"and playing air guitar. At the end of the year Cocker was unwilling to embark on another US tour, so he dissolved the Grease Band. Despite Cocker's reluctance to venture out on the road again, an American tour had already been booked so he had to quickly form a new band in order to fulfill his contractual obligations. It proved to be a large group of more than 20 musicians, including pianist and bandleader Leon Russell, three drummers – Jim Gordon, Jim Keltner, and Chuck Blackwell, and backing vocalists Rita Coolidge and Claudia Lennear. Denny Cordell christened the new band"
"with her in Los Angeles. There, she became a background singer on many other people's albums. She sang for Leon Russell, Joe Cocker, Harry Chapin, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Dave Mason, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills. She was featured in Joe Cocker's ""Mad Dogs and Englishmen"" tour and album, singing Russell's and Bonnie Bramlett's song ""Superstar."" She became known as ""The Delta Lady"" and inspired Russell to write a song of the same name for her. In November 1970, she met Kris Kristofferson at the Los Angeles airport when they were both catching the same flight to Tennessee."
"George Harrison allowed Cocker to use their songs ""She Came In Through the Bathroom Window"" and ""Something"" for the album. Recorded during a break in touring in the spring and summer, the album reached number 11 on the US charts and garnered a second UK hit with the Leon Russell song, ""Delta Lady"". In August 1969, Cocker performed at the Isle of Wight Festival at Wootton Bridge, Isle of Wight, England. Throughout 1969 he was featured on variety TV shows like ""The Ed Sullivan Show"" and ""This Is Tom Jones"". Onstage, he exhibited an idiosyncratic physical intensity, flailing his arms"
"Leon Russell Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling pop music records during his 60-year career. His genres included pop, country, rock, folk, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, folk rock, blues rock, surf, standards, and Tulsa Sound. His collaborations rank as some of the most successful in music history, and as a touring musician he performed with hundreds of notable artists. He recorded 33 albums and at least 430 songs. He wrote ""Delta Lady"", recorded by Joe Cocker, and organized and performed"
"Joe Cocker! Joe Cocker! is Joe Cocker's second studio album, released in November 1969. Following the template of his first LP, this album features numerous covers of songs originally performed by Bob Dylan (""Dear Landlord""), The Beatles (""She Came in Through the Bathroom Window"" and ""Something"" - both released almost simultaneously with original versions; ""Let It Be"" was also recorded and released as a B-side), Leonard Cohen (""Bird on the Wire""), and future touring partner Leon Russell (""Delta Lady""). Cocker also co-wrote one song, ""That's Your Business Now"", Chris Stainton, who was also his writing partner in later years. Cocker"
"Disco Lady ""Disco Lady"" is a 1976 single for American singer Johnnie Taylor that went on to become his biggest hit. It spent four weeks at number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and six weeks on the ""Billboard"" R&B chart in the U.S. It was also the first single to be certified platinum by the RIAA; ultimately it sold over 2.5 million copies. ""Billboard"" ranked it as the No. 3 song for 1976. The single was Taylor's first for Columbia Records, where Taylor signed after his long-time label, Stax Records, went bankrupt. The song was produced by Taylor's long-time"
"recorded the song ""Delta Lady"" for his 1969 album, ""Joe Cocker!"" The album, co-produced and arranged by Russell, reached number 11 on the ""Billboard"" 200. Russell went on to organize and perform in (playing either piano or lead guitar) the 1970 ""Mad Dogs and Englishmen"" tour, using many of the musicians from Delaney and Bonnie's band. ""Superstar"", co-written by Russell, was sung by The Carpenters and other performers. ""Leon Russell and Friends"" recorded the ""Homewood Sessions"", broadcast as an ""unscripted and unrehearsed"" one-hour TV special on KCET (Los Angeles) that aired in December 1970 and was later re-broadcast several times"
"John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912 or 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues. Hooker often incorporated other elements, including talking blues and early North Mississippi Hill country blues. He developed his own driving-rhythm boogie style, distinct from the 1930s–1940s piano-derived boogie-woogie. Some of his best known songs include ""Boogie Chillen'"" (1948), ""Crawling King Snake"" (1949), ""Dimples"" (1956), ""Boom Boom"" (1962), and ""One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer"" (1966). Several of his later albums,"
"Delta Dawn ""Delta Dawn"" is a song written by former child rockabilly star Larry Collins and songwriter Alex Harvey, best known as a 1972 top ten country hit for Tanya Tucker and a number one hit for Helen Reddy in 1973. The title character is a faded former Southern belle from Brownsville, Tennessee who, at forty-one, is obsessed to unreason with the long-ago memory of a suitor who jilted her. The song's lyrics describe how the woman regularly ""walks down town with a suitcase in her hand / looking for a mysterious dark haired man"" who she says will be"
