R.I.P Joe Cocker

Sad news.

 

Yep very sad.

 

Well that stinks.

 

He was so beautiful....to me

 

He had an amazing run. That's for sure.

 

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I just read this. Danm RIP JC

 

I was just going to post this. Bummer.

 

Vale

 

His performance with the Grease Band and Woodstock was amazing. They transformed that song into an anthem for that music festival. We had never seen anything like him at the time. It was also the first time a lot of us saw tie dyed shirts.
RIP JOE

 

Here is a funny interpretation of his performance. If he ever saw it he probably would have laughed. "I gotta get a Lay-Z-Boy I'm afraid."

 

The Cocker/Grease Band rendering of "With a Little Help From My Friends" had a big influence on me wanting to play bass. Arguably the best clip from the movie. "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" was a fine spirited album/movie and was another defining point for me for the '70s. The album cover is on the periphery of my memory's mind's eye. It was a part of so many record collections. As the article mentioned, probably the best blues/soul voice to ever come out of Britain

 

Bummer, RIP JC.

 

In other past threads, when the topic of Beatles covers has come up, I've said more than once that the only good ones I could think of off the top of my head were the covers by Joe Cocker.

And his other stuff often reached greatness.

RIP Mr. Joe Cocker.

 

Cocker and his band did "With a little help from my friends" at Woodstock, and that has always been one of my favorite rock performances. Right up there for me along with the Beatles 1969 roof top gig.