Stuart Alden Cook (born April 25, 1945) is an

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n bass guitarist, best known for his work in the rock band

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(CCR), for which he is a member of the

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Career

Cook, along with Doug Clifford and brothers Tom and

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, grew up in El Cerrito, California, where all four attended

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. Cook, Clifford and John Fogerty formed a band in high school which eventually became

after Tom joined. In the mid-1970s, following the breakup of CCR, Cook and Clifford joined the Don Harrison Band, which released two albums. In 1979, Cook produced 15 songs by Roky Erickson and the Aliens, which were released in 1980 on two LPs with different running orders, '' The Evil One'' and ''I Think of Demons''. From 1986 to 1991, Cook was a member of the country band Southern Pacific. With Southern Pacific, Cook covered the Erickson song "It's a Cold Night for Alligators" for the tribute album '' Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson''. Cook was inducted into the

in 1993. Also in 1993, Cook auditioned for the role of the bassist in

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after the departure of

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. Cook later reunited with Clifford, forming the band Creedence Clearwater Revisited in 1995.

Discography

; Don Harrison Band *''The Don Harrison Band'' (1976) *''Red Hot'' (1977) ; Roky Erickson and the Aliens *''Roky Erickson and the Aliens'' (1980) *'' The Evil One'' (1981) ; Southern Pacific *''Killbilly Hill'' (1986) *''Zuma'' (1988) *''County Line'' (1990) *''Greatest Hits'' (1991) ; Creedence Clearwater Revisited *''Recollection'' (1998) ;Stu Cook / Keith Knudsen / John McFee *''Jackdawg'' (2009; recorded 1990) ;Other appearances

References

External links

Creedence Clearwater Revisited (Official Site)
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cook, Stu 1945 births Living people American bass guitarists Creedence Clearwater Revisited members Creedence Clearwater Revival members Musicians from Oakland, California Guitarists from California 20th-century American guitarists