Mad Dogs and Englishmen (song) Mad Dogs and Englishmen (song) "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" is a song written by Noël Coward and first performed in "The Third Little Show" at the Music Box Theatre, New York, on 1 June 1931, by Beatrice Lillie. The following year it was used in the revue "Words and Music" and also released in a "studio version". It then became a signature feature in Coward's cabaret act. The song is especially known for the line "Only Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun" with which most verses begin and end. According to Sheridan Morley, Coward wrote the
Linda Wolf Life of Los Angeles," and was the featured guest on an episode of the KNBC/PBS series, "Talk About Pictures." On September 11, 2015, Wolf joined the Tedeschi Trucks Band & Friends plus alumni from the iconic 1970 Joe Cocker Mad Dogs & Englishmen Tour, as the official photographer and background singer in the Space Choir for a tribute concert to honor Cocker. Participating alumni included Leon Russell, Rita Coolidge, Claudia Lennear, Chris Stainton, Pamela Polland and others including Wolf. Wolf went on to author four books featuring her photography: "Joe Cocker Mad Dogs & Englishmen Memory Book"; "Daughters of the