Stu Cook

Stu Cook
Background information
Birth name	Stuart Alden Cook
Born	(1945-04-25) April 25, 1945
Genres	Rock, roots rock, country rock, blues rock, swamp rock, southern rock, rock and roll
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, producer
Instruments	Bass guitar, guitar, piano, vocals, double bass
Years active	1959–present
Labels	Fuel 2000, Fantasy Records, Warner Bros. Records, Wounded Bird Records
Associated acts	Creedence Clearwater Revival, Southern Pacific, Creedence Clearwater Revisited
Notable instruments
Fender Precision Bass

Stuart Alden "Stu" Cook (born April 25, 1945) is an American bass guitarist, best known for his work in the rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Career

In the mid-1970s, Cook and former CCR drummer Doug Clifford joined the Don Harrison Band, which released two albums. In 1979, Cook produced 15 songs by Roky Erickson and the Aliens, which were released in 1980 on two LPs with different running orders, The Evil One and I Think of Demons. From 1986 to 1991, Cook was a member of the country and western band Southern Pacific. In 1993 Cook auditioned for the role of the bassist in Rolling Stones after the departure of Bill Wyman.^[1] Cook and Clifford later reformed the band Creedence Clearwater Revisited in 1995.

Discography

Don Harrison Band

• The Don Harrison Band (1976)
• Red Hot (1977)

Roky Erickson and the Aliens

• Roky Erickson and the Aliens (1980)
• The Evil One (1981)

Southern Pacific

• Killbilly Hill (1986)
• Zuma (1988)
• County Line (1990)
• Greatest Hits (1991)

Creedence Clearwater Revisited

• Recollection (1998)

Stu Cook / Keith Knudsen / John McFee

• Jackdawg (2009; recorded 1990)

Other appearances

References

External links

• Creedence Clearwater Revisited (Official Site)
• Stu Cook interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1970)

Creedence Clearwater Revival Doug Clifford Stu Cook John Fogerty Tom Fogerty Studio albums Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) Bayou Country (1969) Green River (1969) Willy and the Poor Boys (1969) Cosmo's Factory (1970) Pendulum (1970) Mardi Gras (1972) Live albums Live in Europe (1973) The Concert (1980) Compilations Creedence Gold (1972) More Creedence Gold (1973) Pre-Creedence (1975) Chronicle, Vol. 1 (1976) The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival (1977) 20 Golden Greats (1979) Creedence Country (1981) Hits Album (1982) At the Movies (1985) Chronicle, Vol. 2 (1986) Rollin' on the River (1988) Heartland Music Presents Creedence Clearwater Revival (1992) Keep On Chooglin' (1999) Creedence Clearwater Revival: Box Set (2001) Bad Moon Rising: The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival (2003) Platinum (2004) Creedence Clearwater Revival Covers the Classics (2009) Singles "Porterville"/"Call It Pretending" "Suzie Q. (Part 1)"/"Suzie Q. (Part 2)" "I Put a Spell on You"/"Walk on the Water" "Proud Mary"/"Born on the Bayou" "Bad Moon Rising"/"Lodi" "Green River"/"Commotion" "Down on the Corner"/"Fortunate Son" "Travelin' Band"/"Who'll Stop the Rain" "Run Through the Jungle"/"Up Around the Bend" "Lookin' Out My Back Door"/"Long As I Can See the Light" "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"/"Hey Tonight" "Sweet Hitch-Hiker"/"Door to Door" "Someday Never Comes"/"Tearin' up the Country" "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"/"Good Golly Miss Molly" Related articles Discography The Golliwogs Creedence Clearwater Revisited Recollection Fogerty v. Fantasy, Inc. Saul Zaentz Fantasy Records Book:Creedence Clearwater Revival