Doug Clifford | |
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 Clifford performing with Creedence Clearwater Revisited in 2016 | |
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| Born | Douglas Raymond Clifford April 24, 1945 Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Genre | Rock |
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| Years active | 1959–present |
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| Website | https://dougcosmoclifford.com/ |
Douglas Raymond "Cosmo" Clifford (born April 24, 1945) is an American musician and drummer. 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, although the group has not performed live since 2020.
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 The 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. Clifford has houses in Scottsdale, Arizona and Reno, Nevada.
In 2024, Clifford's son, Brent, was arrested in connection with a homicide in Nevada and missing persons case in California.
