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- In the beginning, "Proud Mary" had nothing to do with a riverboat. Instead, John Fogerty envisioned it as the story of a woman who works as a maid for rich people. "She gets off the bus every morning and goes to work and holds their lives together," he explained. "Then she has to go home."
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The Proud Mary, more formally known as the Mary Elizabeth, was a real ship and was based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Proud Mary traveled along the Mississippi River from 1928 to 1978.
Songfacts®: In the beginning, "Proud Mary" had nothing to do with a riverboat. Instead, John Fogerty envisioned it as the story of a woman who works as a maid for rich people. "She gets off the bus every morning and goes to work and holds their lives together," he explained. "Then she has to go home."
Apr 24, 2024 · According to Fogerty, the phrase “Proud Mary” was inspired by a book he had read about paddle-wheel ships. These ships, which were commonly used on the Mississippi River during the 19th century, were often referred to as “proud Marys” due to the large wooden sign that adorned their front.
Aug 25, 2023 · Though a real riverboat called the Proud Mary had yet to exist (one would eventually be built in 1981), Fogerty envisioned the titular “riverboat queen” making its trips up and down the giant ...
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During the 1960s, at the height of the Rock ‘n’ Roll era in Memphis, a deck hand on the MARY ELIZABETH wrote and composed a song he entitled, “Proud Mary”. The song describes his feelings and experiences, his life and times aboard his ship, the MARY ELIZABETH. The song was published and recorded by John Fogerty of Creedance Clearwater ...
Oct 31, 2019 · It Stood The Test of Time. It was in the summer of 1967, two days after he was released from active duty in the Army Reserve, when John Fogerty started working on “Proud Mary”. It was in the middle of the Summer of Love. And when he got home in San Francisco, he went to a local drugstore and bought a cheap little vinyl notebook with a ...
Feb 19, 1978 · MEMPHIS (UPI)—Proud Mary, a tugboat with a 73-year-old history that inspired a 1971 hit record, is no longer “roltin’ down the river.” The tug, now called the Mary Elizabeth, has been tied to a...
