedence — which might be surprising, considering the Cars were sort of an English-influenced, modern-pop band," he added. "But comin' up I was a huge fan of Creedence and The Band and Taj Mahal and Mike Bloomfield."

In that same interview, Easton maintained that he wasn't merely touring with Revisited as a mercenary of sorts, adding that he felt confident fans would come around and "walk away very happy" after watching the group's shows. As the Chico Enterprise-Record noted, however, Easton eventually left to form The New Cars — yes, yet another offshoot of a legendary band — and was replaced by Kurt Griffey.

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