Tedeschi Trucks Band & Leon Russell – Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited (Live at LOCKN’) (2-LP Vinyl)
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In 2015, the Tedeschi Trucks Band embarked on an ambitious project: reviving Joe Cocker's legendary Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour from 1970, which had featured Leon Russell, Rita Coolidge, and a massive ensemble of musicians creating one of rock's most celebrated live spectacles. This 4-LP set captures TTB's tribute performances with special guest Leon Russell (in one of his final live appearances before his 2016 death), recreating the horn-driven, gospel-tinged soul-rock that made the original tour legendary while adding TTB's own improvisational firepower and musical personality.
The Mad Dogs shows featured TTB's already impressive 12-piece lineup—dual drummers, three-piece horn section, backup vocalists, and the dual-guitar attack of Derek Trucks and Doyle Bramhall II—expanding even further to accommodate the material's orchestral scope. Songs like "Feelin' Alright," "Cry Me a River," "Delta Lady," and "Space Captain" receive full-band treatments that honor the originals while showcasing what made TTB special: Derek's slide guitar soaring over horn arrangements, Susan Tedeschi's powerful vocals bringing new emotional depth, and the rhythm section creating grooves that push the music forward without overpowering it.
What makes Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited essential is the sense of musical history being preserved and passed forward—Leon Russell sharing the stage with a new generation of musicians who understood what he'd created 45 years earlier, while adding their own voice to material that had influenced their approach to ensemble rock. The 4-LP format allows these expansive performances room to breathe across eight sides, capturing the dynamic range from quiet moments to full-band crescendos. This isn't nostalgia—it's living history, performed by musicians who understood that honoring the past means making it relevant today.
4-LP set. Recorded live 2015. Features special guest Leon Russell. Tribute to Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour.