Talk:Joe Cocker

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[edit] Nickname

The nickname, "Sheffield Soul Shouter", appears in this article with no explanation or prior reference.Jkolak (talk) 06:16, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cerebral Palsy

This is in the realm of discussing a person's history, rumored history as I am finding out.

But it had been reported for many years that Joe Cocker had Cerebral Palsy. I can't verify this at all. But I am beggining to think he didn't and it was just his way.

Any thoughts?

Joe Cocker does not and has never suffered from cerebral palsy. He is in fact conducting the other musicians with his hand movements his style of movement has been satarised,
Seems like the article ought to address whether or not he had cerebral palsy or another disorder. After watching Belusi's amazing impression of him on SNL, I came here to see just what Cocker's apparent affliction was/is. I'm pretty surprised that there's no mention of anything. If he has CP or another condition, the article should say this. If he never did, the article should mention that a lot people thought he did. Either way, it seems like a pretty major omission. I'm sure I'm not alone in remembering Joe Cocker as that spastic guy who did a rippin' cover of A Little Help From My Friends at Woodstock. Yilloslime 18:14, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Joe Cocker just plays every show really really messed up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.167.194.109 (talk) 20:02, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Gas Fitter

He worked as a gas fitter.

[edit] Jarvis Cocker

Cocker denies (Later with Jools Holland, BBC Television 18/5/2007) having ever met Jarvis Cocker.

Yes, there are a number of references supporting this. But there is a popular misconception that they are related, especially here in Australia, and both are from Sheffield. (Another myth is that Joe babysat for Jarvis). It seems that Jarvis Cocker's father Mack Cocker, who was a DJ with Triple J in Sydney in the 80s, allowed people to think he was Joe's brother. The reference for this is here, it also says that Joe and Mack did once meet, when they did a gig together in northern England in the sixties (which I would have thought Joe would not remember in any way shape or form). Rexparry sydney 01:47, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] [Air Guitar]

I've beentold by a few people (including one professor of music history) that Joe "invented" air guitar, with his faux playing with the band. Any real validity to this? Just an idiot would suggest this...... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.58.167.238 (talk) 23:40, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pictures

Wikipedia has to be the least flattering biography featuring site on the internet. It's very unfortuante that due to the likelihood of only recent photos being under a free licence that every older singer ends up getting the geriactric picture treatment. Supposed (talk) 20:25, 5 April 2008 (UTC)