

Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $335K
- Box office
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- Language
- English
- rock 'n' roll
- music history
- rock singer
- alcohol problems
- portrait of an artist
- life and career
- famous song
- documentary portrait
- former drug addict
- star singer
- psychological struggle
- biography & portrait
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Behind the camera
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Digital / OTTNetflix1 Apr 2017
United KingdomGB
- TVTV premiere22 Apr 2017
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical (limited)CPH:DOX17 Mar 2017
FranceFR
- TVArte4 Aug 2017
- Digital / OTTArte•tv13 Aug 2025
NetherlandsNL
- Digital / OTTNPO2 TV6 Apr 2017
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Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul was released on 17 March 2017.
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