It’s Cosmo! The famous drummer, Doug “Cosmo” Clifford, from Creedence Clearwater Revisited talks about the forming the band and his latest album, “Clifford / Wright: For All The Money In The World.”
Video Content: Doug “Cosmo” Clifford (2021)
SIDEWALKS east coast correspondent and host of “Paltrocast,” Darren Paltrowitz, interviews Doug “Cosmo” Clifford about Creedence Clearwater Revival and follow-up group, Creedence Clearwater Revisited. Additionally, they discuss Clifford’s album, “Clifford / Wright: For All The Money In The World,” featuring unreleased songs that were kept in the Cosmo vault.
The full interview can be viewed below
Mini-Biography:
Born in Palo Alto and grew up in El Cerrito, CA, Doug “Cosmo” Clifford is a drummer, who is best known for being a founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival, along with lead vocalist / guitarist, John Fogerty, rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty, and bassist Stu Cook. As a band, they released 11 million-selling hit singles and five studio albums, as well as toured the world as headliners, including an appearance at Woodstock in 1969 and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1993. When the group disbanded in late 1972, Clifford released a solo album and later joined Cook in the Don Harrison Band. In 1995, Clifford and Cook formed the band Creedence Clearwater Revisited that performed live versions of Creedence Clearwater Revival songs. Outside of the Creedence bands, Clifford performed with various artists, including Greg Kihn, Tom Fogerty, Steve Miller and The Smithereens, on their albums.
Press Release on “Clifford / Wright: For All The Money In The World”:
In the decades that followed CCR’s 2 year reign as the #1 band in the world, Creedence drummer Doug “Cosmo” Clifford focused his creative energy on producing album projects. His concept was to assemble a top shelf mix of players, write an album’s worth of original songs, then record, mix and master each album. When a project was completed, the masters were archived and safely stored in Cosmo’s Vault until the time was right to release them. Fast forward to 2021 and Cosmo has retrieved those masters and will be releasing them one album at a time on his own label, Cliffsong Records. The first release will be For All The Money In The World by Clifford / Wright. As was the case with Creedence, the core members of Clifford / Wright are from El Cerrito, California, each having earned Gold records over the years for playing on million-selling hits. Cosmo’s original idea was to build the band around a solid rhythm section, and his first choice for a bass player was his old pal Steve Wright from the Greg Kihn Band. Cosmo and Steve not only had great chemistry as a rhythm section, they also clicked as a songwriting team, crafting well over a dozen original songs for the album. Completing the Clifford / Wright lineup were featured guitarists Greg Douglass (Steve Miller Band), Jimmy Lyon (Eddie Money) and Joe Satriani, plus keyboard players Tim Gorman (The Who) and Pat Mosca (Greg Kihn Band). After holding auditions for a lead vocalist, Keith England was selected as a perfect fit for the Clifford / Wright songs. With the band in place, recording sessions were booked in various studios in the San Francisco Bay area. The final result is the 11-song album For All The Money In The World by Clifford / Wright, direct from Cosmo’s Vault.
Interview Credits:
Recorded: July 20, 2021
Correspondent / Segment Producer: Darren Paltrowitz
Editor: Richard R. Lee
Special Thanks To: Doug “Cosmo” Clifford, Steve Wright, Keith England, Hello Wendy PR, Joe Satriani, Greg Douglass, Jimmy Lyon, Tim Gorman, Pat Mosca, Fantasy Records,