Joe Cocker

Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.

On Saturday, November 8, 2025, rock royalty once again gathered to celebrate the induction of another class of performers, influencers and excellent musicians into the Hallowed Hall of Rock. The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees were Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Soundgarden and The White Stripes in the Performer category.

This legendary event was meant to be “the French Woodstock.” Almost no one remembers it today, because nothing — absolutely nothing — went according to plan... But in 2020, this extraordinary story resurfaced with the discovery of 153 metal canisters hidden away in a cellar, containing an untold number of film reels. Unseen for decades, these reels preserve the memory of an incredible chapter in music history : three days of a music festival at the height of the summer of 1976. A 350-hectare open-air site at the Paul Ricard Circuit in Le Castellet. The American organizers behind the legendary Woodstock at the helm. Joe Cocker roaring on stage. An expected crowd of 100,000. A budget of $1 million. The Rolling Stones' mobile recording truck on site to capture the performances for a live album... And yet, in the end, it all collapsed into spectacular failure—against the backdrop of the Var region's criminal underworld.

A documentary telling the story of Joe Cocker's historic "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" tour through the lens of the Tedeschi Trucks Band's reunion of the Mad Dogs.

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An insider’s look into the gritty reality of building the local live music scene, Rock This Town brings to life the exciting history of rock music concerts in KW from the 1960s & ‘70s. Rock stars come and go but live music is here to stay!

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.

1.Yardbirds - Over Under Sideways Down 2.Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine 3.Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale 4.The Who - I Can See For Miles 5.Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man 6.The Nice - America 7.Julie Driscoll.Brian Auger,The Trinity - This Wheel's on Fire 8.Status Quo - Pictures of Matchstick Men 9.Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire 10.Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends 11.Small Faces - Song of a Baker 12.Moody Blues - Ride My See Saw 13.Bonzo Dog Band - Canyons of your Mind 14.Incredible String Band - Half Remarkable Question 15.The Move - I Can Hear The Grass Grow 16.Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe 17.Jimi Hendrix Experience - Sunshine of your Love 18.Cream - White Room 19.Moody Blues - Om

Best of Night of the Proms 5

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Superstar concerts in East Berlin? A year before the fall of the Berlin Wall, this was an almost unthinkable scenario for many East German rock and pop fans. But suddenly, within just a few months, the top stars were all over the place.

2013 release from the veteran British vocalist, his first live recording in over 20 years: Fire It Up: Live documents his celebrated European Fire it Up tour, witnessed by millions of delighted fans since its kick off in March 2013. Fire it Up: Live presents the show at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne in April 2013. "I'm very flattered", Joe Cocker confessed at the show, "because there's so many young artists on the scene now - it's amazing that we can still pull them in". This success is due to an exceptionally gifted artist, who thrills his audience merely with the immense power of his voice, as well as the timeless magic of hits like "With a Little Help of my Friends", "You Can Leave Your Hat On", "Unchain My Heart", "Up Where We Belong" and "You Are So Beautiful".

When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy, who joins the growing anti-war movement. As the body count in Vietnam rises, political tensions at home spiral out of control and the star-crossed lovers find themselves in a psychedelic world gone mad.

Well known performers accompanied by 12,000 selected members of the public on the lawn of Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee.

Recorded for the fortieth anniversary of Abbey Road, a journey through some classic and curious Beatles covers in the BBC archives

Best of Night of the Proms 1 featuring John Miles, Joe Cocker, Simple Minds, Chrissie Hynde, Bryan ferry, UB40, Howard Jones, Toto, Rodger Hodgson, The Pointer Sisters, Status Quo, Meat Loaf

1 Tina Turner - Addicted To Love | 2 Toto - Rosanna | 3 Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking | 4 Spandau Ballet - True | 5 Cock Robin - The Promise You Made | 6 Candy Dulfer - Lily Was Here | 7 Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World | 8 The Nits - Nescio | 9 Culture Club - Victims | 10 Golden Earring - Twilight Zone | 11 The Stranglers - Always The Sun | 12 Alice Cooper - Poison | 13 Europe - The Final Countdown | 14 Joe Cocker - Unchain My Heart | 15 Lever | 42 - Love Games | 16 Earth Wind & Fire - Let's Groove | 17 Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin/I Will Survive | 18 Scorpions - Wind Of Change | 19 Crowded House - Sister Madly | 20 Sinead O'Connor - Troy

