Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul

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Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul (2017)

Directed by John Edginton

Documentary, Music · 1h 30m

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.

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Cast

Joe Cocker Self (archive footage) Pam Cocker Self : Joe Cocker's wife Vic Cocker Self : Joe Cocker's brother Rita Coolidge Self Billy Joel Self Randy Newman Self Jimmy Webb Self Ben Fong-Torres Self Deric Dyer Self Glyn Johns Self Michael Lang Self

Crew

Director
John Edginton
Writer
John Edginton
Director of Photography
Graham Day, Guy Mossman, Bestor Cram
Editor
Merril Stern
Producer
John Edginton

Details

Release date
2017-03-17
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary, Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
Otmoor Productions, Eagle Rock Film Productions, ZDF/Arte
Budget
$335,000