Doug Clifford

Doug "Cosmo" Clifford

Clifford performing with Creedence Clearwater Revisited in 2006
Background information
Birth name Douglas Ray Clifford
Born (1945-04-24) April 24, 1945
Palo Alto, California, United States
Genres Rock, roots rock, country rock, blues rock, swamp rock, southern rock, rock and roll
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter
Instruments Drums, Vocals, Washboard
Years active 1959–present
Labels Fuel 2000, Fantasy Records
Associated acts Creedence Clearwater Revival, Don Harrison Band, Creedence Clearwater Revisited

Douglas Ray "Cosmo" Clifford (born April 24, 1945 in Palo Alto, California) is an American rock drummer best known as a founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival. After the group dissolved in the early 1970s, 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."[1]

Discography

The Don Harrison Band
Creedence Clearwater Revisited
Other
Year Artist Album Comment
1972 Mark Spoelstra This House Drums
1974 Doug Sahm Groover's Paradise Producer and drums
Tom Fogerty Zephyr National Drums, vocals
Myopia Percussion, drums
1977 Don Harrison Not Far From Free Drums, vocals
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)
2002 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

  1. ↑ Crandall, Bill. 10 musicians who saw the Beatles standing there. CBS News, February 6, 2014.

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