Cosmo
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Yamaha Rider
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He's got his own band?
cbphoto
Diamond Member
I’m reviving this ol’ thread ‘cuz Tape Op has a nice interview of the audio engineer who recorded most of their material.
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Russ Gary: Lookin’ back
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BobC
Silver Member
We saw CC Revisited years ago, and Doug played really well. We had backstage passes and visited with him afterward for a while. He was extremely friendly and down to earth. No attitude, no rock start BS. He told us he was an amateur etymologist, a guy who studies bugs! He also expressed his anger at John Fogerty and the way he and Stu were snubbed at the RRNRHOF ceremony. I couldn't blame him a bit for feeling that way.
cbphoto
Diamond Member
Yeah, like many others, they signed a bad contract at the beginning.
John Fogerty On 50 Year Battle To Recapture The Music Of Creedence Clearwater Revival
John Fogerty on his 50 year battle to recapture the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival, American copyright law, commercial placement of music and how an encounter researching the mystery surrounding bluesman Robert Johnson at the crossroads helped him to embrace the music of CCR again on stage.
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PorkPieGuy
Platinum Member
Every time I listen to CCR, I always think of this commercial coming through various scratchy, staticky antennae TV back in the early 1980s.
heartbeat
Active Member
Old thread, I know, but they were 18" hats. Paiste 602s. His other cymbals were 22" medium 602 ride, 18" medium 602 crash. Doug was a HUGE influence on my playing. The epitome of "playing for the song."
Ransan
Senior Member
Oh yeah he is definitely one of my favorites.
Thanks for his pie layout
Didn’t know he had 18s for hats, I wonder where he got the idea. Were contemporaries doing the same with large hats?
As a teen, I Saw Creedence Clearwater Revisited with Cos and Stu, at the Civic Center in Amarillo around ‘99, which I will cherish to end.
Edit* I’ll leave this here as well, love this song.
heartbeat
Active Member
He's said smaller hats didn't cut through the amps back then. He had to rig up his hi-hat stand with a stronger spring mechanism to be able to handle the 18s.Oh yeah he is definitely one of my favorites.
Thanks for his pie layout
Didn’t know he had 18s for hats, I wonder where he got the idea. Were contemporaries doing the same with large hats?
JimmyM
Diamond Member
He got the idea from John Fogerty, who wanted to hear more hi hat live and suggested bigger and bigger hats till they got to the 18s.Oh yeah he is definitely one of my favorites.
Thanks for his pie layout
Didn’t know he had 18s for hats, I wonder where he got the idea. Were contemporaries doing the same with large hats?
As a teen, I Saw Creedence Clearwater Revisited with Cos and Stu, at the Civic Center in Amarillo around ‘99, which I will cherish to end.
Edit* I’ll leave this here as well, love this song.
brady
Platinum Member
Hugely influential on my drumming as well. I've always loved his style.
Btw, he's had a page here for a while.
Btw, he's had a page here for a while.
criz p. critter
Silver Member
Green River was the first album I bought for myself… $2.99 at University Records on Reseda Blvd. in Reseda, CA. I can’t remember what I ate for lunch yesterday, but I’ll never forget buying that record.
criz p. critter
Silver Member
I always underestimated Doug Clifford because he’s one of those guys like Ringo that always plays the perfect part for the song, but without any of the flash. Then I saw some videos and a recent documentary on CCR, and revised my opinion. He was great! And a really hard hitter, too!