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![]() Creedence Clearwater Revisited in 2016
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Origin | United States |
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Years active | 1995 | –present
Labels | Fuel 2000 |
Associated acts | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
Website | creedence-revisited |
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Creedence Clearwater Revisited is an American rock band formed in 1995 by two former members of Creedence Clearwater Revival – a much more well-known band with a very similar name. It is known for playing the music that was originally made famous by Creedence Clearwater Revival. The two common band members are Stu Cook (bass) and Doug "Cosmo" Clifford (drums).
All of the most popular songs of Creedence Clearwater Revival had been written and arranged by John Fogerty, who has not participated in Creedence Clearwater Revisited. Fogerty had exercised artistic control over the earlier band, and he sued to try to stop the newer "Revisited" band from using its similar name – saying the name would confuse the public into thinking it was a continuation of the earlier "Revival" band. However, his lawsuit was ultimately unsuccessful. (The fourth member of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Tom Fogerty, had died in 1990 before the new band was formed.)
The band was formed in 1995. Cook said "We never really had any intention of playing for the public, but a friend wanted to promote a couple of concerts. We got talked into it, but didn't know how it would go over."
A 1997 legal injunction by John Fogerty forced the group to change its name to "Cosmo's Factory", a name it had earlier considered (which had been the name of a 1970 Creedence Clearwater Revival album), but the courts later ruled in Cook's and Clifford's favor. In 1998, the band released Recollection, composed of live cover versions of Creedence Clearwater Revival songs.
The band has toured North America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Asia. As of 2016, Creedence Clearwater Revisited was on its second headlining tour of the U.S.