Beats Workin' is a dynamic 6 piece band playing a wide variety of live dance music including Motown, rock and roll, country, standards, pop, disco and current selections. Beats Workin' was established in 2002 comprised of a collection of players from other bands that came together to form an incredibly enjoyable, fun loving band that we are very proud of. We have a great band relationship, we all love what we do, and it shows in our music! There is nothing like live music and interaction to make your affair more interesting and fun. The energy of Beats Workin' will have your guests up dancing the night away. Our wide range of music makes us well suited for practically any occasion. Let us entertain you! www.beatsworkin.us "Proud Mary" is a song written by American singer and guitarist John Fogerty. It was first recorded by rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (in which Fogerty played lead guitar and sang lead vocals) on the 1969 album Bayou Country. Released as a single in January of 1969, it became the band's first top ten hit on the U.S. Pop chart, peaking at number two. It was the first of five singles that the band released that would reach that peak on the chart, though the group never had a single reach number one, giving them the record for most No.2 singles for a group without a No.1. The song was written on a steamboat called the "Mary Elizabeth" owned by the Grafton family. Stylistically, the song merges elements of several genres, including rock and roll, blues, gospel, and soul. Nevertheless, it contains many of Creedence Clearwater Revival's most characteristic elements, including a repeated guitar riff, "down-home" lyrics, and a guitar solo Fogerty said was influenced by Steve Cropper of Booker T. & the M.G.s. The second line of the second verse has generated considerable confusion, and can be considered a type of mondegreen. Listeners have variously interpreted it as "pumped a lot of pain" and "pumped a lot of 'pane", referring to propane, which...