Appellate court `revives' new Creedence Clearwater

Creedence Clearwater was given a revival by a federal appeals court over the objections of its former leader, John Fogerty.

When the new band formed two years ago, it called itself Creedence Clearwater Revisited, featuring two members of the original group - drummer and features drummer Doug Clifford and bassist Stu Cook - and many of the songs Fogerty wrote and sang for Creedence Clearwater Revival in the 1960s.The original group produced such hits as "Proud Mary," "Bad Moon Rising" and "Down on the Corner."

Fogerty, who went on to a solo career after the band broke up in 1972, sued last year to stop the new group from using the Creedence name. A federal judge in Los Angeles granted him an injunction in October, finding a likelihood of public confusion about Fogerty's association with the group.

But the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the injunction lifted Friday, finding little evidence of confusion and saying the new band should be allowed to use its preferred name while the case continued.

The new group had meanwhile changed its name to Cosmo's Factory, the name of a Creedence album that was derived from Clifford's nickname, Cosmo.