Episode 159 - Doug “Cosmo” Clifford! Doug was the drummer and founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Their music has been played everywhere and the band was inducted in to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. Doug has a new project he’s promoting now called Clifford/Wright with bass player Steve Wright from Greg Kihn’s band. Joe Satriani also plays on a few tracks. Hear all about it plus stories about playing Woodstock, the Ed Sullivan Show, touring with Ike & Tina Turner and much more!!!
0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:15 - Welcome Doug!
0:01:58 - Clifford/Wright
0:06:46 - Doug's Record Label
0:09:08 - Civic Project & Politicians
0:10:50 - Achieving Your Dreams
0:14:56 - Beatles Wigs
0:15:41 - The Coast Guard & Football Team
0:22:43 - Making Three Albums in a Year
0:24:10 - Never Having a Number One Single
0:25:35 - John Fogerty as a Manager
0:29:10 - Touring with Ike & Tina Turner
0:31:56 - Woodstock & Decision to Join
0:34:16 - Grateful Dead at Woodstock
0:35:45 - Pact of Never Playing High
0:37:42 - Playing the Ed Sullivan Show
0:43:45 - Upcoming CCR Live DVD
0:45:20 - Music Licensing of CCR's Music
0:48:10 - Relationship with John Fogerty
0:50:55 - John's Ultimatum to the Band
0:53:30 - Tom's Final Days
0:56:14 - Doug's New Project
1:02:07 - Juvenile Diabetes Research
1:03:55 - Wrap Up
Doug "Cosmo" Clifford website:
https://dougcosmoclifford.com
Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund website:
https://www.jdrf.org
Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com
Thanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!