My first ever gig at the Albert Hall.
The support was Tony Joe White who I don't think I had ever heard of and he was brilliant. He was the first deep south singer songwriter I had come across and it is a genre that I have enjoyed greatly over the decades. It's partly a country-based music thing partly an accent thing and partly a sort of radical rebellious liberalism that you get from an area that has traditionally always been a reactionary stronghold. Tony Joe White's songs had a deep bayou ambience to them. The track that I can specifically remember from the gig was "Polk Salad Annie" which Elvis recorded at some point. Great song featuring 'gators and swamps.
Creedence were for me one of the most exciting pop/rock acts around - they had the same sort of rock 'n roll feel as maybe the early Stones although the music was very different. When I saw them the band included both Fogerty brothers although John was the main creative force. The gig was fast, furious, exciting and way too short. They ripped through a number of their hits and a few other songs and left the stage in under an hour. Great stuff but I am glad I also enjoyed Tony Joe White.
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