The Grease Band was a rock band that evolved out of Joe Cocker's backing band. They recorded two albums in the 1970s. They are probably most widely known for their performance of The Beatles song, "With a Little Help from My Friends", with Joe Cocker at the Woodstock Festival in 1969. With respect to their self-titled first album, reviewer Joe Viglione said "...

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  • The Grease Band was a rock band that evolved out of Joe Cocker's backing band. They recorded two albums in the 1970s. They are probably most widely known for their performance of The Beatles song, "With a Little Help from My Friends", with Joe Cocker at the Woodstock Festival in 1969. With respect to their self-titled first album, reviewer Joe Viglione said "... though this is far from commercial, it is important to have this document of the guys who made magic behind Joe Cocker in 1969 and Marianne Faithfull in the mid-'70s. ... Recorded in London, it is vintage stuff, and 100 years from its making will no doubt be respected for the historic and studious record that it is. " The keyboard player was Chris Stainton, another Sheffield born man (known to his friends as Robin) who went on to tour extensively with Eric Clapton. The bassist was Alan Spenner, who went on to play in the UK white soul outfit Kokomo, with rhythm guitarist Neil Hubbard. Spenner is rumoured to be the first white man to be offered a session job at Motown Records. Drummer Bruce Rowland later joined Fairport Convention from 1975 through 1979. Henry McCullough was the lead guitarist, a role he later occupied in Paul McCartney's Wings, and continues today as a solo artist.
  • The Grease Band (dt. die Schmierfett-Band) war eine britische Rockband, die 1966 von Joe Cocker (Gesang) und Chris Stainton (Bass, Keyboards) in Sheffield gegründet wurde. Als Begleitband von Cocker war sie bei seiner ersten Hit-Single Marjorine 1968 dabei, die überraschend ein Top-50-Hit in Großbritannien wurde. Die nächste Single, eine Coverversion des Beatles-Songs With A Little Help From My Friends, schoss gar auf Platz 1 der Charts. Es folgten Tourneen und 1969 der Auftritt beim Woodstock-Festival, der die Gruppe und ihren Sänger auch in den Vereinigten Staaten bekannt machte. 1970 trennte sich Cocker von der Band, um seine Karriere alleine fortzusetzen. Die Grease Band spielte danach ein eigenes Album ein, löste sich aber danach 1971 auf. 1975 gab es eine kurze Wiedervereinigung, die ein zweites Album hervorbrachte, bevor die endgültige Auflösung erfolgte.
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  • The Grease Band was a rock band that evolved out of Joe Cocker's backing band. They recorded two albums in the 1970s. They are probably most widely known for their performance of The Beatles song, "With a Little Help from My Friends", with Joe Cocker at the Woodstock Festival in 1969. With respect to their self-titled first album, reviewer Joe Viglione said "...
  • The Grease Band (dt. die Schmierfett-Band) war eine britische Rockband, die 1966 von Joe Cocker (Gesang) und Chris Stainton (Bass, Keyboards) in Sheffield gegründet wurde. Als Begleitband von Cocker war sie bei seiner ersten Hit-Single Marjorine 1968 dabei, die überraschend ein Top-50-Hit in Großbritannien wurde. Die nächste Single, eine Coverversion des Beatles-Songs With A Little Help From My Friends, schoss gar auf Platz 1 der Charts.
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