JOE COCKER: CRY ME A RIVER

When I was a kid my elder brothers and sisters had parties and Iwould stare at them while they were dancing like crazies, I was a little kid, but I was already a music fan, I remember very well the fascination I had for one record I would play all the time as soon as I had my hands on the turntable, and album that was bringing together, rythm and blues, the louisiana sound from New Orleans and the rage of that guy, this british singer from Sheffield whom I saw dancing like no one on films way before the music videos. This record was Joe Cocker, Mad Dogs and Englishmen, it was the early 70’s and we all danced on it, the band was one of a kind, Leon Russell got it together, Don RPeston, Rita Coolidge, two horns section that would made this album sound like nothing else, it was recorded live at the Filmore East in 1970. I saw Joe Coker several times throughout Europe in various music festivals, he happened to be my sister’s neighbor in Santa Barbara, he was a kind person, although if for a period he became a “pop” artist rather than a rythm and Blues singer, what he really is. What could we listen to today but Cry Me a River. Thank you for all those years of fun and music! [youtube=http://youtu.be/wKNJj6MsGfI] We’ve all got the Honky Tonk Blues [youtube=http://youtu.be/LBo2ScqR7dg]