American musician (born 1945)
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| Doug Clifford | |
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 Clifford performing with Creedence Clearwater Revisited in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Douglas Raymond Clifford |
| Born | (1945-04-24) April 24, 1945 (age 79) Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock |
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| Years active | 1959–present |
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Douglas Raymond Clifford (born April 24, 1945) is an American drummer who is nicknamed "Cosmo". He is best known as a founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. After the group disbanded in late 1972, Clifford released a solo album and later joined CCR bassist Stu Cook in the Don Harrison Band. In 1995, Clifford and Cook formed the band Creedence Clearwater Revisited, performing live versions of Creedence Clearwater Revival songs.
An early influence on Clifford's playing was The Beatles, with their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964 being of particular significance. "They were a quartet and we said, wow, we can do that. If these guys from England can come out and play rock 'n' roll, we can do it. We bought Beatle wigs. We went to the drama store, and I guess they were Three Stooges wigs at that time." Clifford, Cook, and the Fogerty brothers grew up together in El Cerrito, California. Clifford attended San Jose State University alongside Stu Cook.
Discography
See also: Creedence Clearwater Revival discography- Cosmo (1972)
- Magic Window (2020)
- The Don Harrison Band (1976)
- Red Hot (1977)
- Recollection (1998)
- Clifford/Wright
- For All The Money In The World (2021)
- Other
| Year | Artist | Album | Comment |
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| 1972 | Mark Spoelstra | This House | Drums |
| 1974 | Doug Sahm | Groover's Paradise | Producer and drums |
| Tom Fogerty | Zephyr National | Drums, vocals | |
| Myopia | Percussion, drums | ||
| 1978 | Russell DaShiell | Elevator | Drums |
| 1979 | Bob Whitlock David Vega |
California Gold | Drums |
| 1981 | Tom Fogerty | Deal It Out | co-writer of "Champaign Love" |
| 1983 | Sir Douglas Quintet | Midnight Sun | Drums |
| 1989 | Greg Kihn | UnKIHNtrollable | Drums on four tracks |
| 1994 | Sir Douglas Quintet | Day Dreaming at Midnight | Producer, drums and co-writer of ""Twisted World", "Into the Night" and "Freedom Is Mine" |
| Steve Miller | Steve Miller Band Box Set | Drums on "Rock N'Me" (recorded live in 1975) | |
| 2003 | John Tristao | Big Hat, No Cattle | co-writer of "Wake Up Call", "A Million Things" and "On Our Way" |
| 2004 | The Smithereens | From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology | Drums, percussion on "Downbound Train" (recorded in 1998) |
| 2008 | Billy C. Farlow | Billy C. and the Sunshine/The Lost 70's Tapes | Drums (recorded in 1976) |
References
- Doug "Cosmo" Clifford. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- Crandall, Bill. 10 musicians who saw the Beatles standing there. CBS News, February 6, 2014.
- Fogerty, John (October 2015). Fortunate Son- My Life, My Music. New York: Little, Brown and Company. pp. 9–25. ISBN 978-0-316-24457-2.
- "Creedence Clearwater Revival History/Biography Credence". www.creedence-online.net. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
External links
- Classicdrummer.com
- Rockabilly.nl
- Creedence-revisited.com
- Doug Clifford discography at Discogs
- Doug Clifford at IMDb
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