Creedence Clearwater Revival Lodi Bass Cover

The song "Lodi" describes the plight of a down-and-out musician whose career has landed him playing a gig in a small town named Lodi (pronounced "low-die"), which happens to be a small agricultural city in the Central Valley about 70 miles from John Fogerty's hometown of Berkeley. After playing in local bars, he finds himself stranded and unable to raise bus or train fare to leave. Fogerty later said he had never actually visited Lodi before writing this song, and simply picked it for the song because it had "the coolest sounding name." However, the song unquestionably references the town's reputation as an uninteresting farm settlement, although the narrator does not mention any specific complaints about Lodi. The song's chorus, "Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again," has been the theme of several city events in Lodi.

Green River is the third studio album by American rock and roll band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in August 1969 after their second release Bayou Country which was released in January of the same year. In 2003, the album was ranked number 95 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Doug Clifford -- drums
Stu Cook -- bass guitar
John Fogerty -- lead guitar, lead vocals, arranger
Tom Fogerty -- rhythm guitar and backing vocals

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