The holiday season is upon us, my friends.
Have a good one!
It’s also time for another edition of Battle of the Bands
BATTLE OF THE BANDS (BOTB), hosted by StMcC Presents Battle of the Bands. is where you listen to different recordings of the same song and vote for the one you like best. Two “Battles” per month, on the 1st and 15th. Votes will be tallied and posted the following week. (See below for further details.)
This time out, I’m honouring another late, great contributor to the music world:
LEON RUSSELL
May he R.I.P.
😥
DELTA LADY
HISTORY
Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling pop music records over the course of his 60-year career. His genres included pop, rock, blues, country, bluegrass, standards, gospel and surf records, with six Gold Records to his credit.
His collaboration records rank as some of the most successful and as a touring musician, he performed with hundreds of Hall of Fame artists. He recorded 33 albums and over 400 songs. Russell’s first commercial success as a songwriter came when Joe Cocker recorded the song “Delta Lady” for his 1969 self-titled album. The album, co-produced and arranged by Russell, reached number 11 on the Billboard 200. Russell went on to organize and perform in Cocker’s 1970 Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour. He recorded the song himself in 1970 and included it on his own eponymous album.
Now, on to the actual contest……
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LEON RUSSELL
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JOE COCKER
VOTE NOW!
Please state your preference in comments below and why you chose it.
Voting remains open until 11:59 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 7th ,
after which I will count the votes, add mine and publish the results.
These are the other BOTB regulars and semi-regulars.
Please cruise on by their sites and, if they have a post up, vote on their selections as well:
[Check back – there’s no set posting time]Angels Bark / Cherdo On The Flipside / Curious as a Cathy / DC Relief BOTB / DiscConnected / J.A. Scott / Jingle Jangle Jungle / Mike’s Ramblings / Pedestrian Writer / Quiet Laughter / Sound of One Hand Typing / HOST: StMcC Presents Battle of the Bands / Tossing It Out / Your Daily Dose
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43 thoughts on “DELTA LADY BY LEON RUSSELL | BATTLE OF THE BANDS #BOTB”
Joe Cocker gets my vote, I thought Lon would win but Joe sings it better.
Thanks for your vote, Mike. Most people agree with you. Joe Cocker takes this one! 🙂
Sorry I’m late to the party, but I made it just under the wire.
Give my tardy vote to Joe Cocker. For me, it was a toss up – Joe won by a hair.
Thanks, lady!
Now that all the results are in, it looks like Joe has won by a whole head of hair. 🙂 Thanks, Cherdo.
I like both the sounds BUT Joe’s version does sound cooler to my ears. Also, it’s easier to understand his words. So, yeah, you know where my vote goes 🙂
By the way, I am not sure if I should be able to see my comments immediately as you are supposed to approve them first, but unlike here, my comments in your other posts are not shown to me, so I am not sure if they even got submitted..Just letting you know.
I’m running behind but will check the other recent posts, shortly. So far, so good. 🙂 You’re on the comment white-list, as far as I remember.
Joe is the preferred choice, here. Thanks for your vote, J. Gi. 🙂
Like a few others here, I was never a big Joe Cocker fan but after listening to both versions, I also have to vote for Joe’s version of Delta Lady. He really did make the song his own and the vocals definitely stand out here. I think it has a slightly better overall mix as well. Close call, though!
Welcome to The Den, Fred! 🙂 Joe Cocker is the popular choice here. His version is certainly more familiar. Thanks for your vote.
This is another great battle! I have to give it to the late, great Leon Russell. I love Joe Cocker but Leon just was more appealing to me. Geez it has been a rough year on musicians
Birgit, I’m glad to see another vote for Leon. 🙂 Yes, it’s been a horrible year in the music world.
Hey Debbie, I have to give it to Leon Russell. He was more my speed today!
Thanks, Robin. Another vote for Leon. Unfortunately, Joe Cocker steamrollered his way to victory on this one.
Cocker’s version includes Leon Russell on the piano, I think… I like Joe’s voice on this one better, so my vote goes to him.
I believe you’re right, John. He was also part of the Mad Dogs and Englishmen Tour. You went along with the majority on this one. It was quite a blowout!
Well, that was a surprise. I am not a Cocker fan, but I have to vote for him on this one. Man, the world IS going to end…
Ah yes, BOTB can be full of surprises! 😀 Thanks for your vote, Chris. It wasn’t even close.
I am going with Leon Russell here. Both versions are very enjoyable.
Nice to see another vote for Leon. Thanks, Myke. Alas, this was a losing cause. Oh well!
Debbie, I’ve got this one easy, peasy! Yes Ma’am, I do! I’m giving my vote to Joe Cocker! Why? Two reasons, I love Joe Cocker and his version is the one I know the best. Maybe, I’m biased just a wee bit, what do you think? 🙂 Good battle!
It seems, Joe Cocker had this one wrapped up early. 🙂 Thanks for your vote!
Not a song I’m familiar with. But it was a nice song. I like Joe Cocker best of both version. I think the version flowed better. I’m anxious to see the results of this battle as I think it’ll be close.
Well, Jeffrey, it was the worst blowout I’ve had, so far. LOL Thanks for your vote. You agreed with the (huge) majority.
RIP Leon Russell. I am so glad that 2016 aka ‘The Year of the Reaper’ is almost over. We’ve lost far too many good ones this past year.
Leon Russell does do a great job with his original, but I feel that Joe Cocker made the song his. I’m going to give my vote to Joe Cocker.
Great battle!
This year was brutal! Here’s hoping there won’t be as many shocking deaths in the entertainment industry next year. Thanks for your vote, Mary. Joe Cocker really has this thing wrapped up. Worst blowout, so far. I should have chosen a different song or different cover artist. Oh well!
DEBBIE ~
I’ve never been a fan of Joe Cocker, and most (not all, but most) of what I know of Leon Russell is through covers of his originals. I’m not big on his voice, but he sure could write a song and play that piano.
In this one, I’m going to go the way of the majority (so far) and side with Joe Cocker. I thought it was more interesting from a musical standpoint.
~ D-FensDogG
‘Loyal American Underground’
Well, Stephen, this was an even bigger blowout than the last one! I should have picked a different song or cover artist. So it goes, sometimes. Thanks for your vote.
I vote for Leon Russell, although Joe Cocker sounded better than I thought he would. I simply like Russell’s sound better. Please remove me from the BOTB list. I’m taking a break from battling. Thanks!
Love,
Janie
Yay! Finally a vote for Leon. Thank you, Janie. 🙂
Nice holiday decorations! Love the cascading snowflakes;-) Six gold records for Leon? Wow. My favorites were always “Lady Blue” and “Hummingbird”, though in a 60 year span, he did a lot great ones. However – and this is almost difficult to admit – I think “Delta Lady” is more suited for Joe Cocker, who brought it the recognition it deserved. When I think of the song, it’s always Joe’s voice I hear. Somehow in comparison to Leon in this battle, Joe doesn’t sound so gravelly 😉
Haha! You and everyone else (me too), thought Joe Cocker did it better. In hindsight, I should have picked a different song or cover artist. You’re right; Joe didn’t sound so rough here. For you:
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I hadn’t swooned in month of Sundays 😉
Happy to oblige! 😀
Maybe not my favorite Leon Russell song, but did he have any bad ones? Right now I can’t think of any.
Joe Cocker’s version is the one that I’m most familiar with–it’s a good one–but I prefer Leon’s style.
However taking both arrangements into consideration, the Cocker version does have more going on and is the more interesting to me.
I’m going to give my vote to Joe Cocker.
Arlee Bird
You’re not alone, Lee. Joe Cocker is the obvious choice, here. I should have picked another artist!
Complete tie for me. Leon Russell’s version makes a person – certainly not me.. – want to kick back n’ pass the “bowl” around and Joe Cocker – who I’m really not a fan of but I do like this song – makes me want to get up and dance. 🙂 Tie.
Haha! That’s a first! Thanks for your vote; 1/2 for Leon and 1/2 for Joe. 🙂
ah, well, in light of his passing I really hate to do this but I’m going to have to vote against Leon Russell and go with Joe Cocker on this one. I love Joe’s voice. And musically I’m more drawn to his version. It is definitely the version with which I’m most familiar so maybe that’s why…but yeah, on this one I have to go Joe Cocker. Sorry Leon. RIP…
Good battle and great song! Now it’s going to be in my head all day, which is fine with me. Maybe I can finally get that Thanksgiving Song out of my head! 🙂
Michele at Angels Bark
You’re not alone in choosing Joe Cocker. Most of us agreed with you, Michele. 🙂 Even Leon, who toured with Joe as part of his band. Thanks for your vote!
For me it will always b Joey C … Happy holidays 4 U as well, Lady D … Love, cat.
Joe was definitely the popular choice here. Thanks for your vote, my friend. 🙂