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Proud Mary

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Information:

Proud Mary was written by John Forgety and recorded by Creedance Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 619) in 1969. Their recording sold over a million copies and reached #2 on the Hot 100 chart. Sonny Charles and the Checkmates, Ltd., also had a successful version (A&M 1127) in 1969, as did Solomon Burke (Bell 783). Ike and Tina Turner's 1971 recording of Proud Mary (Liberty 52616) reached #4 on the Hot 100 chart and became a million-seller.

Elvis performed a version of Proud Mary at the International Hotel in Las Vegas on February 17, 1970, that appeared on the LP On Stage - February, 1970. An April 1972 performance was included in the documentary Elvis On Tour.

Lyrics:
 

Left a good job in the city
Workin' for the man every night and day
Haven't ever lost one minute of sleeping
Worried about the way things might have been

1. A big wheel keeps on turnin'
Proud Mary keeps on burnin'

Rollin', rollin', rollin' on a river
 

Cleaned a lot of plates down in Memphis

Pumped a lot of tan down in New Orleans

But I never saw the good side of the city

Till I hitched a ride on a river boat queen

1. (repeat)

If you come down to the river
I betcha you're gonna find some people who live
You don't have to worry 'cause you have no money
People along the river are happy to give

1. (repeat)

Where it was released:

Released for the fist time on On Stage »

LPs/CDs:

- On Stage (1970) »

- Elvis as Recorded at Madison Square Garden (1972) »

- Legendary Concert Performances (1978) »

- The Legendary Recordings of Elvis (1979) »

- Elvis as Recorded at Madison Square Garden (1979) »

- Walk a Mile in My Shoes – The Essential 70’s Masters (1995)

- An Afternoon in the Garden (1997)

- Rock’n’Roll (1999)

- Elvis – The Concert (1999)

- Live in Las Vegas (2001)

- Close Up (2003)

- On Tour – The Rehearsals (2004) – FTD »

- Polk Salad Annie (2004) – FTD »

- Summer Festival (2005) – FTD »

- An American Trilogy (2007) – FTD »

- Nevada Nights (2008) - FTD »

- From Sunset to Las Vegas (2009) - FTD »

- Elvis as Recorded at Boston Garden '71 (2010) - FTD »

- On Stage - February, 1970 (2012) - FTD »

– 3000 South Paradise Road (2012) - FTD »

– The On Stage Season (2013) - FTD »

– Las Vegas '74 (2017) - FTD »

– Elvis at Madison Square Garden (2017) - FTD »

– Off-On Stage (2018) - FTD »

– What Now My Love (2018) - FTD »

Bootleg Releases:

- Big Boss Man (1974) - no label

- The Vegas Years, 1972-1975 (1976) - TAKRL

- Standing Room Only, Volume 2 (1979) - Eagle Records Corp.

- Elvis On Tour (1980) - Amiga Records

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