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Personal Data:
| Born: |
20.05.1944 |
(Sheffield, GB, as John Robert Cocker) |
| Died: |
22.12.2014 |
(lung cancer) |
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Appearances:
| 1960 |
The Cavaliers |
| 1962-63 |
Vance Arnold & The Avengers |
| cca 1964 |
Joe Cocker's Big Blues |
| 1967-cca 1969 |
The Grease Band |
| 1970 |
Mad Dogs And Englishmen (tour) |
| cca 1972 |
Chris Stainton Band |
| 1975 |
Joe Cocker & The Cock'n'Bull Band |
| cca 1990 |
Joe Cocker Band |
Former Members:
Vernon Nash (kb, cca 1964-cca 1967); Chris Stainton (kb, 1967-72, cca 1990); Mick Weaver (kb, cca 1974-cca 1975); Richard Tee (kb, cca 1975); Deric Dyer (sax,kb,perc, cca 1990); Jeff Levine (kb, cca 1990)
Dave Hopper (g, cca 1964); Leon Russell (g, 1970); Don Preston (g, 1970); Henry McCulloch (g, 10/73-?); Albert Lee (g, 1974-75); Cornell Dupree (g, cca 1975); Eric Gale (g, cca 1976); Phil Grande (g, cca 1990); Keith Mack (g, cca 1990)
David Green (bg, cca 1964); Carl Raddle (bg, 1970); Buffalo Gelber (bg, cca 1974); Andy Denno (bg, 1975); Gordon Edwards (bg, 1975); Chuck Rainey (bg, cca 1975); T.M. Stevens (bg,voc, cca 1990)
Dave Memmott (ds, cca 1964-cca 1967); Jim Keltner (ds, 1970); Jim Karstein (ds, cca 1974); Peter Gavin (ds, 1975); Bernard Purdie (ds, cca 1975); Kenny Slade (perc, 1975); Steve Gadd (ds, cca 1976); Tom Walsh (perc); Steve Holley (ds, cca 1990)
Bobby Keyes (sax, 1970); Jim Price (tr, 1970)
Doreen Chanter (voc, cca 1990); Maxine Green (voc, cca 1990); Crystal Taliefero (ds, cca 1990)
Albums Discography:
| # | Title | Release Date | Label | Type | UK | USA | | 1. | With A Little Help From My Friends
produced by: Chris Stainton | 23.04.1969 | Regal Zonophone | | 29 | 35 | | 2. | Joe Cocker!
produced by: Chris Stainton | 11/1969 | Regal Zonophone | | | 11 | | 3. | Mad Dogs And Englishmen
(2LP)
produced by: Chris Stainton | 10/1970 | A&M |  | 16 | 2 | | 4. | Cocker Happy | 11/1971 | Cube |  | | | | 5. | Something To Say
produced by: Chris Stainton | 12/1972 | Cube | | | 30 | | 6. | Joe Cocker
produced by: Chris Stainton | 1973 | A&M | | | | | 7. | I Can Stand A Little Rain | 23.08.1974 | Cube | | | 11 | | 8. | Jamaica Say You Will
produced by: Jim Price | 12.09.1975 | Cube | | | 42 | | 9. | Stingray
produced by: Rob Fraboni | 04.06.1976 | A&M | | | 70 | | 10. | Live In Los Angeles | 12/1976 | Cube | | | | | 11. | Joe Cocker's Greatest Hits | 02.12.1977 | A&M | | | | | 12. | Greatest Hits Vol. 1 | 5/1978 | Hallmark | | | | | 13. | Luxury You Can Afford
featuring: Dr. John (p), Richard Tee (p), Allen Toussaint (kb), Cornell Dupree (g), Chuck Rainey (bg), Bernard Purdie (ds), Billy Preston, Rick Danko, Donny Hathaway, Steve Gadd | 9/1978 | Asylum | | | 76 | | 14. | The Best Of Joe Cocker | 1979 | | | | | | 15. | Platinum Collection
(2LP) | 10/1981 | Cube | | | | | 16. | Standing Tall | 1981 | | | | | | 17. | Space Captain | 4/1982 | Cube | | | | | 18. | Sheffield Steel | 7/1982 | Island | | | | | 19. | Countdown Joe Cocker | 10/1982 | Cube | | | | | 20. | Civilised Man | 5/1984 | Capitol | | 100 | 133 | | 21. | Off The Record
