Interview with CCR bassist Stu Cook 

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Glad you liked the interview. He documentary is awesome - mostly the Royal Albert Hall concert, FYI, but there’s some other stuff too. Enjoy!

Agreed! Thanks, Lynn.

Glad you liked the interview, Eric. Yeah, Stu’s great!

Nah John wrote that bass line

Stu's great, for sure. Thanks, robale202!

one of the things that makes him such a good bassist is he thoroughly understands thw function of the bass ans he totally gets the concept of space...that the groove and soul comes from the space between the notes. . somerhing alot of players should learn.

Thanks, Paul! (Once again 😂)

Glad you liked it, Kevin. Thanks for commenting!

I’m sure Stu appreciates your kind words, Russ. Thanks for weighing in.

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Excellent point, pgarcia1994. Thanks for weighing in.

I beg to differ John has it with or without his band mates John is unbelievable

No disrespect to Stu. Your analogy is WRONG. John wrote the songs. sang lead, played lead guitar , arranged the songs and produced the albums. When they wanted to incorporate keyboards on the Pendulum album, HE learned how to play. He sang his own harmonies lol. The Beatles spread these tasks around fairly equally. Even Ringo averaged singing one song per album. Go listen to Marti Gras and see what happened when CCR tried that.

Wrong

Thanks, Glenn. Hope you enjoyed the interview.

Thanks for commenting, Beatles.

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well, one of them for sure

Thanks for he comment, Marcos. Don’t hold your breath waiting for that reunion, though! 😁 Glad you liked the interview.

@@ForBassPlayersOnly hahaha thnx for advice, buddy. I have hope ;)

Cosmo has Parkinson's.

@@ronfowlermusic That's what I've heard. I hope it's not true. 💔

Thanks, Justin.

Stu Cook (Cosmos) father was a lawyer, so the young guys gave Stu the Fantasy Record submitted contract so his lawyer father could review it. Stu said it was good and to sign it already. It was a lie. It tied John F forever with Fantasy Records and to the other guys in the band too. He lied to JF and fucked his life. A crook. The least talented of the band tied the most talented to him forever and to a crooked greedy manager of Fantasy Records. John later on saw that and stopped creating for the crooks and liars.

@@CFITOMAHAWK Thank you for comment, you stated the truth.

@@justinherbert9146 Then also took John Fogerty creations which he and Fantasy Records STOLED FROM HIM, put another singer and toured for years making good money as "Credence Clearwater Revisited". Lying about what happened with the owner of the songs JF. The assface is a dirty dam CROOK. Same as Sam of Fantasy Records. Both are dirty pigs. It took over 20 years of litigation for JF to get his songs back from these stealing pigs. Shame on them.

@@CFITOMAHAWK So happy for John! He handed me a guitar pic at one of his concerts and high fived me - I have never seen a performer having more fun on stage then John Fogerty - God bless John and his family!

Good question! 😁

Yeah, Stu’s great. Thanks, John.

@@ForBassPlayersOnly welcome

Thanks for weighing in, Johnny!

Stu and Doug (Clifford) have remained lifelong friends. Not sure how likely it is that they’ll play together again, but never know. Thanks for weighing in, Maria. 😀

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Interesting perspective, C. Hundley. Thanks!

Thanks for weighing in, Stublinsky.

John did have a brother in he band, Tom Fogerty, who passed away. Bayou Country is a great choice for a first LP, Kent! Thanks for weighing in.

@@ForBassPlayersOnly ..yea I got mixed up thinking stu was tom and tom was stu...etc...

So true! Well, maybe with very, very few exceptions, but overall, your point is spot on! 😂 Thanks.

For sure. Stu’s a great guy! Thanks, Gerry.

I got to play on stage with Stu…, I was very young at the time…, had heard of CCR but never thought I would have the opportunity to play with someone from the original cast members of the band…, Stuart was so humble and gracious that it blew my mind when I found out that he was on stage with me and I with him…, thanks for the memory and opportunity Brother…, much love…, It was at Trevino’s in El Cerrito/ Richmond on San Pablo ave back in the 80’s…, we did Proud Mary in the key of A…, I will never forget that Stu…, thank you for the opportunity to play with you budd…!!!

Well listen or read to the John Fogerty book. He has nothing nice to say about Stu Cook. John said in court .. Saul Zaentz said Stu came to him and said you should sue John for old man down the road saying it’s a ripoff of run through the jungle. They were nothing without John. Fantasy ripped John for millions.

