tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post2233496806359888824..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Joe Cocker, R. I. P.mybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-51051723339915767712014-12-23T10:29:10.900-06:002014-12-23T10:29:10.900-06:00Sorry to hear this. I enjoyed his workSorry to hear this. I enjoyed his workCharles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-14642769268565871592014-12-23T07:25:34.452-06:002014-12-23T07:25:34.452-06:00One critic described Joe Cocker's voice as &qu...One critic described Joe Cocker's voice as "the result of gargling with razor blades." Cocker was an acquired taste, but I enjoyed his albums issued in the 1980s.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-20461522534385041882014-12-22T23:22:08.323-06:002014-12-22T23:22:08.323-06:00Bummer. He also did an outstanding job on Bird on ...Bummer. He also did an outstanding job on Bird on a Wire, even though the movie stunk.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-92016628351931442382014-12-22T14:44:06.463-06:002014-12-22T14:44:06.463-06:00We saw him at Jazzfest in New Orleans I. 2009 and ...We saw him at Jazzfest in New Orleans I. 2009 and again at Jones Beach in the summer of 2012. Great shows. By coincidence I was listening to his Greatest Hits. CD last week and realized I didn't have his Mad Dogs & Englishmen CD so ordered it.<br /><br />It arrived today.<br /><br />RIP<br /><br />JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-75975668656295344182014-12-22T14:15:10.913-06:002014-12-22T14:15:10.913-06:00Joe's version benefitted considerably from Leo...Joe's version benefitted considerably from Leon Russell's arrangement and keyboards.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-64008638277227098152014-12-22T13:45:53.215-06:002014-12-22T13:45:53.215-06:00Patti Abbott had that on her blog the other day, I...Patti Abbott had that on her blog the other day, I think. (Razor-sharp mind still missing here.)mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-89539023305718270312014-12-22T13:22:01.422-06:002014-12-22T13:22:01.422-06:00RIP. He did a fantastic, if somewhat unorthodox, ...RIP. He did a fantastic, if somewhat unorthodox, version of Julie London's classic "Cry Me A River."Debnoreply@blogger.com