Joe Cocker - Delta Lady (Mad Dogs & Englishmen, full version)

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1. The two Jims drummed on this tour! What a great collection of talent overall, my goodness! 💙💙💙

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2. It was such an incredible tour...

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3. I wish I could have seen it in real life! I am glad there is video footage of it at least. I think it actually

Ended up costing Joe Cocker money instead of making him money, I think that is what I read, which is sad if true.

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4. Here's a long article about it from The Independent in October 2021, explaining both the good and

the harmful results of the tour.

https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/features/mad-dogs-and-englishmen-the-chaotic-violent-drugaddled-joe-cocker-us-tour-of-1970-b1938559.html

One paragraph:

It had an equally transformative effect on the lives of many who took part in it – though not always for the better. On the one hand, “Mad Dogs” made Russell a household name, boosted Keys into a regular sideman position with The Rolling Stones and turned Keltner into one of the world’s most in-demand drummers. It also yielded a double live album that shot to No 2 on the charts, boosted by two major hits, “The Letter” and “Cry Me a River”. On the other hand, “Mad Dogs” killed friendships, ruined romantic relationships and left Cocker, its star, penniless, drug-addled and creatively at sea. More, there was violence backstage, as well as threats of it that date back to the tour’s birth.

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5. Very interesting, thank you! 💙💙💙