Thanks, AWM.

Not likely. Doesn’t suit his personality.

@@ForBassPlayersOnly I just wanted to share some videos of me playing ccr songs on the bass

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Concordato! Grazie per il tuo commento!

Not sure I understand what you’re saying, whodoneit, but thanks for checking in. 😁

Stu e Doug erano sostenitori della band, non in disparte. Ad ogni modo, grazie per il commento! :)

Stu’s got no bitter feelings and John turned okay. Too bad things had to get tense. Thanks for weighing in, Frank.

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Thanks for weighing in, Bob. Good points.

Thanks, Brett.

Stu seems like a very nice guy. So does Doug. It's a shame that John couldn't get past his own ego and reunite with them FOR THEIR FANS years ago.

@@jeanieruter7416John wasn’t going to give these malcontent’s the lime light, again! They had 1 chance & they blew it! They know it& John knows it! Cook “cut off his nose, in spite 0f his face!”

Seeing them get together again would be amazing, Jeanie. Truthfully, though, I’m not sure they’re all physically (i.e., medically) up to it.

@@ForBassPlayersOnly Thanks. Well, I've heard that Doug has Parkinsons, and I heard that about 3 years ago. I hope it's not true. But Doug and Stu are two really great guys and (IMO) John is a narcissistic a$$ for holding a grudge all these years. I have no interest in ever seeing him perform with his favorite sons. Only will see them if CCR is ever back together again.

Nah just go see John

@@jeanieruter7416well you will never see it! Anyways, your comments are tinged with jealousy & you must be a real loser, yourself!

@@jeanieruter7416 Oh, he has other offspring! Well good golly gosh. I am sure he loves them all, just as much as the praises he hangs on the current crew. He is such an empathetic and understanding chap, old JCF.

Thanks for commenting, Gary. There was definitely magic in CCR!

Centerfield is my favorite Album. Blue Ridge Rangers is great . Blue Moon Swamp won a Grammy

John had better success then they did! Proof, on the last album the only hits were the ones that John sang. TRUTH

Thanks for weighing in, Gilbert.

Good points, Max. I (Jon) did see the Revisited band and they were quite good. It’s true, though, that Fogerty was the major force behind CCR. Thanks for commenting.

What the hell are you talking about??!!... John was the top, ok, but the sound of those bass lines were so unique and the drums as well. What a stupid comment!

At least we have all those great records! Thanks for the comment, Sam.

Says someone who can't spell Creedence. Who has "read some Creedance books". Good on you champ who knows nothing.

There are always two sides to every story. Who knows what really went on? Thanks for weighing in, Peter. I hope you still enjoyed the interview. 😁

@@ForBassPlayersOnly Yeah I'm actually just talking about the idea that you need to read sheet music to be a good musician that's of course absurd as none of the great musicals in popular cultural history could read music. As far as the truth about the history of CCR I know that perhaps John could have probably been a better leader however his writing spoke for itself and when he did succeed leadership in the songwriting department the results were poor. What really upsets me is how the band double crossed him and sold out to the record company behind his back. Its John's fault as the leader of the band for leaving the initial contract assessment to be handled by Stu, who it seems with his father, made a bad deal for the band that he probably benefited from.. It would have been very journalistic of you to address that here but we all have our motives. Good day.

@@peterladetto708 very true they shafted John and try to play it off like nothing happened, then thanked fantasy records at their ror hof induction despicable

@@peterladetto708 Wrong. John was not perfect. Neither you. But was all CCR. Stu Cook (Cosmos) father was a lawyer, so the young guys gave Stu the Fantasy Record submitted contract so his lawyer father could review it. Stu said it was good and to sign it already. It was a lie. It tied John F forever with Fantasy Records and to the other guys in the band too. He lied to JF and fucked his life. A crook. The least talented of the band tied the most talented to him forever and to a crooked greedy manager of Fantasy Records. John later on saw that and stopped creating for the crooks and liars.

This makes no sense with regards to what was stated about Tom Fogerty leaving the band! According to John, he did relent & allow Tom to contribute songs & sing songs. However, a few months later Tom just up & quit completely! I personally believe, Tom Fogerty finally realized he could never measure up to his younger Brother, John’s, songwriting! I also believe Tom wanted John to help him with songwriting & producing Tom’s songs. The proof is, Tom Fogerty’s songs he wrote & sung after he left Creedence Clearwater Revival were not well received by the public in general & almost all were weak as compared to John Fogerty compositions!

Thanks for weighing in, Todd.