
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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