Joe Cocker as a young man was sensational all through his years that he sang and performed on stage..Hall of fame is where Joe Cocker's name needs to be..This man is phenominal..and was better as Joe grew older and performed over the years..someone in the music business needs to induct Joe Cocker into hall of fame soon..the band is terrific..
the line up: Henry McCulloch guitar Chris Stainton bass Tommy Eyre kybd Kenny Slade drums. On the crescendo finale of Little Help from My Friends you can hear the jazz chops of Slade-- which is why he was canned & replaced by Bruce Rowlands shortly after this gig. Joe wanted a "heavier" bottom end than Slade was providing. When Rowlands came in from Wynder K Frog he brought Alan Spenner in on bass & Stainton moved to kybds, solidfying the classic line up enshrined by the Woodstock appearance.
I really like what Kenny Slade is doing there at the end. Sounds pretty darn heavy to me. Every drummer that's performed this song with Joe has added their own touch to the coda.
Good info. Do you remember when the UK's Top of the Pops had a short-lived feature called "Album Spot" (I think) and the Grease Band (sans Joe) appeared? It would feature a cool, "underground" band playing a couple of tracks. I remember the GB, Fairport Convention (brilliant, doing Angel Delight), the Strawbs and possibly the Stones, doing live versions of Brown Sugar and Bitch.
@@innocentoctave Some say that producer Denny Cordell was behind the 'dump Slide' gambit, that Cordell pushed the idea that Slade was too jazzy. Cordell had just dropped Procol Harum like a hot potato, but poached their drummer for Joe's debut album sessions...
You know what’s funny to me? Everyone makes fun of Joe Cocker’s movements, and comments about them. When I watch the audience dance here, it’s not much different. LOL!
J'aime bien ce que fait Kenny Slade :) Cette vidéo est un bonheur, revoir Joe en pleine forme et cette époque, ces filles qui dansent comme dans Woodstock!
I just can't agree with you on this one. Although, Joe is one of the most honest musicians to ever walk the earth, Dylan's "I Shall Be Released," by himself and with The Band in "The Last Waltz" accompanied by all "the greats," moves me to tears.
Oh How I wished Joe had stayed with The Grease Band. Sounds way better than that Mad Dogs Circus. No one trying to upstage the other, just beautiful singing and music. I truly believe Joe would still be with us.
Joe & the Grease band had amicably split up after an extensive American tour. It was his manager at the time Dee Anthony who stitched Joe up by forcing him into another concert tour & Leon Russell organised the Mad Dogs tour for Joe. I agree that it wasn't in the main a happy experience for him. He was never the same after it & also the split with Eileen Webster caused him immense emotional pain & as a consequence he got into some really heavy booze & drugs. Almost destroyed his voice which was never the same afterwards!
Me too, but if Joe had stayed with the fantastic Grease Band, we wouldn’t have had Kokomo. One of my regrets is never having been there when Joe joined Kokomo onstage, reuniting with both Alan Spenner and Neil Hubbard.
He wasn't always sad with us in Mad Dogs. He was sad because he'd broken up with his long time girl friend before the tour. Yes, he and Leon had conflicts but he had a lot of good times. Joe had big issues about his body image, he had alcohol and substance abuse issues. He was unhappy for many reason.
nice and very interesting video...the bass player is not alan spenner, but he, like Spenner, is very very skilled, expert. Very old fender P-Bass with frets removed, a bassist with strong personality.
MrAMYJACK You’re calling me a cave dweller for using the “Lol” abbreviation, but you’re calling me a “punce” on a Joe Cocker video from 1968..... the pot calling the kettle black isn’t it? And where in my comment did I insult you? Right off the bat, you take offense and attempt an insult towards me. Real mature.... and sensitive I might add. But I guess I can’t expect much else from RU-vid commenters.
