In August 1969 , Cocker performed at the Isle of Wight Festival at Wootton Bridge , Isle of Wight , England . Throughout 1969 he was featured on variety TV shows like '' The Ed Sullivan Show '' and '' This Is Tom Jones '' . Onstage , he exhibited an idiosyncratic physical intensity , flailing his arms and playing air guitar . At the end of the year Cocker was unwilling to embark on another US tour , so he dissolved the Grease Band
Isle of Wight Festival
Isle of Wight Festival 1969
Joe Cocker