Joe Cocker was the first officially scheduled act at the Woodstock Festival's final day, Sunday, August 17, 1969 . He went on stage at about 2.00 pm. Though Cocker was in the music business for quite a while he was hardly known. But after his triumphal success at Woodstock the man with the soulful voice became famous everywhere. Especially well received was the Beatles' cover song "With a Little Help from My Friends" which was already the second performance after Richie Havens' version on the first day. Cocker's backup band at that time was the superb Grease Band - a formation that lasted only two years. Shortly after Cocker's 1-hr gig a heavy thunderstorm washed over the festival and everything was brought to a stop for several hours.
(Photo courtesy: Don Hogan Charles)
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