(2LP) | 11/1984 | Sierra | | | | | 22. | Cocker | 4/1986 | Capitol | | | 50 | | 23. | The Collection
(2LP) | 4/1986 | Castle Communication | | | | | 24. | Replay On Joe Cocker | 5/1986 | Sierra | | | | | 25. | The Very Best Of Joe Cocker | 5/1986 | Telstar | | | | | 26. | Unchain My Heart | 10/1987 | Capitol | | | 89 | | 27. | The Best Of Joe Cocker | 1988 | Knight | | | | | 28. | 16 Greatest Hits | 1988 | Fun | | | | | 29. | Nightriding | 7/1988 | Knight | | | | | 30. | One Night Of Sin
produced by: Charlie Midnight | 7/1989 | Capitol | | | 52 | | 31. | The Very Best Of Joe Cocker | 1989 | | | | | | 32. | Joe Cocker Live
(2LP) | 6/1990 | Capitol | | | 95 | | 33. | Night Calls | 10/1991 | Capitol | | 25 | 111 | | 34. | The Legend
(2LP) | 6/1991 | PolyGram TV | | 4 | | | 35. | Connoisseur's Cocker | 1/1992 | Raven | | | | | 36. | The Best Of Joe Cocker | 1993 | Capitol | | | | | 37. | The First Time | 10/1993 | Spectrum | | | | | 38. | The Very Best Of Joe Cocker | 7/1994 | BR Music | | | | | 39. | The Best Of Joe Cocker - Live | 8/1994 | EMI | | | | | 40. | Have A Little Faith | 29.08.1994 | Capitol | | 9 | | | 41. | Favourite Rarities | 10/1994 | BR Music | | | | | 42. | Midnight Rider | 10/1994 | Woodford | | | | | 43. | Simply The Best | 10/1994 | Woodford | | | | | 44. | The Essential Joe Cocker | 9/1995 | Spectrum | | | | | 45. | The Long Voyage Home
(4CD box set) | 04.12.1995 | A&M | | | | | 46. | Organic
produced by: Don Was | 14.10.1996 | Parlophone | | 49 | | | 47. | Across From Midnight | 01.09.1997 | EMI Electrola | | | | | 48. | Greatest Hits | 02.11.1998 | Parlophone | | 24 | | | 49. | No Ordinary World | 10/1999 | Parlophone | | 63 | | | 50. | Super Hits | 15.02.2000 | Legacy | | | | | 51. | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Joe Cocker | 06.06.2000 | Chronicles | | | 75 | | 52. | Vance Arnold and the Avengers 1963 | 06.06.2000 | Gonzo | | | | | 53. | On the Air: Live at the BBC | 18.07.2000 | Fuel 2000 | | | | | 54. | Respect Yourself | 5/2002 | Parlophone | | 51 | | | 55. | Greatest Love Songs | 28.01.2003 | Hip-O | | | | | 56. | Joe Cocker: The Ultimate Collection
(2LP) | 13.01.2004 | Hip-O/A&M | | | 122 | | 57. | Heart & Soul | 12.10.2004 | New Door/EMI | | | 61 | | 58. | Essential Joe Cocker | 04.10.2005 | EMI | | | | | 59. | Gold | 07.03.2006 | Hip-O | | | | | 60. | Standing Here | 13.06.2006 | Dynamic | | | | | 61. | Sweet Forgiveness | 29.08.2006 | United States Dist | | | | | 62. | Colour Collection | 24.10.2006 | UMVD | | | | | 63. | Hymn For My Soul | 27.03.2007 | EMI | | 9 | | | 64. | Classic Cocker | 28.08.2007 | Capitol | | | | | 65. | Best of Joe Cocker | 29.07.2008 | Liberation | | | | | 66. | Live at Woodstock | 06.10.2009 | A&M | | | | | 67. | Hard Knocks | 10/2010 | Columbia | | 61 | | | 68. | Icon | 05.04.2011 | A&M | | | | | 69. | Fire It Up | 13.11.2012 | Savoy | | 17 | | | 70. | Live at Montreux | 08.10.2013 | Eagle | | | | | 71. | Fire It Up - Live | 10/2013 | Columbia | | | | | 72. | I Successi | 07.10.2014 | | | | | | 73. | The Triple Album Collection | 1/2015 | | | | | | 74. | The Life Of A Man - The Ultimate Hits 1968-2013 | 11/2015 | Columbia | | | | | 75. | In Interview With Robin Ross DJ | 13.11.2015 | Eclectic DVD Dist. | | | | | 76. | The Album Recordings 1984-2007 | 02.09.2016 | Parlophone | | | |
