[1] The band merged elements of folk, country, rhythm & blues and rock & roll in a sound reminiscent of CCR.
[4] Originally DaShiell, Cook and Clifford intended to produce Harrison, but they then decided to launch the band together with him instead.
[4] They were signed by Atlantic Records, and debuted with a cover version of Tennessee Ernie Ford's 1955 hit "Sixteen Tons", which featured Hugh Cregg (later better known as Huey Lewis) on harmonica.
[5][7] Red Hot, which saw the addition of keyboard player John Tanner, also received positive reviews but was less commercially successful.
[13] Also as of 2012, the ex-CCR members, Cook and Clifford, were back on tour performing with their band, Creedence Clearwater Revisited.