‘Creedence were never the hippest Band in the world – but they were the best!’ (Bruce Springsteen).
‘I know that buried deep inside me are all these little bits and pieces of Americana. It’s deep in my heart, deep in my soul.’ (John Fogerty)
Gutta cavat lapidem non vi sed saepe cadendo.
A water drop hollows a stone – not by force but by falling often.
Or, if you want to really master a craft you need to put in the hours.
Consider The Beatles in Hamburg forgoing sleep and comfort to play set after set until they were a band that had deep trust in each other and their abilitiy to hold and move an audience.
Consider, today, Creedence Clearwater Revival.
In 1969/1970/1971 there was no doubt who the top singles Band in the World were; how’s this for a sequence of classics:
Proud Mary/Born on the Bayou,
Bad Moon…