Mick Cocks
Mick Cocks | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Michael Thomas Cocks |
Born | Alphington, Victoria, Australia | 11 January 1955
Died | 22 December 2009 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 54)
Genres | Rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, bass guitar |
Years active | 1976–2009 |
Michael Thomas Cocks (11 January 1955 – 22 December 2009), known professionally as Mick Cocks, was an Australian
In April 2009, Cocks was diagnosed with liver cancer and died from the disease eight months later, on 22 December 2009. He was the fifth member of Rose Tattoo to die of cancer, preceded by Dallas Royall (1991), Peter Wells (2006), Ian Rilen (2006), and Lobby Loyde (2007).
Biography
Michael Thomas "Mick" Cocks
The band's debut single "Bad Boy for Love" peaked at No. 19 on the Australian
Early in 1981 the band's single, "Rock N' Roll Outlaw" started to chart in Europe, peaking at No. 2 in France, No. 5 in Germany and No. 60 in UK.
In 1980 Heaven was a heavy metal band formed in Sydney, they had issued a debut album, Twilight of Mischief. In May 1982 Cocks replaced John Haese on guitar and the group toured the United States' West Coast supporting Mötley Crüe and Dio. They relocated to Los Angeles and recorded a second album for RCA during 1983, Where Angels Fear to Tread, which spawned the single, "Rock School". In September 1983 Cocks "had been ousted from Heaven" to be replaced by Evans.[9] In November 1984, Cocks re-joined his ex-Rose Tattoo bandmates, Rilen, Leach, Royall and Wells to form Illustrated Men – with Rilen handling lead vocals – which toured Australia.[4][10] The group "played loud, barnstorming rock'n'roll in the Rose Tattoo tradition. Most of the songs in the band's repertoire had been written by Rilen".[10] By mid-1985 Illustrated Men had disbanded.
From 1990, Anderson attempted to reform Rose Tattoo with Cocks but the death of Royall in 1991 of cancer stalled the process.
On 16 August 2006, Rose Tattoo were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame.[16] On 30 October 2006, Rilen died from bladder cancer two months after his appearance at the Hall of Fame ceremony.[17] On 21 April 2007, Lobby Loyde, briefly a bass guitarist for Rose Tattoo, died of lung cancer.[18]
Death
In April 2009, Cocks was diagnosed with liver cancer, manager Steve White stated, "Mick ... is now under the advice of the very best doctors in Sydney. Treatment plans are underway and [he] is in good spirits and ready for a fight".[19]
In July, a benefit concert with Rose Tattoo, Jimmy Barnes, You Am I, Ian Moss and The Screaming Jets played at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney to raise money for Cocks.[15] Mick Cocks died from liver cancer on 22 December 2009, aged 54.[13][20] He was the fifth member of Rose Tattoo to die of cancer and was survived by his partner, Mary.[20][21]
Discography
Albums
- Rose Tattoo – (1978, Albert Productions)
- Assault & Battery – (1981, Albert Productions)
- Blood Brothers – (2007)
- Bent – (1982)
- Where Angels Fear to Tread – (1983)
- Doomfoxx (2005)
Singles
- "Bad Boy for Love" (1977)
- "Rock 'N' Roll Outlaw" (1978)
- "One of the Boys" (1978)
- "Realise Legalise" (1980)
- "Rock 'N' Roll Is King" (1981)
- "Out of This Place" (1981)
- "Rock School"(1983)
- The Headhunters
- "I Believe I'm Love"(1986)
References
- General
- ISBN 1-865-08072-1. Archived from the originalon 5 April 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2012. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
- Specific
- ^ "The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)". ASCAP. Retrieved 22 May 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j McFarlane "'Rose Tattoo' entry". Archived from the original on 1 September 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2012.. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ Australian Rock Database entries:
- Rose Tattoo (1976–81, 1992–93, 1998, 1999): Holmgren, Magnus; McGrath, Mark; Claesson, Per. "Rose Tattoo". passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- Heaven (1979–83): Holmgren, Magnus. "Heaven". passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- Swanee/John Swan (1991): Holmgren, Magnus; Meyer, Peer. "Swanee/John Swan". passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- Peter Wells Band (1995): Holmgren, Magnus; Staarink, Eddy. "Peter Wells". passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Nimmervoll, Ed. "Rose Tattoo". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd (Ed Nimmervoll). Archived from the original on 28 January 2003. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own chartsin mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
- ^ McFarlane "'Countdown' entry". Archived from the original on 29 August 2004. Retrieved 29 August 2004.. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ a b McFarlane "'The Headhunters' entry". Archived from the original on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Retrieved 18 March 2012. - ^ a b McFarlane "'Buffalo' entry". Archived from the original on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2013.. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ McFarlane "'Heaven' entry". Archived from the original on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 31 July 2011.. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ a b c McFarlane "'Peter Wells' entry". Archived from the original on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Retrieved 18 March 2012. - ^ Nimmervoll, Ed. "Rose Tattoo". Howlspace. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Rose Tattoo > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ a b Cashmere, Paul (22 December 2009). "Rose Tattoo Founder Mick Cocks Dies from Liver Cancer". Undercover. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ Australian Associated Press (AAP) (31 March 2006). "Pete Wells remembered as loyal mate". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Rose Tattoo's Mick Cocks Dies". AAP/ABC News. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). AAP. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- Portable Document Format (PDF)). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 12 March 2012.[dead link]
- ^ Brown, Jen Jewel (25 November 2006). "He Was the Goodtime Bad Boy of Rose Tattoo". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ Baker, Glenn A (24 April 2007). "The Godfather of Australian's Heavy Rock". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ H (aka Diamond Oz), Ollie (8 April 2009). "Rose Tattoo Guitarist Mick Cocks Diagnosed with Liver Cancer". Metal Underground. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ a b Australian Associated Press (AAP) (23 December 2009). "Rose Tattoo Band Founder Dies". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "Michael Thomas (Mick) Cocks Obituary". Herald Sun. 26 December 2009. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.