"that the album was ""a huge leap forward"" for Cocker. In October 2011, Faber and Faber published a collection of his lyrics entitled ""Mother, Brother, Lover: Selected Lyrics"". In March 2017, he released ""Room 29"", a collaboration with musician Chilly Gonzales. Cocker sang a duet, ""Ciao!"", with Miki Berenyi on British shoegazing band Lush's 1996 album ""Lovelife"". In 1997, he collaborated with David Arnold on a cover of ""All Time High"" by Rita Coolidge, the theme from ""Octopussy"". Furthermore, he gained co-writing credits for several songs (""Walk Like a Panther"", ""1st Man in Space"", ""Drive Safely Darlin'"", ""Stars on Sunday"","
"simply ""J C"". This was subsequently donated by his family to the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi. At the ceremony Arhoolie Records presented Callicott's wife Doll with a check for his past royalties. Changes by Macon Callicott Mississippi Joe Callicott ""Mississippi"" Joe Callicott (October 10, 1899 – May 1969) was an American Delta blues singer and guitarist. Callicott was born in Nesbit, Mississippi, United States. In 1929 he played second guitar in Garfield Akers' duet recording, ""Cottonfield Blues"". His ""Love Me Baby Blues"" has been covered by various artists, e.g. (under the title of ""France Chance"") by Ry Cooder."
"song she had heard Bette Midler sing on ""The Tonight Show"" — instead as her first single, while Donna Fargo the writer of ""The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA"" released her own version as a single. Released in May 1972, the song became a hit, peaking at number six on the country charts and scraping the bottom of the pop charts. At first, Columbia Records tried to downplay Tucker's age, but soon word leaked out and she became a sensation. A year later, Australian singer Helen Reddy scored a number-one U.S. pop hit with her version of ""Delta Dawn""."
"""Disco Lady"" was spoofed in a popular PSA for the American Cancer Society in a promotion called ""Draggin' Lady."" (The ""Draggin' Lady"" in the commercial was played by a teen-aged Robin Givens, who turned off all of her peers by her excessive smoking.) The song is featured in a first-season episode of ""That 70s Show"" and later Eric repeatedly sings the chorus of the song to appease a drunken Donna. Disco Lady ""Disco Lady"" is a 1976 single for American singer Johnnie Taylor that went on to become his biggest hit. It spent four weeks at number one on the"
"Koko Taylor Koko Taylor (born Cora Anna Walton, September 28, 1928 – June 3, 2009) was an American singer whose style encompassed Chicago blues, electric blues, rhythm and blues and soul blues. Sometimes called ""The Queen of the Blues"", she was known for her rough, powerful vocals. Born on a farm near Memphis, Tennessee, Taylor was the daughter of a sharecropper. She left Tennessee for Chicago in 1952 with her husband, Robert ""Pops"" Taylor, a truck driver. In the late 1950s, she began singing in blues clubs in Chicago. She was spotted by Willie Dixon in 1962, and this led"
"Charlie McCoy, whose brother Kansas Joe McCoy was married to Memphis Minnie, and the seminal Charlie Patton sometimes played and recorded with his wife, Bertha Lee. It was not until late in the 1960s that women began to be heard in recorded performances at the level they had previously enjoyed. It was then that Janis Joplin arrived as the first female performer to achieve both accolades from her peers as a blues performer and crossover commercial success, reaching diverse audiences with a powerful and emotive vocal delivery. Other women influenced by Delta blues, who learned from some of the most"
"producers, ""Cocker"" had five. Also, the recording sessions took place in several studios in London, Memphis, Los Angeles and New York. The reason for this was Capitol trying out on Joe Cocker a formula that had brought success for Tina Turner. The album also featured, for the first time since 1976's ""Stingray"", Cocker's touring band, who played on five tracks. The release of ""Cocker"" was preceded by a single ""Shelter Me"", a powerful opener from the album, featuring rousing performances from guitarist Cliff Goodwin and saxophonist Mel Collins. The album is dedicated to Joe Cocker's mother, Marjorie (Madge) Cocker, who"
"that documents the history of the blues, and more specifically, the birthplace of Blues, in the Delta, Clarksdale, Mississippi. It stars Morgan Freeman, Willie Nelson, James Montgomery, Bill Luckett, Jimbo Mathus, Scott Bomar, Chris Cotton, Ruby Wilson, James ""Super Chikan"" Johnson, Grace Kelly, Pinetop Perkins, David ""Honeyboy"" Edwards and others who tell their stories about the music, the life, the place, and importance of the Delta Blues sound in American Music. View the Delta Rising . In 2000 Montgomery received a gold record for his recording on the album ""Double Wide"" which was Uncle Kracker's first solo album released on"
"WIRE 5. CRY ME A RIVER 6. SUPERSTAR Performed by Rita Coolidge 7. DELTA LADY 8. SOMETHING 9. FEELIN’ ALRIGHT 10. BLUE MEDLEY: - I’LL DROWN IN MY OWN TEARS - WHEN SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY BABY - I’VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG 11. SPACE CAPTAIN 12. THE LETTER 13. GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Performed by Joe Cocker & Leon Russell DISC TWO Friday March 27, 1970, Set 2 1. HONKY TONK WOMEN 2. SHE CAME IN THRU THE BATHROOM WINDOW 3. LET’S GO GET STONED 4. BIRD ON A WIRE 5. CRY ME A RIVER 6."
