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Who covered feeling alright?
“Feelin’ Alright?”, also known as “Feeling Alright”, is a song written by Dave Mason of the English rock band Traffic for their eponymous 1968 album Traffic….Feelin’ Alright?
| “Feelin’ Alright?” | |
|---|---|
| Single by Traffic | |
| Released | September 1968 |
| Recorded | 1968 |
| Genre | Folk rock |
Who wrote Feelin Alright first?
Dave Mason
Primary Wave Music Publishing has acquired classic rock anthem ‘Feelin’ Alright’ and formed a partnership with its songwriter, Dave Mason. The song was written by Mason aged 19 and first performed in 1968 while he was with British rock band Traffic.
When was the song Feeling Alright by Joe Cocker released?
1969
Feelin’ Alright?/Released
Who played piano on Joe Cocker’s version of Feelin Alright?
Artie Butler
The piano intro to this song is one of rock’s most recognized piano licks, originally played by Artie Butler on Joe Cocker’s debut album With a Little Help from My Friends. This “Feelin Alright” video features session and stage keyboardist, Mark Alexander.
Did Joe Cocker wrote feeling alright?
Feelin’ Alright?/Composers
Who plays guitar for Dave Mason?
In the mid- to late 1970s, he toured and recorded with guitarist Jim Krueger, keyboardist Mike Finnigan, bassist Gerald Johnson and drummer Rick Jaeger.
Who sang Feeling Alright originally?
Joe Cocker
Feelin’ Alright?/Artists
Who sings Feelin’ Alright?
A rock classic, “Feelin’ Alright” is a two-chord pattern that can be taken in many different musical directions, as the plethora of different cover versions from The Jackson Five, Isaac Hayes, The Bar-Kays, Gladys Knight and the Pips among them, reveal. Mason has a knack for being in the right place and performing on jam-friendly songs.
How many chords are there in Feelin Alright?
There are only two chords in Feelin’ Alright? anyway. Basically it’s an unrequited love song. It’s ‘feeling alright’ with a question mark; the song’s really about not feeling too good about myself – I wasn’t feeling alright!
When did the song Feeling Alright by Grand Funk Railroad come out?
The song was also a charting hit single for several other performers: Mongo Santamaría released it on Atlantic Records in November 1969. His version titled “Feeling Alright” reached #95 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Grand Funk Railroad released it in May 1971 as “Feelin’ Alright”. It reached #54 on the US.
Did Steve Mason write any of his own songs?
While his bandmates Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood collaborated on their compositions, Mason wrote his songs by himself, including the 1967 track “Hole in My Shoe,” which became the group’s biggest UK hit, peaking at #2 (it failed to chart in America). Mason exited the band a year later, but would return for a spell in 1971.