1969Released
2:46

Did You Know?

Interesting facts and trivia about Down On The Corner. By Songfacts®.

This song tells the story of a fictional jug band, Willy and the Poor Boys, who were street musicians "playing for nickels, can't be beat." The name of the jug band was also the name of CCR's fourth straight million-selling album. On the cover, the "band" is seen down on the corner performing to a (very) small crowd outside the Duck Kee Market. This location had no real significance except it just happened to be half a block from the recording studio. John Fogerty recalls only ever going in there one time, and that was some time after the album's release.

Just as The Beatles took the role of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Creedence became Willy And The Poorboys for this album. This is the only song that played to the concept, but CCR appeared on the cover as the fictional band. The Willy And The Poorboys persona suited the group, as they really were a basic, hardworking band who paid their dues before hitting it big. They sold the jug band theme by performing this song with a washtub bass and washboard.

John Fogerty did all the singing on this. He recorded a bunch of vocal tracks that were overdubbed to create the effect that he was harmonizing with himself.

Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Down On The Corner.
CKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
108BPM

Album

The album Down On The Corner is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Down On The Corner.
Universal Music Group
© 2008 Concord Music Group, Inc.
℗ 2008 Concord Music Group, Inc.

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