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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Shorty on December 22, 2014, 12:55:53 PM
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http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30582761
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http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30582761
"Hugely talented, a true star, but a kind and humble man who loved to perform. Anyone who ever saw him live will never forget him."
I'd say that was accurate. Peace be upon him.
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He was one of those rare performers who always made you feel like that performance, at that time, was the most important thing to him in the world. He'd get up on the balls of his feet and give the mike every ounce that he had. That was a guy with heart and soul by the truck load. That choir full of angels is going to have thier hands full trying to hold onto Joe.
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Well that bums me out. I saw him in the late 70's at the Shaboo Inn in Willamantic CT. One of my favorite shows.
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I saw Joe live in Indy on the same bill with Stevie Ray Vaughn the night before SRV was killed.
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I will miss Joe very much, he was truly a unique singer. Unfortunately, cigarettes are claiming a lot of our rock heroes these days.
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I saw Joe live in Indy on the same bill with Stevie Ray Vaughn the night before SRV was killed.
Wow, those two on the same night - must have been a truly great show.
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Bummer! Didn't his sax player just kick the bucket a couple of weeks ago?
Gonna be a mad dogs and englishmen night!
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That was Bobby Kets , more associated with the Stones , but yes , he was with the M,D & E tour . My generations icons are all getting on now , and considering the lifestyle most of them lived , it's surprising so many are still alive.
Of course Stevie Ray had cleaned up his life , and look what happened to him :-\
Dusty
Well, like the great Eubie Blake said, "If I'd known I was 'gonna live this long............... ........"
And that takin' better care thing, workin' for Keith Richard 'eh? ;D
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Bummer! Didn't his sax player just kick the bucket a couple of weeks ago?
Gonna be a mad dogs and englishmen night!
Yeah. It's been a rough week for Leon Russell and the crew/fans
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It can be tough on the health for musicians. Tobacco, alcohol, drugs, poor diet,stress. Amazing that Keith Richards is still playing..
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Will always remember the performance of Cocker and Belushi on SNL. Joe had a great sense of humor to go along with the gag.....classic. Hopefully they're rocking the pearly gates.
Enjoy two great talents we've lost.
Gian4
http://www.wat.tv/video/john-belushi-joe-cocker-1n20p_2i5s1_.html
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That guy was the real deal.Where are the singers today that have a fraction of that energy? I remember my jaw dropping when I first saw his Woodstock performance.
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Yeah. It's been a rough week for Leon Russell and the crew/fans
at least we still have Leon. I wonder if Joe and Leon ever made up?
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yeah, Leon could strike fear just by giving you the "look".
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Too bad about Joe. I just saw him the other day in a rerun of Woodstock on one of the cable channels. Definitely unique.
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Love lift us up where we belong, far from the world
We know, where the clear winds blow
RIP
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a little help from his friends..........
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6splB7acXc
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But you can leave your hat on! Gonna be a helluva band when I get up there! :BEER:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh9-P1FuB7c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5t_uHnvzsw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfOglIJbRBI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS5rzjZ-7Xc
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So long Joe. Smiles and happy memories of your magical voice. You left us feel in' alright with a little help from our friends. You knew it was high time you went up where you belong. You are so beautiful. Always a fan. Humbly and with sadness. Don.
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Truly one of the great voices of the latter half of the twentieth century.
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Wow, those two on the same night - must have been a truly great show.
I saw that same show in St. Louis at the Fox Theater.
Yes it was!
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Sue & I saw Joe with his band on a double bill with Steve Winwood and his band back in the day, early 90's at the Ball Park in Old Orchard Beach, excellent performance by all. We rode down there on our new '89 LeMans...
At the end of one tune Joe introduced the back up singers as "My Babies"...
Sad day today.
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Joe's rendition of Delta Lady written by Leon Russel is one of my favorites . So... who was the Delta Lady , no peeking ;D
Dusty
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Rita Coolidge
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Delta Burke?
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Layla's cousin? ;)
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Yep Rita , but you guys are funny :D Not sure I want to see Miss Burke standing wet and naked in the garden :o Hmm , was Layla's cousin also married to a Beatle ? ;D
Dusty
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I sing Joe Cooker's "You Are So Beautiful" to my daughter whenever it plays. When she was younger she would sit there like she was hypnotized. Now she is more grown up and gets embarrassed, but I know she likes it.
John Lennon said that Joe's versions of Beetles' song were the only covers he enjoyed.
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She went in silent partnership with Sweet Emily to open a fern bar in Tulsa? Insisted on Delta faucets...... :pop
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He was one of those rare performers who always made you feel like that performance, at that time, was the most important thing to him in the world. He'd get up on the balls of his feet and give the mike every ounce that he had. That was a guy with heart and soul by the truck load. That choir full of angels is going to have thier hands full trying to hold onto Joe.
Agreed - the angelic choir better bring their "A" game.
Have you ever heard a baseball announcer say the pitcher "reached back and put something extra" on a pitch?
To me, that was Joe Cocker. He had the extra to give and he gave it.
I will miss him.
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She went in silent partnership with Sweet Emily to open a fern bar in Tulsa? Insisted on Delta faucets...... :pop
And what would the Shortster know about fern bars ? ;D Geez , Tulsa , what happened to our rough and tumble city on the plains .
Dusty
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the Shortser. Oh yeah, now that fits. ;D
the Shorster on his Sportster. :bike
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Keith is "pickled" ;D
Dusty
Keef scared the devil from taking him.
RIP Joe Cocker, somehow turned sappy pop into some deep soul sounds.
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Back in the 90s, Joe and his wife Pam opened the Mad Dog Café in Crawford, a small ranching community in western Colorado. There was not enough money in the town budget for Christmas lights, so the Cockers lit up the town! Good people, Joe will be sorely missed.
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That guy was the real deal.Where are the singers today that have a fraction of that energy? I remember my jaw dropping when I first saw his Woodstock performance.
Grace Potter leaves it all on stage .
Dusty
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He was one of the great blues, rock & roll, and R&B singers of his generation. ;-T R.I. P. Joe...and Godspeed!
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His "With a Little Help From My Friends" was one song where a cover absolutely blitzed the original; he really made it his own. The Mad Dogs and Englishmen version truly is fantastic.
Sad he is gone.
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Check out Samantha Fish; another who doesn't leave anything on stage. Oh, and it was Bobby Keys that died a month or so ago, not Bobby Kets. Just sayin.
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I regret that I only got to see one of his live performances, that was in August of '69 at the Woodstock Festival. I remember his performance and only a few of the others, seems something has clouded my mind,..... but it was Jimi's rendition of the Star Spangled Banner that still brings on goose bumps when I think of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cITg6DFcak
Paul
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I found this today on YouTube. It's Joe when he was 19, performing as Vance Arnold & the Avengers. Imagine seeing a 19 year old kid and hearing that voice coming out of him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASKPdRcU_MU