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When did Joe Cocker last tour Australia?

His last Australian tour was in February 2011, touring with George Thorogood. Billy Joel dedicated With a Little Help From My Friends to Cocker in September, noting that he “is not very well right now.”

Subsequently, who toured with joe cocker?

Small wonder the "Mad Dogs" tour – fronted by Joe Cocker and backed by a cast of nearly 50 singers, players and hangers-on, including classic rock linchpins Leon Russell, Bobby Keys and Jim Keltner – became enshrined as one of the most exciting live events of all time.

Keeping this in consideration, does joe cocker have a medical condition?

His London-based agent, Barrie Marshall, said Cocker died Monday of lung cancer in Colorado, where he has lived for the past two decades.

What was Joe Cocker worth when he died?

Joe Cocker Net Worth

Net Worth:	$60 Million
Date of Birth:	May 20, 1944 - (70 years old)
Gender:	Male
Height:	5 ft 8 in (1.74 m)
Profession:	Singer, Composer, Actor, Musician

Subsequently, why did joe cocker shake?

Flailing his arms about, and playing air guitar, became a standard trademark in early Cocker performances. Many assumed he must have been either stoned, or crazy. Actually, it was just his way of feeling the music.

And another question: when did joe cocker come to australia?

October 1972

Musicians and fans alike loved his earthy, gravelly voice and startling stage presence (all those spasmodic body movements). Drummer Jim Keltner described their touring as "a big, wild party". But the Joe Cocker/Patto tour would take an ill-fated turn when it eventually landed in Australia in October 1972.

When was Joe Cocker in Melbourne?

Joe Cocker - Australian Tour 1984

Date	Venue
Sat 19 May, 1984	Festival Hall, Melbourne
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Tue 22 May, 1984	Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney

Accordingly, was joe cocker deported from australia?

The hostile atmosphere became even more charged when British singer Joe Cocker was deported from Australia in late 1972 over drug offences and brawling during his tour.

Regarding this, who were joe cocker's backup singers?

The Grease Band/Singers

What year was Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour?

1970

"The film is ultimately a story about the great generational bridge and healer that is music," says Jesse Lauter, director of a new film about Joe Cocker's storied 1970 tour Mad Dogs & Englishmen.

By Karoline Kessner