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Sep 23, 2021 · But Cocker hooked up with some fellow promising talents, Yardbirds/Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and Traffic keyboardist Steve Winwood, to make his first solo album, 1969’s With a Little Help From My Friends.
Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English musician and songwriter whose genres include blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, and pop rock.
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- The Cry of Love – Jimi Hendrix. Winwood makes an appearance as a backing vocalist on Jimi Hendrix’s 1971 posthumous release, The Cry of Love. He lends his voice to the track “Ezy Ryder.”
- Christine McVie – Christine McVie. He is featured on Christine McVie’s 1984 self-titled sophomore solo album. He offers up some vocals, synthesizer, and piano to tracks like “One in a Million,” “Ask Anybody,” “Got a Hold on Me,” and “The Smile I Live For.”
- George Harrison – George Harrison. Winwood can be heard on Polymoog, harmonium, Minimoog, and provided some backing vocals throughout George Harrison’s 1979 self-titled album.
- With a Little Help From My Friends – Joe Cocker. Winwood shows off his skills on the organ in “Do I Still Figure in Your Life?” and “I Shall Be Released” from Joe Cocker’s 1969 debut, With a Little Help From My Friends.
"With a Little Help from My Friends" is a song recorded by English rock band the Beatles for their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was written primarily by Paul McCartney with contributions from John Lennon, and is sung by drummer Ringo Starr (as Sgt. Pepper singer Billy Shears), his lead vocal for the album.
Oct 3, 2017 · As it transpired, Winwood elected to form Traffic with three long‑time friends from the Midlands R&B scene – Jim Capaldi, Dave Mason and Chris Wood. The four-piece shifted around various bases in London before finally taking up residence in a remote cottage in Aston Tirrold, deep in rural Berkshire.
With a Little Help from My Friends by Joe Cocker feat. Steve Winwood & Brian May was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and was first released by The Beatles in 1967. Joe Cocker feat. Steve Winwood & Brian May released it on the album Party at the Palace - The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace [CD] in 2002. It was covered by Siggi Schwarz & The Rock Legends, Peter Sprague, Gary Smart ...
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Jul 2, 2014 · “With a Little Help From My Friends” is a stone(d) classic, and several evolutionary leaps above the Beatles’ song. It’s a marvel, really; Cocker and Company transform what is essentially a pleasant little ditty into a full-blown rock opera, and Ringo, you might as well go back to singing “No No Song” (remember that one?).
