April 1970: American country rock group Creedence Clearwater Revival. From left to right; Doug Clifford, Tom Fogerty, Stu Cook and John Fogerty. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images) ON THIS DAY: 1967 Author Angie Krueger December 24th, 2018 12:00 AM On This Day in 1967… Did You Know? John Fogerty came up with a new name for his band, previously known as The Golliwogs. From then on, they are known as Creedence Clearwater Revival.