Fifty-five years from the moment it was taken on the road, Joe Cocker’s “Mad Dogs & Englishmen” remains a memorable tour – even for those who weren’t there, because it was preserved for posterity not only as a concert longplay but also as a film. To make sure its legacy lived on after the English singer’s passing in 2014, Leon Russell, who was his co-conspirator in that guest-infested extravaganza, and teamed up with TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND to restore the classic show with another stellar array. The recordings of their performances, as delivered at the Lockn Festival in September 2015 – a testament of sorts to Leon, who died in 2016 – would have to wait for another decade, though, to see the light of day.
& LEON RUSSELL –
Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited:
Live At Lockn’
And they will, on September 12th, as an album titled “Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited Live At Lockn'” which features alongside three more members of the original 1970’s line-up – Rita Coolidge, Chris Stainton and Claudia Lennear – people like Warren Haynes and Chris Robinson as well as the legendary Dave Mason. A variety of formats has been announced, yet a video version doesn’t seem to be available. Fantastic, anyway.
1. The Letter – feat. Susan Tedeschi
2. Darling Be Home Soon – feat. Susan Tedeschi & Doyle Bramhall II
3. Dixie Lullaby – feat. Doyle Bramhall II
4. Sticks And Stones – feat. Chris Robinson
5. Girl From The North Country – feat. Claudia Lennear
6. Let’s Go Get Stoned – feat. Susan Tedeschi
7. Feelin’ Alright – feat. Dave Mason & Anders Osborne
8. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window –
feat. Warren Haynes & Anders Osborne
9. Bird On The Wire – feat. Rita Coolidge & Doyle Bramhall II
10. The Weight – feat. Rita Coolidge, Pamela Polland, Susan Tedeschi, Claudia Lennear & Doyle Bramhall II
11. Delta Lady – feat. John Bell
12. Space Captain – feat. Susan Tedeschi & Chris Robinson
13. With A Little Help From My Friends –
feat. Chris Robinson. Susan Tedeschi, Dave Mason & Doyle Bramhall II
14. The Ballad Of Mad Dogs And Englishmen
