Douglas Raymond Clifford (born April 24, 1945) is an American drummer, best known as a founding member of
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival, also referred to as Creedence and CCR, was an American rock band formed in El Cerrito, California. The band initially consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty; his brother, ...
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
Stuart Alden Cook (born April 25, 1945) is an American bass guitarist, best known for his work in the rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), for which he is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Career
Cook, along with Doug Clif ...
in the
Don Harrison Band. In 1995, Clifford and Cook formed the band
Creedence Clearwater Revisited, performing live versions of Creedence Clearwater Revival songs.
An early influence on Clifford's playing was
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of al ...
, with their appearance on ''
The Ed Sullivan Show
''The Ed Sullivan Show'' is an American television program, television variety show that ran on CBS from June 20, 1948, to March 28, 1971, and was hosted by New York City, New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in Septembe ...
'' in February 1964 being of particular significance. "They were a quartet and we said, wow, we can do that. If these guys from
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...
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
Three Stooges
The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy team active from 1922 until 1970, best remembered for their 190 short subject films by Columbia Pictures. Their hallmark styles were physical farce and slapstick. Six Stooges appeare ...
wigs at that time."
[Crandall, Bill]
''10 musicians who saw the Beatles standing there''
CBS News, February 6, 2014. Clifford, along with Cook and the Fogerty brothers grew up together in
El Cerrito, California
El Cerrito ( Spanish for "The Little Hill") is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States, and forms part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It has a population of 25,962 according to the 2020 census. El Cerrito was founded by refugee ...
.
Discography
*''
Cosmo'' (1972)
*''
Magic Window'' (2020)
;
The Don Harrison Band
*''The Don Harrison Band'' (1976)
*''Red Hot'' (1977)
;
Creedence Clearwater Revisited
*''Recollection'' (1998)
;
Clifford/Wright
*''For All The Money In The World'' (2021)
;Other
References
External links
Classicdrummer.com*
*
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1945 births
Living people
American rock drummers
Creedence Clearwater Revisited members
Creedence Clearwater Revival members
Musicians from Palo Alto, California
20th-century American drummers
American male drummers