Call it a revival of the Revival.

Stu Cook and Doug "Cosmo" Clifford started out just wanting to perform their Creedence Clearwater Revival hits again. Now their band, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, has lasted longer than the original, and their 2008 "Recollection" CD has gone platinum.

The music of CCR, which disbanded in 1972 amid lawsuits and estrangements, also will be included in a Woodstock collection for the first time. After performing at the rock festival in 1969, CCR frontman John Fogerty voted against letting any of the band's songs appear in the Woodstock film or soundtrack album. But after 40 years, CCR now appears on a just-released edition of "Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music - The Director's Cut" DVD.

"We are so thrilled to finally be included. Fogerty finally agreed," said bassist Cook. "We're not getting any younger; why not now? It's probably high time to get over it. We certainly have."

How long have you known Doug Clifford (CCR's original drummer)?

Fifty-one years - that's what we're telling people. We met the first day of junior high school. We were the two kids who got in trouble - with each other.

You two started Creedence Clearwater Revisited in 1995. What was your original goal?

Just to have some fun playing the music. We never anticipated that it would last 15 years. As it turned out, this band played a lot longer than the original.

My favorite song right now is "Down on the Corner." "Born on the Bayou" is a strong song for me personally.

I'm professionally thrilled to have been involved in this project for 15 years. It's like taking all the good stuff from the other band, and none of the bad. We're not actively fighting our way through the industry. So this is really just about playing the music, having fun and celebrating the original band.

What kind of response do you get to the music?

People love it. The Creedence fans are pretty much identical around the world. They love Creedence - we play Creedence all night long.

We always say we play for free; we get paid for traveling. We're on the senior rock tour.

We have three generations of fans, which is why the music is still so popular. Each generation has picked it up.

Is it true that "Who'll Stop the Rain" was written about Woodstock?

That's what I hear the story is now. Stories come and go. That's what Fogerty says.

Have you seen or talked to John Fogerty?

I saw him at the Austin City Limits Festival. He doesn't speak to me. I figure why not focus on the good stuff? There's a lot of stuff that we wish didn't happen, but nothing's going to change that. All we can do is continually light the fire under the legacy of the band.

How is it working with Doug after all these years?

We're great friends - better than ever. We hang out, we work together; we have a common interest.

We've just learned that you can't let anything that happens derail what you put so much time into. If you love each other, care about each other, you'll have differences, certainly.

We were in competition with each other, but there's strength in our union. That's why this project has been so much fun. That's why we put it together, so we could play bass and drums together. Then we had to find the other guys (lead singer/rhythm guitar player John Tristao, lead guitarist Tal Morris and multi-instrumentalist Steve Gunner).

They have the same musical roots; they listen to a lot of the same music. We speak the same musical language and they're hard-working. We don't have any turnover.

What are you looking forward to in Sturgis?

Getting in and out alive. It's such an overwhelming event that for me, logistics are more a concern than anything. The playing of the show is automatic for us, but how we can get in and out and get a meal. It's such a huge event. Unless you've been there, you really can't explain it to anyone.

There's hardly a better audience for Creedos than folks who like to ride motorcycles.

People have found motorcycles to express their individuality, but these folks come to party and that makes it special. It's definitely a convening of the tribes.

If you go

What: Creedence Clearwater Revisited

When: 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2

Where: Buffalo Chip Campground

Tickets: Ticket information is available at www.buffalochip.com.

Contact Deanna Darr at 394-8424 or deanna.darr@rapidcityjournal.com