A major bone of contention between the members of Creedence had been the dominating presence of singer, guitarist and chief songwriter John Fogerty, whose leadership the other band members had chafed under. For Mardi Gras, Creedence had been reduced to a trio. The band's second guitarist Tom Fogerty, John's brother, had finally quit the band in
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