Doug "Cosmo" Clifford (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

Chuck Shute Podcast

Doug “Cosmo” Clifford is a musician and songwriter who is most well known for being the drummer and founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival. The band was extremely successful and inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. They have a new documentary on Netflix narrated by Jeff Bridges titled “Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall.” Cosmo also has a solo album he just released titled “California Gold’ that features Bobby Whitlock (Derek & The Dominoes) and Donald “Duck” Dunn (Booker T. & the M.G.’s). We discuss it all in this episode plus the true meaning behind the song “Who’ll Stop The Rain”, the possibility of a CCR biopic and more!
00:00 - Intro
00:53 - California Gold with Bobby Whitlock
03:56 - Donald "Duck" Dunn
05:30 - New Album Reception
06:38 - Netflix Documentary & Live Album
09:41 - Jeff Bridges Narrating the Documentary
10:48 - Royal Albert Hall Show & The Beatles
14:00 - A Future CCR Biopic?
15:50 - Guitar Players on New Project
18:00 - Drugs, CCR's Success & Psychedelic Rock
23:38 - CCR as a Band
27:40 - Who'll Stop The Rain
30:25 - CCR Vs. John Fogerty Solo
31:15 - California Gold & Bobby's Voice
37:48 - Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund
38:22 - Two Track Masters
40:40 - Outro
Doug "Cosmo" Clifford website:
https://dougcosmoclifford.com/
Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund website:
https://www.jdrf.org/
Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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