Recorded Live in Italy 1981. Track list: 1. Feelin' Alright? 2. Look What You've Done 3. A Whiter Shade Of Pale 4. Sweet Little Woman 5. Just Like Always 6. Jealous Kind 7. Shocked 8. Hitchcock Railway 9. Watching The River Flow 10. Delta Lady 11. The Letter 12. You Are So Beautiful 13. With A Little Help From My Friends

2 hours of musical performances from Woodstock which weren't included in the original Woodstock film. Joan Baez: "{I Live} One Day at a Time" (4:17) Country Joe McDonald: "Flying High" (2:21) Santana: "Evil Ways" (3:56) Canned Heat: "I'm Her Man" (5.33) Canned Heat: "On the Road Again" (10.49) Mountain: "Beside the Sea" (3:38) Mountain: "Southbound Train" (6:17) The Grateful Dead: "Turn on Your Love Light" (37:44) Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Born on the Bayou" (5:12) Creedence Clearwater Revival: "I've Put a Spell On You" (4:10) Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Keep on Chooglin" (9:25) The Who: "We're Not Going to Take It" (9:07) The Who: "My Generation" (7:36) Jefferson Airplane: "3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds" (5:40) Joe Cocker: "Something's Coming On" (4:14) Johnny Winter: "Mean Town Blues" (10:52) Paul Butterfield: "Morning Sunrise" (8:26) Sha Na Na: "Teen Angel" (3:21)

A compilation of the very best of the groundbreaking MTV Unplugged performances that changed the way the world looked at music. We took away the wires and cables and let the artists prove that when it comes to music, the power doesn't come out of an outlet. Now, MTV's Unplugged Classic Moments lets you take this intense intimacy where it belongs, home. Eric Clapton, John Mellencamp, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Indigo Girls, Joe Cocker, Chris Isaak, Sheryl Crow and Seal. Songs Include: Before You Accuse Me (Eric Clapton), When The Night Comes (Joe Cocker), Leaving Las Vegas (Sheryl Crow), Pride And Joy/Life Without You (Stevie Ray Vaughan), Midnight Rider (The Allman Brothers Band), Small Town (John Mellencamp), Wicked Game (Chris Isaak), Closer To Fine (The Indigo Girls), Prayer For The Dying (Seal)

Two classic Joe Cocker performances captured live! The first one taken from a classic live performance in Dortmund in 1992, the second is a new concert filmed in Cologne in 2002. All of Joe Cocker's biggest and best known songs are included!

This concert film captures a performance by Joe Cocker at the 1987 Montreux Jazz Festival. The set list includes 13 songs including such favorites as "Feeling Alright," "You Can Leave Your Hat On," "You Are So Beautiful," "With a Little Help From My Friends," and the hit song from An Officer and a Gentleman "Up Where We Belong."

Joe Cocker's Across From Midnight captures his 1997 performance at Waldbuhne, Berlin. His 17-song, 86-minute performance includes his top hits and inspired cover songs. Rock legend Joe Cocker launches into some of his favorites on a stage in Germany. Includes such hits as "Up Where We Belong," "You Are So Beautiful," and "With a Little Help From My Friends."

Shot in Cologne, Germany, the Respect Yourself DVD features one of the true great rock voices of all time delivering an outstanding live performance. Set in an intimate setting at the Limelight club, Cocker performs songs from his 2002 studio album "Respect Yourself", which is included in this amazing Special Edition. The DVD also includes an up close and personal interview with Joe Cocker himself.

This DVD features a classic archival performance of the German WDR TV series Rockpalast filmed at the Metropol in Berlin on October 31, 1980. Cocker performs his most famous songs plus some rarer tracks. With his unmistakable voice and powerful, physical performances, Joe Crocker remains one of England's most notable blues-rock musicians. This Berlin concert film, recorded in 1980, captures the gritty vocalist in strong form as he plays his best-loved hits, including "Delta Lady," "The Letter," and his signature cover of the Beatles' "With A Little Help From My Friends."

JOHN LENNON was one of the most talented songwriters of our time. His music is as timeless and relevant today as it was a generation ago. His songs revolutionised our music and our culture. In this unique tribute to Lennon, over 23 of the world's greatest performers have allowed their own superb interpretations of these classic songs to be brought together for the first time. These memorable songs are intercut with rare archive footage of John Lennon and The Beatles, some from Yoko Ono's private collection. The result is the most stunning collection of talent ever featured on one video.

