John Fogerty Files Civil Claim Against Former CCR Bandmates

John Fogerty filed a civil claim against his former bandmates for breach of contract regarding their use of the moniker Creedence Clearwater Revisited. In the claim, which was filed Friday in California, Fogerty said that former Creedence Clearwater Revival bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug Clifford haven't paid him for the use of his songs as well as his share of their "touring and merchandise" since December 2011. Creedence Clearwater Revisited said in a December statement, "The facts are that Mr. Fogerty, while proclaiming joyful rebirth in the press, repeatedly has his lawyers threaten us with lawsuits and demand unreasonable concessions of our rights."