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unusual facts about Cocker's Arithmetick


Cross-multiplication

The Rule of Three gained notoriety for being particularly difficult to explain: see Cocker's Arithmetick for an example of how the premier textbook in the 17th century approached the subject.


Alan Spenner

Spenner played bass live at Woodstock in 1969 with Joe Cocker and the Grease band, seen on The Woodstock Directors Cut DVD, and the Roxy Music DVD The High Road, filmed live in Fréjus, France, during August 1982.

American Cocker Spaniel

In 1952, an American Cocker Spaniel became a household name when United States Senator Richard Nixon made his Checkers speech on 23 September.

A parti-colored American Cocker Spaniel named Dot was one of several dogs owned by Rutherford B. Hayes; and a buff colored dog named Feller caused a scandal for Harry S. Truman when the dog was received as an unwanted gift with the President subsequently giving it away to a White House physician.

Assagai

It consisted of five members: drummer Louis Moholo, trumpeter/flautist Mongezi Feza, tenor saxophonist Bizo Muggikana, guitarist Fred Cocker, and alto saxophonist Dudu Pukwana.

Cocker Spaniel

In a survey conducted by Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, the American Cocker Spaniel was ranked 115th out of 157 different breeds, with 1 being the highest percentage dysplastic and 157 being the lowest percentage dysplastic.

Don't Let Him Waste Your Time

Richard Hawley plays electric guitar on the track, while Cocker's Pulp bandmate Steve Mackey plays bass.

Henry McCullough

McCullough played on The Grease Band's eponymous album after splitting with Cocker, and during his time with the band he also appeared as lead guitarist on the original 1970 recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar and on the progressive Spooky Tooth album The Last Puff.

Standing Here – Live in Colorado

Standing Here – Live in Colorado is a selection of live recordings of concerts performed by Joe Cocker in Denver, Colorado on May 2, 1981.

Sue and Sunny

When "With A Little Help" reached number one in the UK Singles Chart they found themselves accompanying Cocker on several television programmes including Top of the Pops.

We Love Life

#"Sunrise" (Cocker, Banks, Doyle, Mackey, Webber, Mansell) – 6:02


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