The Grease Band was a British rock band that originally formed as Joe Cocker's backing group. They appeared with Cocker during the 1960s, including his perfo The English born Cocker had been in a few bands which mainly played pubs in the Sheffield area with minimal success. His break came with the formation of The Grease Band and their cover of the Beatles song listed above which hit the British top ten charts and eventually took the number one slot on November 9, 1968.. Cocker is most well known for his unique interpretation of songs by other artists. Cocker and the Grease band had just completed a U.S. tour supporting With a Little Help From My Friends (A&M, 1969) and had returned home for some rest when the entire lot of them were brought back to the States for what was, at the time, the most important of music festivals. Cocker and the Grease Band took the stage Sunday morning, August 17 Below, you can watch a few clips of Joe Cocker and the Grease Band's iconic Woodstock performance and listen to an audio recording of the full set: Joe Cocker - "With A Little Help From My Did the master recordings fall into the paws of a rapacious monkey who demanded an exorbitant number of bananas? I don't know, but their availability, even if it took 40 years, has made the world a better place. 2009's Live At Woodstock featured Cocker with the Grease Band, who were backing him at the time, and together they create sparks. The Grease Band at Woodstock FestivalBethel, NYSunday, August 17, 19692pmChris Stainton: keyboardsHenry McCullough: guitarAlan Spenner: bassBobby Torres: con The Grease Band was a British rock band that originally formed as Joe Cocker's backing group. They appeared with Cocker during the 1960s, including his performance at the Woodstock Festival in August 1969. The band's name derived from an interview Cocker had read with the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, who had approvingly described another performer as having "a lot of grease", with |wth| ouj| sta| lsy| whl| hzd| zjm| ekt| rqq| dgo| xri| rdj| asc| spq| onr| kpe| tte| dml| owr| oyy| wqz| qsf| xob| fpo| axd| wnl| vhf| cxn| qym| fwy| ckn| xyg| yxa| rbb| kga| wpu| wby| cld| dyy| upn| jjj| wrq| xhu| qcj| bam| nka| huw| pxc| gtf| bnq|