Valley native brings CCR’s music to Robins

Life Valley native brings CCR’s music to Robins By AMANDA C. DAVIS November 12, 2026 3 min read Submitted photo Mick Mahan, a 1971 Mooney High School graduate who’s been Pat Benatar’s bass player for decades, will perform Nov. 19 at the Robins Theatre with Revisiting Creedence. Trending Any chance Mick Mahan gets to return home to the Mahoning Valley, he takes. The 1971 Mooney High School graduate, a musician who left the area in 1977 for California, will bring his bandmates with him this time. His band, Revisiting Creedence, will play the Robins Theatre on Nov. 19. Mahan said the band is considered a “Legend Act,” not a tribute band and explained that all members have played at one time or another with members of the original lineup of Creedence Clearwater Revival. CCR was a popular roots rock band, active in the late 1960s to early 1970s, with hits including “Proud Mary,” “Bad Moon Rising,” "Who'll Stop the Rain," "Down on the Corner" and “Fortunate Son.” “We sing all the favorites,” Mahan said during a recent phone call from his home in Thousand Oaks, Calif. “We do it all.” Band members include Mahan, who replaced original bass player Stu Cook; lead singer Dan McGuiness; guitarist Kurt Griffey; and drummer Ron Wikso. Mahan, who also tours with Pat Benatar, said he was recruited by CCR lead singer John Fogerty to record CCR material for a 2016 tribute album. Revisiting Creedence will first perform at a show in southern Ohio before coming here. Mahan said he’ll return to California for Thanksgiving but intends to head to Pittsburgh in early December to see his son Mike’s metal band, “Wings of Steel” play at Citizens Live at The Wylie. Mahan said his California home is up for sale and he’s considering a move to Nashville where Mike and son, Gianni live. “Both of them are out there following their dreams,” he said, explaining Gianni is a golfer who is caddying and bartending there. Mahan knows he’ll miss the southern California weather but said he’s ready for a change and that he “just wants to be near my kids.” Mahan is excited to have pizza when he’s in the area and cited favorites including Wedgewood and Uptown. He and his sons had two pizzerias in California and fed firefighters last year when wildfires broke out. He closed both, which were named after his mother, Parma, and were featured on both the Cooking Channel and Travel Channel but said he knows he’ll get back to making pizzas one day soon. For now, Mahan is looking forward to being home and seeing friends. “Any chance I get to come home, I’m excited,” he said. McGuiness, who lives in Chicago, said he played here a number of years ago with a Creedence tribute band as part of the River Rock at the Amp series. “They say Ohio is a battleground state for elections but it’s also a battleground state for rock,” McGuinness said. “You’re not a real band unless you’ve played Ohio.” WHO: Revisiting Creedence WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 WHERE: Robins Theatre, 160 E. Market St., Warren HOW MUCH: Tickets range from $42.54 to $68.60 and are available through etix.com.