Joe Cocker : mad dogs & Englishmen [DVD] / an A&M Film in association with Creative Film Associates ; executive producer, Jerry Moss ; produced by Pierre Adidge, Harry Marks, & Robert Abel ; directed by Pierre Adidge.
Format:
[DVD] /
Publisher:
Distributed by Universal Music & Video,
Copyright Date:
c2005
Description:
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (22 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 18 cm.)
Joe Cocker [vocals], Leon Russell [guitar, piano], Chris Stainton [piano, organ]; The Band: Jim Price [trumpet], Bobby Keys [tenor saxophone], Jim Gordon [drums], Jim Keltner [drums], Carl Radle [bass guitar], Don Preston [guitar], Sandy Konikoff [percussion], Chuck Blackwell [drums, percussion], Bobby Torres [congas], Jim Horn [saxophone]; The Space Choir: Rita Coolidge, Claudia Lennear, Donna Washburn, Donna Weiss, Pamela Poland, Don Preston, Matthew Moore, Dan Moore, Bobby Jones, Nicole Barclay; Denny Cordell, Barney Cordell, Tarka Cordell, Sherman "Smitty" Jones, Emily Smith; The Ladies: Connie DiNardo, Gail Stainton, Linda Wolf, Andrea Cohen, Carol Hughsby, Carla Brown, Kay Poorboy, Francine Brockey, Judy Keys, Sallay Clear, Darlene Coy. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971. Special features: Personal playlist [programmable by song title].
Contents:
Albion intro. from the Anglo-saxophone -- Will the Circle Be Unbroken -- Delta Lady -- Feelin' Alright -- Change In Louise -- Darlin' Be Home Soon -- Going To New York City -- Dallas, Texas -- She Came In Through the Bathroom Window -- Let It Be -- The Letter -- Sticks and Stones -- Lawdy Miss Clawdy -- Bird On a Wire -- Mad Dogs & Englishmen Theme -- Honky Tonk Woman -- Space Captain -- Something -- With a Little Help From My Friends -- Please Give Peace a Chance -- The Ballad of Mad Dogs & Englishmen.
Summary:
"Mad Dogs and Englishmen" is a celebration of Joe Cocker's magical mystery tour of the United States in 1970. Faced with a booked tour and no band, a group of friends came to his aid, forming an entourage of 42 musicians, singers, wives, girl friends, children and dogs, who set out to create the world's first flying commune. The film follows Cocker and company through airports, bus terminals, motel pools, hotel kitchens, and a picnic, but the point of the film is the music, and the musical scenes offer some of the best filmed rock music since "Woodstock." Along with the behind-the-scenes aspect, director Pierre Adidge has an instinctive feel for the Cocker personality, onstage and off, and when the band finishes an exceptional take, the joy they feel is visible.
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