Doug Clifford

Doug "Cosmo" Clifford
Clifford performing with Creedence Clearwater Revisited in 2016
Background information
Birth name	Douglas Ray Clifford
Born	(1945-04-24) April 24, 1945 (age 71) Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Genres	Rock, roots rock, country rock, blues rock, swamp rock, southern rock, rock and roll
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Drums, Vocals, Washboard
Years active	1959–present
Labels	Fuel 2000, Fantasy Records
Associated acts	Creedence Clearwater Revival, Don Harrison Band, Creedence Clearwater Revisited

Douglas "Cosmo" Clifford (born April 24, 1945 in Palo Alto, California) is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame drummer best known as a founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival. After the group dissolved in the early 1970s, Clifford released a solo album and later joined CCR bassist Stu Cook 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, with their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964 being of particular significance. "They were a quartet and we said, wow, we can do that. If these guys from England 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 wigs at that time."