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Singles Discography:
| # | SP/EP Title | Release Date | Label | UK | USA | | 1. | I'll Cry Instead / Precious Words | 10/1964 | Decca | | | | 2. | Marjorine / The New Age Of Lily | 9/1968 | Regal Zonophone | 48 | | | 3. | With A Little Help From My Friends / Something's Coming On | 9/1968 | Regal Zonophone | 1 | 68 | | 4. | Feelin' Alright / Sandpaper Cadillac | 5/1969 | A&M | | 69 | | 5. | Delta Lady / She's Good To Me | 9/1969 | Regal Zonophone | 7 | 69 | | 6. | She Came In Through The Bathroom Window / Change In Louise | 11/1969 | A&M | | 30 | | 7. | The Letter / Space Captain | 4/1970 | A&M | 39 | 7 | | 8. | Cry Me A River (live) / Give Peace A Chance (live) | 10/1970 | Fly | | 11 | | 9. | High Time We Went / Black Eyed Blues | 5/1971 | Fly | | 22 | | 10. | Feelin' Alright / Sandpaper Cadillac
(reissue) | 12/1971 | A&M | | 33 | | 11. | Midnight Rider / Woman To Woman
& The Chris Stainton Band | 8/1972 | Cube | | 27 | | 12. | Pardon Me Sir / She Don't Mind | 09.02.1973 | Cube | | | | 13. | Pardon Me Sir / St. James Infirmary | 2/1973 | A&M | | 51 | | 14. | Put Out The Lights / If I Love You | 19.07.1974 | Cube | | 46 | | 15. | You Are So Beautiful / It's A Sin When You Love Somebody | 12/1974 | A&M | | 4 | | 16. | You Are So Beautiful / I Get Mad | 14.03.1975 | Cube | | | | 17. | I Think It's Gonna Rain Today / Oh Mama | 7/1975 | A&M | | | | 18. | It's All Over But The Shoutin' / Sandpaper Cadillac | 17.10.1975 | Cube | | | | 19. | Jamaica Say You Will / It's All Over But The Shoutin' | 10/1975 | A&M | | | | 20. | The Man In Me / The Man In Me (part 2) | 4/1976 | A&M | | | | 21. | The Jealous Kind / You Came Along | 18.06.1976 | A&M | | | | 22. | I Broke Down / You Came Along | 24.09.1976 | A&M | | | | 23. | Cry Me A River / Feeling Alright | 1977 | Cube | | | | 24. | Fun Time / Watching The River Flow | 9/1978 | Asylum | | 43 | | 25. | Fun Time / I Can't Say No
(v GB) | 9/1978 | Asylum | | | | 26. | A Whiter Shade Of Pale / Watching The River Flow | 26.01.1979 | Asylum | | | | 27. | Let It Be / Marjorine | 4/1981 | Cube | | | | 28. | I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today / Standing Tall
& The Crusaders | 14.08.1981 | MCA | 61 | 97 | | 29. | This Old World's Too Funky For Me / I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today
& The Crusaders | 11/1981 | MCA | | | | 30. | Sweet Little Woman / Look What You've Done | 6/1982 | Island | | | | 31. | With A Little Help From My Friends / Delta Lady | 7/1982 | Old Gold | | | | 32. | Many Rivers To Cross / Talking Back To The Night | 8/1982 | Island | | | | 33. | Up Where We Belong / Sweet Little Woman
