Vance Arnold &amp; The AvengersVance Arnold &amp; The Avengers Vance Arnold & The Avengers Vance Arnold and the Avengers - Live at the Esquire Club Recorded live in Sheffield, England, 1963. A live recording that lay dormant for over 30 years sheds light on Joe Cocker's early career when he was an apprentice gas-fitter, at the time performing as Vance Arnold & The Avengers. The recording was made live on stage with a reel to reel tape by his first manager (The Mad Hatter) Terry Thornton, owner of the Esquire Club, Leadmill Road, Sheffield. Vance Arnold & The Avengers Vance Arnold and the Avengers - Live at the Esquire Club Recorded live