LONDON (AP) — British singer Joe Cocker is dead at age 70.
His London-based agent, Barrie Marshall, said Cocker died early Monday of lung cancer in Colorado, where he has lived for the past two decades.
Cocker was known for a memorable Woodstock performance and cover of the Beatles’ “With a Little Help From My Friends.”
The ballad “You Are So Beautiful,” with Cocker’s voice cracking on the final emotional note, was a Top Ten hit in 1975. He reached the top of the charts in the 1980s with the duet “Up Where We Belong,” with Jennifer Warnes, that appeared in the movie “An Officer and a Gentlemen.”
Cocker also had hits with Randy Newman’s song, “You Can Leave Your Hat On” and “When the Night Comes.”
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Goodbye, sir.
One last time…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiagUEQqCfo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCrlyX6XbTU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoAO0851FwA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkdjMxTdrU8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j04mQ6UnGTIGood stuff, thanks.
The place I used to work for had him in concert back in 2003.
My initial thought was he wouldn’t sing his old hits, or still be able to hit the high notes on “With a Little Help from My Friends.”
He did, and he did.
The outdoor show was delayed more than an hour because of rain, and he played an extra long set as thanks to the people who waited.
He killed, and I heard from our people at the time that he was really nice to work with.
Even Hip-Hop fans are quiet today…without ‘Woman to Woman’, the rap classic ‘California Love’ would not exist.
Influence across genres.
You get by with a little help from your friends.
jw1
Joe had a very unique voice and one that was instantaneously recognizable. He was a wonderful human being and never one to brag about all the good he had done for underprivileged people.
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You are SO beautiful, Joe Cocker.
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