The Jazz Crusaders' Impact on the Los Angeles Jazz Scene in the Late 1950s | Joe Sample

Joe Cocker - I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today, Live in Grammy. The Crusaders were a Jazz/Soul group led by Joe Sample, a piano player who wrote this song with Will Jennings. The Crusaders used many guest vocalists, and Joe Cocker sang lead on this (it appears on his album Ultimate Collection). The message of hope after overcoming difficult times was a good fit for Cocker, who battled alcohol addiction in the '70s. Will Jennings told us: Joe and I wrote quite a few worthy songs over the years,

The Crusaders - Street Life (Live at the North Sea Jazz) The Crusaders founder members Joe Sample and Wilton Felder perform with their new band live at the North Sea Jazz Festival on 10 July 1987 at the Congresgebouw The Hague, The Netherlands. The Crusaders are: • Joe Sample, keyboards • Wilton Felder, saxophone • Eddie Davis, Trumpet • David T. Walker, guitar • James Christopher ‘Jimmy’ Earl, bass guitar • Scott Peaker, drums | Avant Garde Music