"died during the recording sessions. Cocker (album) Cocker is the tenth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in April 1986, his second on Capitol label. It features hit singles ""You Can Leave Your Hat On"" and ""Don't You Love Me Anymore"", the first made popular after its use in the famous striptease scene in the film ""9 1/2 Weeks"". Released as a single, Cocker's version of the song peaked at No. 35 on Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. The album also features rendition of Marvin Gaye's ""Inner City Blues"", a Motown legend's classic lament to urban decay. Where ""Civilized Man"","
"among Joe Cocker albums, in that he wrote the lyrics to six songs. All of them were co-written with Chris Stainton between 1969 and 1972. Only five were written with Stainton, as ""Something To Say"" was written with Nichols. However, the album's main claim to fame might be that one of its tracks, ""Woman to Woman"", was the basis for Tupac Shakur's successful hit single ""California Love"". The album, re-titled as ""Something to Say"", was originally released on CD in 1990 by Castle Communications and in 1998 a remastered edition of the album was released worldwide on A&M Records. Alan"
"the theme song for the TV series ""The Wonder Years"". His 1974 cover of ""You Are So Beautiful"" reached number five in the US. Cocker was the recipient of several awards, including a 1983 Grammy Award for his US number one ""Up Where We Belong"", a duet with Jennifer Warnes. In 1993, Cocker was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male, in 2007 was awarded a bronze Sheffield Legends plaque in his hometown and in 2008 he received an OBE at Buckingham Palace for services to music. Cocker was ranked number 97 on ""Rolling Stone""s 100 greatest singers"
"single peaked at #41 on the US Billboard charts. ""I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!"" also contains the hits ""Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)"", ""Kozmic Blues"" and ""To Love Somebody"". The 1999 CD reissue of the album includes the outtake cover of Bob Dylan's ""Dear Landlord"", with new lyrics and arrangements provided by Joplin, and versions of ""Summertime"" and ""Piece of My Heart"" recorded live at Woodstock as bonus tracks. John Burks of Rolling Stone wrote in a November 1, 1969 interview praising Joplin's vocal performance. However, he notes that her vocals are hindered by her backup"
"Mississippi Joe Callicott ""Mississippi"" Joe Callicott (October 10, 1899 – May 1969) was an American Delta blues singer and guitarist. Callicott was born in Nesbit, Mississippi, United States. In 1929 he played second guitar in Garfield Akers' duet recording, ""Cottonfield Blues"". His ""Love Me Baby Blues"" has been covered by various artists, e.g. (under the title of ""France Chance"") by Ry Cooder. Arhoolie Records recorded Callicott commercially in the mid-1960s. Some of his 1967 recordings (recorded by the music historian, George Mitchell) were re-released in 2003, on the Fat Possum record label. His best known recordings are ""Great Long Ways"
"Tommy McClennan Tommy McClennan (January 4, 1905 – May 9, 1961) was an American Delta blues singer and guitarist. McClennan was born in Durant, Mississippi, and grew up in the town. He played and sang blues in a rough, energetic style. He made a series of recordings for Bluebird Records from 1939 through 1942. He regularly played with his friend Robert Petway. His voice is heard in the background on Petway's recording of ""Boogie Woogie Woman"" (1942). McClennan's singles in this period included ""Bottle It Up and Go"", ""New Highway No. 51"", ""Shake 'Em on Down"", and ""Whiskey Head Woman""."