& Jennifer Warnes, v GB 1/83
(A 1) | 8/1982 | Island | 5 | | | 34. | Ruby Lee | 9/1982 | | | | | 35. | You Are So Beautiful / Marjorine | 27.05.1983 | Cube | | | | 36. | Threw It All Away / Easy Rider | 6/1983 | Island | | 104 | | 37. | Civilised Man / A Girl Like You | 6/1984 | Capitol | | | | 38. | Edge Of A Dream / Tempted | 10/1984 | Capitol | | 69 | | 39. | Crazy In Love / Come On In | 1/1985 | Capitol | | | | 40. | Shelter Me / Tell Me There's A Way | 2/1986 | Capitol | | 91 | | 41. | Shelter Me / One More Time
12" + If You Have Love, Give Me Some
(v GB) | 3/1986 | Capitol | | | | 42. | You Don't Love Me Anymore / Tell Me There's A Way
12" + All Our Tomorrows
CD + With A Little Help From My Friends | 5/1986 | Capitol | | | | 43. | You Don't Love Me Anymore / Don't Drink The Water | 5/1986 | Capitol | | | | 44. | You Can Leave Your Hat On / Long Drag Off The Cigarette | 6/1986 | Capitol | | | | 45. | With A Little Help From My Friends / Marjorine / The Letter / Delta Lady
(live) | 9/1986 | Archive 4 | | | | 46. | Love Lives On / On My Way To You | 1987 | MCA | | | | 47. | Unchain My Heart / You Can Leave Your Hat On
12" + The One | 10/1987 | Capitol | 46 | | | 48. | Unchain My Heart / Satisfied
(v USA) | 10/1987 | Capitol | | | | 49. | Love Live On / My Way To You
(v GB) | 12/1987 | Capitol | | | | 50. | Two Wrongs (Don't Make A Right) / Isolation
(v USA) | 12/1987 | Capitol | | | | 51. | Don't You Love Me Anymore | 5/1988 | | 99 | | | 52. | I Will Live For You | 9/1989 | | | | | 53. | When The Night Comes / One Night Of Sin | 10/1989 | Capitol | | 11 | | 54. | When The Night Comes / Ruby Lee | 11/1989 | Capitol | 65 | | | 55. | Up Where We Belong
& Jennifer Warnes | 12/1989 | | 92 | | | 56. | What Are You Doing With A Fool Like Me / Another Mind Gone | 5/1990 | Capitol | | 96 | | 57. | I Can Hear The River | 1991 | Capitol | | | | 58. | Night Calls / Out Of The Rain
12",CD + Not Too Young To Die Of A Broken Heart | 8/1991 | Capitol | | | | 59. | (All I Know) Feels Like Forever / When The Night Comes
CD + Up Where We Belong / With A Little Help From My Friends | 3/1992 | Capitol | 20 | | | 60. | Now That The Magic Has Gone / Five Women
12",CD + Two Wrongs (Don't Make A Right) / The Letter | 4/1992 | Capitol | 18 | | | 61. | Unchain My Heart / You Can Leave Your Hat On | 6/1992 | Capitol | 14 | | | 62. | Feels Like Forever | 10/1992 | | | | | 63. | When The Night Comes / You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
CD1 + Tempted / I Still Can't Believe It's True
CD2 + The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress / I'm Your Man / She Came In Through The Bathroom Window | 11/1992 | Capitol | 61 | | | 64. | Summer In The City | 6/1994 | Capitol | | | | 65. | The Simple Things / Summer In The City
CD1 + With A Little Help From My Friends (live)
CD2 + Angeline / My Strongest Weakness | 8/1994 | Capitol | 17 | | | 66. | Take Me Home / Tempted / Unchain My Heart (90's version)
CD + Up Where We Belong / You Can Leave Your Hat On
