Joe cocker biography 1969 woodstock
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Joe Cocker, was an English singer. He was known for his gritty voice, spasmodic body movement in performance, and distinctive versions of popular songs of varying genres.
Cocker's recording of the Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends" reached number one in the UK in 1968. He performed the song live at Woodstock in 1969 and performed the same year at the Isle of Wight Festival. His version also became 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 started The Grease Band in 1966. After minor success in the United States with the single "Marjorine", Cocker found commercial success with a rearrangement of "With a Little Help from My Friends," a Beatles cover, which, many years later, was used as the opening theme for The Wonder Years. The recording features lead guitar from Jimmy Page, and made the Top Ten on
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| Joe Cocker | ||
Joe Cocker at Woodstock | ||
| Performed on | Day 3 | |
| Started at | 2.00 pm, Sunday, 17th | |
| Played for | 85 min. | |
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| Festival Day Chronology | ||
| Prev. artist | begin of day 3 | |
| Next artist | Country Joe & The Fish at 6.30 pm | |
After Jefferson Airplane's morning maniac performance at 8.00 am, Joe Cocker was the first officially scheduled act on Sunday. He went on stage at about 2.00 pm.
Though Cocker was in the music business for quite a while, he was hardly famous. But after his triumphal success at Woodstock, the man with the soulful voice became known everywhere. Especially well received was the Beatles' cover song "With a Little Help from My Friends" which was the second performance of the song after Richie Havens' version on the first day. Cocker's backing band at that time was the superb Grease Band, a formation that lasted only two years.
Shortly after Cocker's gig a heavy thunderstorm washed over the festival, and
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The Artists Who Performed at the First Woodstock Music Festival
On August 15, 1969, thousands of people gathered at a 600-acre dairy farm in Bethel, New York, for what would become one of the biggest events in music history. The idea behind the first Woodstock musical festival—which was conceived bygd John robert, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfield, and Michael Lang—was simply to raise enough money to build a recording studio in Woodstock, New York.
But the three days of “peace and music” that unfolded from August 15-18 far exceeded anyone’s expectations. Ahead of Woodstock, 186,000 tickets were sold—but the actual turnout was so high that the festival was opened up to the public for free. The festival, which featured 32 acts total, was chaotic, rainy, and alltid changed the history of music.
Here’s a look back at some of the concert’s top acts.
Richie Havens
Richie Havens opening the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair in Bethel, New York on August 15, 1969.
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