Doug "Cosmo" Clifford

In mid-1968 a band of four dedicated musicians from El Cerrito, California skyrocketed to fame with their debut single “Suzie Q.” It took 10 years of gigging to get there, but by the time “Suzie Q” peaked at #11 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart <a href="spotify:artist:3IYUhFvPQItj6xySrBmZkd" data-name="Creedence Clearwater Revival">Creedence Clearwater Revival</a> (CCR) was an unstoppable force in rock’n’roll. Over the next 2 years they released a string of 11 million-selling hit singles and 5 studio albums, they toured the world as headliners, including an appearance at Woodstock in 1969, and they were ultimately inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1993.

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 band 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 today and Cosmo has decided the time is now. He&#39;s set up his own label, Cliffsong Records, and his first Cosmo&#39;s Vault release is For All The Money In The World by Clifford/Wright. His second Cliffsong Records release is California Gold, a 10-song album featuring lead vocals by Bobby Whitlock of Derek and the Dominos fame, with Duck Dunn on bass. The release date for California Gold is Sept. 9, 2022, available now on CD and all streaming platforms.