& Bekka Bramlett | 26.09.1994 | Capitol | 41 | | | 67. | Let The Healing Begin / Summer In The City
CD + You Are So Beautiful (live) / The Letter (live) | 11/1994 | Capitol | 32 | | | 68. | Have A Little Faith In Me / The Simple Things (live) / Let The Healing Begin (live)
CD + Summer In The City (live) / Angeline (live) | 20.02.1995 | Capitol | 67 | | | 69. | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood | 16.09.1996 | EMI | 53 | | | 70. | Into The Mystic | 25.11.1996 | Parlophone | | | | 71. | Could You Be Loved | 02.06.1997 | Capitol | | | | 72. | N'oubliez Jamais | 08.09.1997 | Electrola | | | | 73. | Tonight | 23.03.1998 | EMI | | | | 74. | What Becomes Of The Broken-Hearted | 19.10.1998 | EMI | | | | 75. | That's All I Need To Know
& Eros Ramazzotti | 02.11.1998 | Ricordi/BMG | | | | 76. | Different Road | 27.09.1999 | | | | | 77. | My Father's Son | 03.04.2000 | Parlophone | | | | 78. | You Can't Have My Heart | 3/2002 | | | | | 79. | Hymn 4 My Soul | 4/2007 | | | | | 80. | Hard Knocks | 7/2010 | | | | | 81. | Fire It Up | 11/2012 | Columbia Seveone | 64 | | | 82. | I Come In Peace | 2/2013 | | | |
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Videos:
1. The Best Of Joe Cocker - Live - 8/1994, EMI, live
Movies:
1. Mad Dogs And Englishmen (1970)
Awards:
1982 Grammy Awards - Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal (SP "Up Where We Belong", & Jennifer Warnes)
2001 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("With A Little Help From My Friends")
2016 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "You Are So Beautiful", 1974)
2021 Grammy Hall Of Fame (LP "Mad Dogs & Englishmen", 1970)
WWW Links:
http://www.cocker.com
Various:
appeared on the LP:
Bo Diddley: The 20th Anniversary Of Rock'n'Roll (23.4.76, RCA)
Lulu: Together (20.5.02, Mercury)
Compilation Appearances:
"With A Little Help From My Friends" on Red Cross benefit compilation "United We Stand" (6.11.01, Capitol)
"With A Little Help From My Friends" on live Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee LP "Party At The Palace" (24.6.02, EMI, feat. Steve Winwood & Brian May)
Press References:
| &musiQ | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 2002 | 9 | | 37 | Festivaly - Montreux Jazz Festiv | gig review | | Bang! | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1994 | 33 | 21.09.1994 | 11 | | album review | | Big Beng! | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1996 | 17 | 26.09.1996 | 28 | Singlosy | single review | | 1997 | 33 | 25.09.1997 | 28 | Singlosy | single review | | 1997 | 36 | 16.10.1997 | 27 | Forum kritikum | album review | | 1999 | 39 | 11.11.1999 | 26 | Forum kritikum | album review | | 2000 | 4 | 24.02.2000 | 47 | Singlosy | single review | | 2000 | 6 | 23.03.2000 | 31 | | profile, discography | | 2000 | 8 | 20.04.2000 | 13 | Live | gig review | | 2002 | 10 | 23.05.2002 | 40 | Forum kritikum | album review | | 2002 | 11 | 14.06.2002 | 34 | Live | gig review | | Gramorevue | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1988 | 10 | | 4 | | profile | | 