Tag Archives: Joe Cocker

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14/11/16 – Leon Russell – April 2 1942 – November 13 2016 / Hall Of Fame Induction By Elton John – 2011 / Talking About Songwriting / A Song For You – 1970 – A Song For You – Live – 1971 / Carpenters – Superstar – 1971 / Joe Cocker And The Grease Band – Delta Lady – 1969 / George Benson – This Masquerade

After a political thread that inspired wonderful, meaningful songs about righting the world’s wrongs, Donald Trump was elected president of the USA – then Leonard Cohen died. I left London and flew to Stockholm to rehearse with Anekdoten and then in turn flew to Holland to play, leaving the following day to drive to Germany – […]

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23/12/14 – Joe Cocker – 20th May 1944 – 22nd December – 2014

There’s nothing quite so sad as a death just before Christmas, especially when it’s an iconic figure like Joe Cocker. His most memorable moment came in 1969 with his blistering version of The Beatles’ With A Little Help From My Friends and his memorable performance of the song at the Woodstock Festival. His voice was absolutely […]