The Blue Velvets (aka Tommy Fogerty & The Blue Velvets) were John Fogerty's first band before forming The Golliwogs, then Creedence Clearwater Revival.The band started out, in 1959, as an instrumental trio. The original line up was John Fogerty (guitar), Stu Cook (piano), and Doug Clifford (drums). In 1960, John's older brother Tom, who had been in local bands since 1958, began singing with the group