Joe Cocker

Artist:  Joe Cocker
Birth Name:  John Robert Cocker
Born:  May 20, 1944.  Sheffield, West Riding Of Yorkshire, England
Died:  December 22,  2014 (Aged 70).  Crawford, Colorado, USA
Genre:  Rock, Blues, Blues Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Pop, Soft Rock
Occupation:  Singer, Musician
Instruments:  Vocals, Harmonica

Joe Cocker was an English Rock and Blues Singer and Musician, became popularity in 1960s with cover versions of popular songs such as:  "With A Little Help From My Friends" (The Beatles) reached No. in The UK Charts in 1968,  "The Letter" (The Box Tops)"You Are So Beautiful" (Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher), reached No. 5 in The U.S. Charts.  He received several awards, including a 1983 Grammy Award for his U.S. No. 1 "Up Where We Belong", duet with Jennifer Warnes.  In 1993 he was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male, and in 2007 was awarded a bronze Sheffield Legends.  He was ranked No. 97 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers List.

Title:   Mad Dogs & Englishmen (Music From The Original Sound Track) (Double LP) (2017)
Genre:  Rock, Blues, Blues Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Pop, Soft Rock
Label:  Music On Vinyl/A&M
Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side One:

 1.  Introduction  (0:44)
 2.  Honky Tonk Women  (3:47)
 3.  Introduction  (0:17)
 4.  Sticks And Stones  (2:37)
 5.  Cry Me A River  (4:00)
 6.  Bird On The Wire  (6:37)

Side Two:

 1.  Feelin' Alright  (5:47)
 2.  Superstar (Lead Vocal by  Rita Coolidge)  (5:02)
 3.  Introduction  (0:16)
 4.  Let's Go Get Stoned  (7:30)

LP 2:

Side Three:

 1.  Blue Medley  (12:46)
      A.  I'll Drown In My Own Tears 
      B.  When Something Is Wrong With My Baby (Co-Lead Vocal              by Bobby Jones)
      C.  I've Been Loving You Too Long
 2.  Introduction  (0:21)
 3.  Girl From The North Country (Lead Vocal by Joe Cocker &            Leon Russell)
 4  Give Peace A Chance  (4:14)

Side Four:

 1.  Introduction  (0:41)
 2.  She Came In Through The Bathroom Window  (3:01)
 3.  Space Captain  (5:15)
 4.  The Letter  (4:46)
 5.  Delta Lady  (5:40)

Personnel:

Joe Cocker:  Lead Vocals

The Band:

Leon Russell:  Guitar, Piano
Chris Stainton:  Organ, Piano
Don Preston:  Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Backing Vocals
Carl Radle:  Bass
Jim Gordon:  Drums
Jim Keltner:  Drums
Chuck Blackwell:  Drums, Percussion
Sandy Konikoff:  Percussion
Bobby Torres:  Congas
Jim Horn:  Saxophone
Bobby Keys:  Tenor Saxophone
Jim Price:  Trumpet

The Choir:

Dave Preston/Rita Coolidge/Claudia Lennear/Denny Cordell`/Daniel Moore/Donna Wiess/Pamela Polland/Matthew Moore/Donna Washburn/Nichole Barclay/Bobby Jones:   Vocals

Mad Dogs & Englishmen is a live album by Joe Cocker, originally released on August, 1970 by A&M, remastered and reissued on November 18, 2016 by Music On Vinyl/A&M, recorded live on March 27-28, 1970 at Filmore East, New York, featuring Leon Russell, Rita Coolidge, Chris Stainton, Carl Radle, Jim Gordon, Jim Keltner and many more!.