"Organic (Joe Cocker album) Organic is the fifteenth studio album by Joe Cocker, released on October 14th, 1996 (see 1996 in music) in the UK. The album sees Cocker return to his musical roots with a remarkable collection of new recordings of some of his own classics, including ""You Are So Beautiful"", ""Delta Lady"" and ""Many Rivers To Cross"" coupled with fresh interpretations of Van Morrison's ""Into The Mystic"", Bob Dylan's ""Dignity"" and Stevie Wonder's ""You And I"". The ""Organic"" sessions were guided by producer Don Was and include performances from such legendary musicians as Jim Keltner, Billy Preston, Chris"
"singers list. Joe Cocker discography This Joe Cocker discography lists the recordings plus live appearances of John Robert ""Joe"" Cocker, OBE (20 May 1944 - 22 December 2014), the English rock/blues musician, composer and actor who came to popularity in the 1960s, and was most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles. He received several awards, including a 1983 Grammy Award for his song ""Up Where We Belong"", a duet which he performed with Jennifer Warnes. He was ranked No. 97 on ""Rolling Stone""s"
"Cocker (album) Cocker is the tenth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in April 1986, his second on Capitol label. It features hit singles ""You Can Leave Your Hat On"" and ""Don't You Love Me Anymore"", the first made popular after its use in the famous striptease scene in the film ""9 1/2 Weeks"". Released as a single, Cocker's version of the song peaked at No. 35 on Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. The album also features rendition of Marvin Gaye's ""Inner City Blues"", a Motown legend's classic lament to urban decay. Where ""Civilized Man"", Cocker's previous album, had two"
"Kansas Joe McCoy Wilbur ""Kansas Joe"" McCoy (May 11, 1905 – January 28, 1950) was an American Delta blues singer, musician and songwriter. McCoy played music under various stage names but is best known as Kansas Joe McCoy. Born in Raymond, Mississippi, he was the older brother of the blues accompanist Papa Charlie McCoy. As a young man, McCoy was drawn to the music scene in Memphis, Tennessee, where he played guitar and sang during the 1920s. He teamed up his with future wife, Lizzie Douglas, a guitarist better known as Memphis Minnie, and their 1930 recording of the song"
"Joe Cocker discography This Joe Cocker discography lists the recordings plus live appearances of John Robert ""Joe"" Cocker, OBE (20 May 1944 - 22 December 2014), the English rock/blues musician, composer and actor who came to popularity in the 1960s, and was most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles. He received several awards, including a 1983 Grammy Award for his song ""Up Where We Belong"", a duet which he performed with Jennifer Warnes. He was ranked No. 97 on ""Rolling Stone""s 100 greatest"
"his book ""Blues Traveling: The Holy Sites of Delta Blues"" commented on the rarity: ""This concept was so unfamiliar to scholars and fans that for years they tried to determine which male pianist had backed Johnson on her records"". Her best-known song is ""On the Wall"", a sexually explicit tune showcasing Johnson's piano arrangement loosely based on ""Cow Cow Blues"". Returning to Mississippi, Johnson was also a part of a ""love triangle"" with Patton and House, apparently wooing House on the trip home. Patton referred to the turn of events in his song, ""Joe Kirby Blues"". Around 1940, she was"
"1995, a compilation album entitled ""Downhome Delta Harmonica"" was released on the DeltaCat label. The album covers all of Joe's material along with that of another musician, Polka Dot Slim (b. Monroe Vincent, 1919–1982). Forest City Joe Joe Bennie Pugh (July 10, 1926 – April 3, 1960), known as Forrest City Joe or Forest City Joe, was an American blues musician who is mainly remembered for his ability as a harmonica player. He performed with other major blues acts of the period; he was the harmonica player in Muddy Waters's first band and regularly performed in the Chicago area. Despite"
"Johnson's girlfriends and blues musicians who knew him, as well as two noted blues researchers. Locations include the ""Delta, the floodplain of northwestern Mississippi, on into Arkansas and Texas, and into southern Mississippi, where he was born and died."" The film has been noted for its presentation of new evidence, at the time, about Johnson's life. Guitarists Keith Richards and Eric Clapton, blues researchers Gayle Dean Wardlow and Robert ""Mack"" McCormick, childhood acquaintance Wink Clark, Nat Richardson, a ""juke house"" owner's son, Delta blues musicians David Honeyboy Edwards and Johnny Shines, girlfriends Willie Mae Powell and 'Queen' Elizabeth, discovered son"
"around the world, playing to large audiences in Europe, Australia and the United States. In 1986 he met the Italian singer Zucchero Fornaciari, who dedicated a song (""Nuovo, meraviglioso amico"", in ""Rispetto"") to the English bluesman. After that Cocker took part in some concerts of the promotional tours for the albums ""Blue's"" (1987) and ""Oro Incenso & Birra"" (1989). In 1988, he performed at London's Royal Albert Hall and appeared on ""The Tonight Show"". After Barclay James Harvest and Bob Dylan, Cocker was the first to give rock concerts in the German Democratic Republic, in East Berlin and Dresden. The"