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keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h
Post Number: 2124 Registered: 2-2005
| Posted on Monday, December 22, 2014 - 11:09 am: | |
Joe Cocker has passed away. Seeing the list of folks that went this year starts to make one feel old. Keith |
sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus
Post Number: 3827 Registered: 5-2009
| Posted on Monday, December 22, 2014 - 11:46 am: | |
That make me sad __ I send my condolences __ |
willgunn
Member Username: willgunn
Post Number: 72 Registered: 2-2007
| Posted on Monday, December 22, 2014 - 12:05 pm: | |
Indeed! It always looked to me like Joe was playing "air bass" while performing - particularly earlier on..... |
slawie
Senior Member Username: slawie
Post Number: 710 Registered: 8-2002
| Posted on Monday, December 22, 2014 - 1:14 pm: | |
RIP Mr. Cocker you have always been an inspiration to me. slawie |
lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq
Post Number: 5925 Registered: 7-2004
| Posted on Monday, December 22, 2014 - 3:05 pm: | |
And another of the musicians I grew up with has passed. I suspect it's only going to keep happening more and more often. I've posted this here before, but I thought it appropriate to post it again. Joe Cocker: the real lyrics May the Four Winds Blow You Safely Home Bill, tgo |
pace
Senior Member Username: pace
Post Number: 1095 Registered: 4-2004
| Posted on Monday, December 22, 2014 - 3:32 pm: | |
Putting the needle down on Mad Dogs right now... You will be missed.... |
smokinbear
Advanced Member Username: smokinbear
Post Number: 201 Registered: 11-2008
| Posted on Monday, December 22, 2014 - 9:01 pm: | |
I got to see him open for Stevie Ray Vaughn when i was much younger. RIP. 2014 has been a hard year. |
jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko
Post Number: 3629 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 - 1:03 am: | |
One of my all time favourite vocalists, he was a unique talent. I'll be spinning Mad dogs tonight. Graeme |
pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo
Post Number: 1371 Registered: 6-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 - 4:01 am: | |
". . . If there's a rock-n-roll heaven, you know they got a hell of a band . . ." |
edwardofhuncote
Intermediate Member Username: edwardofhuncote
Post Number: 138 Registered: 6-2014
| Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 - 6:05 am: | |
Heard that sad news on the way to work this morning. |
davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck
Post Number: 11607 Registered: 5-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 - 7:47 am: | |
Nice video of Delta Lady from the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour. Cocker's appearance at Woodstock, and in the movie, helped make the festival a special event in music history; and the Mad Dogs album further impacted the music and the culture. Both were inspirational for me. |
keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h
Post Number: 2125 Registered: 2-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 - 8:21 am: | |
I've always liked Delta Lady. I had forgotten about this version of it and it was nice hearing it again. Keith |
tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon
Post Number: 1660 Registered: 11-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 - 8:49 am: | |
Same here, Keith. Love that version and I haven't heard it in a very long time. Watching that has me exhausted. How spent must Cocker have been after a few sets?! Nobody worked harder for the music than he did. |
wfmandmusic
Intermediate Member Username: wfmandmusic
Post Number: 148 Registered: 1-2012
| Posted on Thursday, December 25, 2014 - 5:50 pm: | |
When I was young, my step father took me to the orpheum theater in Ann Arbor MI. to see the movie Mad Dogs. It left a lasting impression to this day. It was also my introduction to Leon Russell. I just spun the vinyl two weeks ago....bummer. |