Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul (2017)
Synopsis
The turbulent life of soul and blues singer, the late Joe Cocker. A former gas fitter from Sheffield, catapulted to world stardom in 1969 at Woodstock with his legendary performance of the Beatles song, "A Little Help from My Friends". But in the early 1970s, Joe Cocker's inner demons nearly killed him. Overcoming his struggles with alcohol and drugs, he rebuilt his reputation as "one of the great primal rock and roll vocalists of all time" (Billy Joel's description). The film mixes Joe Cocker's own words, with rare archive. His wife (Pam Cocker) & family, friends and the legendary songwriters and musicians he collaborated with, tell Joe Cocker's story. The film has raw, historic, electric performance footage throughout. Extensive interviews of key people through his life include: Pam Cocker, Ben Fong-Torres (Rolling Stone magazine editor), Randy Newman, Jimmy Webb, Billy Joel, Rita Coolidge, Deric Dyer, Glyn Johns, and numerous others.
Release Date: 2017-03-17
Runtime: 90 minutes
Director: John Edginton
Budget: $335,000 USD
Top Cast
- Joe Cocker as Self (archive footage)
- Pam Cocker as Self : Joe Cocker's wife
- Vic Cocker as Self : Joe Cocker's brother
- Rita Coolidge as Self
- Billy Joel as Self
- Randy Newman as Self
- Jimmy Webb as Self
- Ben Fong-Torres as Self
- Deric Dyer as Self
- Glyn Johns as Self
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Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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