Joe Cocker’s career nearly derailed in 1970 until Leon Russell hastily assembled the raucous โMad Dogs & Englishmenโ tourโtransforming a PR crisis into a legendary, if chaotic, rock caravan that launched Russell to solo stardom.
Joe Cockerโs breakthrough came in 1968 with a soulful, waltz-time cover of โWith a Little Help from My Friends,โ crafted alongside Chris Stainton and studio ace Jimmy Pageโlaunching a transatlantic ascent capped by Woodstock.