May 28, 1968. Creedance Clearwater Revival releases its self named album

The hit from the album, which had been released as a single the prior year, was Suzie Q, a cover of a song from the prior decade by Dale Hawkins.

Creedance Clearwater Revival

Like a lot of bands from "the 60s", CCR was really a band from the late 60s, although it had been around since 1959 as the Blue Velvets.  In the early 60s they renamed themselves the Golliwoggs and recorded under that label.

In 1966 two members of the band, John Fogerty and Doug Clifford entered reserves of the military, the Army and Coast Guard Reserves respectively, when faced with active duty military service. This restricted the ability of the band to tour although it continued to somewhat.  In January 1968 they changed the band's name to its final form and later that year both Fogerty and Clifford completed their military service.  Their initial album came on this date in 1968.