Creedence Clearwater Revival


Tommy Fogerty and the Blue Velvets(1959 - 1964)
  • John Fogerty - guitar/vocals/harmonica/sax/piano - b. May 28, 1945, Berkeley, California.
  • Tom Fogerty - guitar - b. November 9, 1941, Berkeley, California; d. September 6, 1990, Scottsdale, Arizona.
  • Stu Cook - bass - b. April 25, 1945, Oakland, California.
  • Doug "Cosmo" Clifford - drums - b. April 24, 1945, Palo Alto, California.
Name changed to The Golliwogs.

The Golliwogs (1964 - 1967)
  • John Fogerty - guitar/vocals/harmonica/sax/piano
  • Tom Fogerty - guitar
  • Stu Cook - bass
  • Doug "Cosmo" Clifford - drums
Name changed to Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Creedence Clearwater Revival I (1968 - 1971)
  • John Fogerty - guitar/vocals/harmonica/sax/piano
  • Tom Fogerty - guitar
  • Stu Cook - bass
  • Doug "Cosmo" Clifford - drums
Albums:
  1. "Creedence Clearwater Revival" (1968) - Singles: "Suzie Q", "I Put a Spell on You"
  2. "Bayou Country" (1969) - Singles: "Proud Mary", "Born on the Bayou"
  3. "Green River" (1969) - Singles: "Green River", "Bad Moon Rising"
  4. "Willie and the Poor Boys" (1969) - Singles: "Down on the Corner", "Fortunate Son"
  5. "Cosmo's Factory" (1970) - Singles: "Travelin' Band", "Lookin' Out My Back Door", "Run Through the Jungle", "Up Around the Bend", "Who'll Stop the Rain", "Long As I Can See the Light"
  6. "Pendulum" (1970) - Single: "Have You Ever Seen the Rain"
  7. "The Concert" (aka, "Live at Albert Hall") (1980) - recorded in 1970.
Tom Fogerty leaves due to internal squabble and pursues solo career.

Creedence Clearwater Revival II (1971 - October 1972)
  • John Fogerty - guitar/vocals/harmonica/sax/piano
  • Stu Cook - bass/vocals
  • Doug "Cosmo" Clifford - drums/vocals
Albums:
  1. "Mardi Gras" (1972) - Singles: "Someday Never Comes", "Sweet Hitch-Hiker"
  2. "Live in Europe" (1973)
  3. "Live in Germany" (1998)
Group disbands.  John Fogerty goes solo.  Doug "Cosmo" Clifford later joins The Sir Douglas QuintetStu Cook joins Southern Pacific.

Creedence Clearwater Revisited (1995 - ? ) (reformed)
  • Stu Cook - bass/vocals
  • Doug "Cosmo" Clifford - drums/vocals
  • John Tristao - vocals
  • Elliot Easton - guitar - formerly with The Cars.
Album:
  1. "Recollection" (live) (2-CDs) (1998)

Compilations:
  1. "Creedence Gold" (1972)
  2. "More Creedence Gold" (1973)
  3. "Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits" (1976)
  4. "Chronicle, Vol. 2: 20 Great CCR Classics" (1988)

Tom Fogerty solo:
  1. "Tom Fogerty" (1972)
  2. "Excalibur" (1973)
  3. "Zephyr National" (1974)
  4. "Myopia" (1975)
  5. "Deal It Out" (1981)

Tom Fogerty with Ruby:
  1. "Ruby" (1976)
  2. "Rock and Roll Madness" (1977)
  3. "Precious Gems" (1985)

Sidekicks (Tom Fogerty with Randy Oda):
  1. "Rainbow Carousel" (1991)
  2. "Sidekicks" (1993)

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