The Golliwogs has been played on NTS in shows including Diddy Wah, featured first on 29 July 2024. Songs played include Where You Been, You Better Be Careful and Brown-Eyed Girl.

The Golliwogs were the American rock band that eventually became Creedence Clearwater Revival.

The band started out, in 1959, as an instrumental trio called The Blue Velvets. 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.

The Blue Velvets released three singles in the San Francisco Bay area, during 1961 and…