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The Pavarotti & Friends for Guatemala and Kosovo concert was held on June 1, 1999, and raised $1 million for War Child programs to aid young refugees from Kosovo and Guatemala. The concert featured guest performances by Mariah Carey, Ricky Martin, B.B. King, Joe Cocker, Boyzone, Lionel Richie, Gianni Morandi, Renato Zero and Gloria Estefan.

The World Liberty Concert took place on 8 May 1995 next to the John Frost Bridge in Arnhem in the Netherlands. The concert was held in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Europe and is the largest memorial concert ever held in the Netherlands. Performances were provided by Alan Parsons (with Chris Thompson and Mick Mullins), Art Garfunkel, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Wet Wet Wet, Candy Dulfer, UB40 and René Froger.

Joe Cocker - The Best Of Joe Cocker Dortmund Live (1992)

Woodstock Diary was originally broadcasted on U.S. TV in August 1994 - in honor of the 25th anniversary of the event. Later it was released on DVD with remastered 5.1 sound. It includes performances not shown in the Woodstock movie but not exclusively. Between the songs there are recent interviews with the producers / organizers of Woodstock Joel Rosenman, John Roberts, Michael Lang, the stage announcer Wavy Gravy and Lisa Law (a member of the Hog Farm who helped out at the festival).

Eros Ramazzotti & Friends - Live in concert July 5, 1998 Königsplatz, München, Germany. Guests: Joe Cocker & Tina Turner

Joe Cocker at the Montreux Jazz Festival, July 2, 1992 Tracks: 01.THE LETTER 02.THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS 03.WHEN THE NIGHT COMES 04.FEELS LIKE FOREVER 05.YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL 06.I BELIEVE TO MY SOUL 07.UNCHAIN MY HEART 08.SAIL AWAY 09.CAN'T FIND MY WAY HOME 10.SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD 11.FEELIN' ALRIGHT

A primetime TV concert special celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Theater with Motown legends.

Wembley Stadium hosts a concert featuring stars from the fields of music, comedy and film, in celebration of the 70th birthday of imprisoned ANC leader Nelson Mandela. Highlight of the evening is the one hour live performance of Dire Straits feat. Eric Clapton.

Recorded live Royal Albert Hall, London, 5th-6th June 1988. Mixed at Moutain Studios, Montreux, Swizerland. Comes in the "TDK Collection". Total playing time : 1h 19mn approx.

Over ten years, documentary filmmaker Peter Clifton has recorded performances by some of the biggest names in world pop rock. From 1964 to 1973, groups such as the Rolling Stones, Animals, Cream, Blind Faith, Pink Floyd and Faces passed through London, as well as emblematic singers of that period, some with meteoric trajectory such as Otis Redding and Jimi Hendrix; others, poets of a single era, like Cat Stevens and Donovan, as well as those who would shine brighter a few years later, like Joe Cocker and Tina Turner. You can check it all out on this historic DVD, an indispensable document for anyone who appreciates the purest rock.

Godfather of soul James Brown performs with Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Billy Vera, Joe Cocker and Robert Palmer in this live concert. Lively interviews with all the stars kick off the evening, and then it's time for the artists to hit the stage with classics such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," "In the Midnight Hour," "I Feel Good" and "Out of Sight." All the guests join Brown for the rousing encore, "Living in America."

An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.

"Joe Cocker - the Rotating Rocker - and his 42 member communal touring company Mad Dogs & Englishmen with the Master of Space and Time Leon Russell - see them perform in the pleasure palaces of America - it's a moving picture" says the classic film poster. See this spectacular rock 'n' roll tour documentary and get a dramatic visual record that captures the spirit of the hippie era with mind-blowing performances, crazy backstage footage, and spaced-out interviews. Supporting cast includes Claudia Lennear, Rita Coolidge, Sherman Jones reciting "Face on the Barroom Floor," and Canina the dog.

This documentary on rock 'n' roll groupies, including the infamous Plaster Casters, features performances (musical) by such bands as Ten Years After, Terry Reid, Spooky Tooth, and Cat Mother.

Vintage film footage from the hey-day of the London's rock and roll scene. Interviews with rock artists and London's hippies and flower children.

Over two dozen top-name acts make this 'audio/visual rock thing' come to life in a rock and roll journey that moves all over, from Katmandu to London's Royal Albert Hall; an in-depth, backstage interview with The Rolling Stones' leader Mick Jagger, Plus Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, Joe Cocker and many others, along with other features including a Twiggy fashion show.