For other people with the same name, see Michael Cox.
Mick Cocks
Mick Cocks performing with Rose Tattoo at the Meredith Festival in December 2006.
Background information
Birth name
Michael Thomas Cocks
Born
(1955-01-11)11 January 1955 Alphington, Victoria, Australia
Died
22 December 2009(2009-12-22) (aged 54) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres
Rock
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Guitar, bass guitar
Years active
1976–2009
Musical artist
Michael Thomas Cocks (11 January 1955 – 22 December 2009), known professionally as Mick Cocks, was an Australian musician, most noted for his guitar and songwriting work with Rose Tattoo. His original sound and style heavily influenced Guns N' Roses, who recorded a cover of the Rose Tattoo song "Nice Boys". He was also a member of Heaven, The Headhunters, Illustrated Men, Doomfoxx, Pete Wells' Heart Attack, and the Ted Mulry Gang. On 16 August 2006, Rose Tattoo were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame.
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).
Michael Thomas Cocks (11 January 1955 – 22 December 2009), known professionally as MickCocks, was an Australian musician, most noted for his guitar and...
Loyde (2007), MickCocks (2009), Neil Smith (2013) and John Meyer (2020). Five of these died from cancer: Royall, Wells, Rilen, Loyde, and Cocks. Rose Tattoo...
alcoholism. And once that sweet child o' his proves her devotion by sucking his cock for the portacam, the evil slut is ready for 'See me hit you you fall down...
Scott playing drums on "Back in Black". Days earlier, Scott had gone with MickCocks to visit their friends the French group Trust in the Scorpio Sound studio...
active and successful period, the band consisted of Stu McKie (vocals), MickCocks and Dave Thomas (guitar), Archi Read (bass) and Jase Burec (drums). The...
(1991), Peter Wells (2006), Ian Rilen (2006), Lobby Loyde (2007), and MickCocks (2009). According to rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, "over the course...
by AC/DC) "Nice Boys" – 2:47 (written by Gary Anderson, Peter Wells, MickCocks, Geordie Leach and Dallas Royall; originally performed by Rose Tattoo)...
with Mulry, Hall and Kovacs joined by sometime Rose Tattoo guitarist MickCocks. They released an album, Re-Union for Albert, on Sony. This marked their...
guitar to allow Wells to concentrate on his slide guitar. Rhythm guitarist MickCocks soon replaced Johnston; Lake and Vandersluys were substituted by former...
with Todd on bass guitar (by then ex-Dragon), Kevin Borich on guitar, MickCocks on guitar (ex-Rose Tattoo), John Watson on drums (ex-Kevin Borich Express)...
American economist, speaker, and consultant Michael Cocks (1929–2001), British Labour politician MickCocks (1955–2009), Australian musician This disambiguation...
joined Rose Tattoo on bass guitar, the line-up was Anderson on vocals, MickCocks on guitars, Dallas Royall on drums and Peter Wells on guitars. During...
"Rock n Roll Outlaw"* "Remedy"* "Astra Wally"* Angry Anderson - Vocals MickCocks - Guitar Dai Prichard - Slide Guitar Steve King - Bass Paul DeMarco -...
"Private Lies" (R. Keel) – 4:38 "Rock 'n Roll Outlaw" (Gary Anderson, MickCocks, Peter Wells) – 4:12 (Rose Tattoo cover) "The Right to Rock" (Bryan Jay...
derives from their original name, Cock Sparrow, a Cockney term of familiarity. Cock Sparrer was founded by Colin McFaull, Mick Beaufoy, Steve "Burge" Burgess...
Illustrated Men in November 1984 with former Rose Tattoo band members, MickCocks on guitar (ex-Heaven by then), Gordie Leach on bass guitar, Ian Rilen...
full-time. He was then called upon by ex members Mark Evans (AC/DC) and MickCocks (Rose Tattoo), to join a Rolling Stones cover band, the Rolling Clones...
Colourblind, which featured the playing of Wells and fellow Tatts guitarist MickCocks. After touring in support of that release, he joined Chris Turner's Big...
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