Joe Cocker - Mad Dog with Soul

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.

Main Cast

Joe Cocker

Self (archive footage)

Age : 70 | Popularity : 26%

Pam Cocker

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Vic Cocker

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Rita Coolidge

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Billy Joel

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Randy Newman

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 54%

Jimmy Webb

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Ben Fong-Torres

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	John Edginton
Directing	Director	John Edginton
Editing	Editor	Merril Stern
Production	Associate Producer	Gordon King
	Producer	John Edginton
	Supervising Producer	Peter Worsley
Crew	Mixing Engineer	Zach McNees
Camera	Director of Photography	Graham Day Bestor Cram Guy Mossman
Department	Role	Name

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