1988 | 12 | | 16 | Z pódia | gig review | | Melodie | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1992 | 3 | | 38 | Recenze | album review | | 1992 | 4 | | 8 | | profile | | Melody Maker | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1971 | 0 | 16.01.1971 | 1 | | | | 1971 | 0 | 16.01.1971 | 5 | | | | 1973 | 4 | 27.01.1973 | 25 | Albums | album review | | 1974 | 40 | 05.10.1974 | 56 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1974 | 42 | 19.10.1974 | 15 | | | | 1975 | 38 | 20.09.1975 | 42 | Albums | album review | | 1975 | 43 | 25.10.1975 | 14 | Singles | single review | | 1976 | 23 | 05.06.1976 | 20 | Albums | album review | | 1976 | 28 | 10.07.1976 | 3 | New Singles | single review | | 1978 | 40 | 14.10.1978 | 22 | Albums | album review | | 1979 | 4 | 27.01.1979 | 9 | | interview | | 1979 | 38 | 06.10.1979 | 9 | After Dark | gig review | | 1982 | 40 | 02.10.1982 | 33 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1983 | 22 | 28.05.1983 | 13 | Singles | single review | | 1984 | 30 | 08.09.1984 | 27 | Singles | single review | | New Musical Express | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1972 | 0 | 18.11.1972 | 6 | | | | 1973 | 0 | 13.01.1973 | 3 | News Desk | | | 1973 | 0 | 31.03.1973 | 16 | | | | 1973 | 0 | 20.10.1973 | 2 | News | | | 1974 | 0 | 19.01.1974 | 3 | News Survey | | | 1974 | 0 | 10.08.1974 | 3 | News Desk - Recording News | | | 1974 | 0 | 17.08.1974 | 10 | Albums | album review | | 1974 | 0 | 26.10.1974 | 9 | Thrills | | | 1974 | 0 | 23.11.1974 | 3 | News Desk | | | 1975 | 0 | 02.08.1975 | 2 | News Desk - Recording News | | | 1975 | 0 | 02.08.1975 | 10 | Thrills | | | 1975 | 0 | 13.09.1975 | 23 | Platters | album review | | 1976 | 0 | 05.06.1976 | 2 | News Desk - Recording News | | | 1976 | 0 | 10.07.1976 | 17 | Singles | single review | | 1976 | 0 | 10.07.1976 | 37 | Platters | album review | | 1976 | 0 | 09.10.1976 | 20 | Singles | single review | | Populár | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1983 | 1 | | 20 | | | | Rock & Pop | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1990 | 15 | 23.11.1990 | 10 | | gig review | | 1992 | 5 | 09.03.1992 | 31 | Live | gig review | | 1992 | 7 | 06.04.1992 | 29 | Recenze | album review | | 1994 | 8 | 26.04.1994 | 7 | Galerie | | | 1994 | 18 | 13.09.1994 | 24 | Woodstock '94 | gig review | | 1994 | 20 | 11.10.1994 | 8 | | profile, album review | | 1996 | 12 | | 7 | Rock & Top | | | 1997 | 12 | | 110 | Recenze - Atd | album review | | 1997 | 12 | | 115 | Recenze - CD Retro | album review | | 1999 | 2 | | 111 | Recenze - Atd. | album review | | 1999 | 12 | | 102 | Recenze - Novinky | album review | | 2000 | 5 | | 21 | Bezprostředně | | | 2000 | 5 | | 92 | Live | gig review | | 2000 | 6 | | 11 | Rock & Top | | | 2001 | 2 | | 94 | Live | gig review | | 2002 | 6 | | 36 | | profile | | 2004 | 10 | | 12 | | | | 2004 | 10 | | 70 | Recenze | album review | | 2004 | 11 | | 86 | DVD | | | 2007 | 5 | | 48 | Recenze | album review |
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