He was friends with John Fogerty and some of the other musicians who later formed Creedence Clearwater Revival.

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Since the 1972 disintegration of Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty has been engaged in a series of false starts and comebacks.

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Blitzen Trapper is known for a dizzyingly rapid-fire approach to its musical influences, channeling both the ramshackle slacker assault of Pavement and the roots-rock swagger of Creedence Clearwater Revival, all while throwing in psychedelic prog-rock riffs and ferocious punk energy.

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Grohl will also be playing with his latest project, Sound City Players, which, against all logic, brings together artists ranging from Rick Springfield and Stevie Nicks to Creedence Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty to members of Slipknot, Fear and Rage Against the Machine.

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