The Golliwogs were an American rock band that later evolved into Creedence Clearwater Revival. After previously playing as The Blue Velvets (alternatively Tommy Fogerty and The Blue Velvets or The Blue Violets) beginning in 1959, the band changed its name to The Golliwogs in 1964. Over the next three years they released a string of singles written by brothers Tom and John Fogerty. They became Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1967, an incarnation in which they would enjoy great commercial and critical success.
