Joe Cocker
Background information
Birth name	John Robert Cocker
Born	( 1944-05-20 ) May 20, 1944 Sheffield , West Riding of Yorkshire , England
Died	December 21, 2014 (2014-12-21) (aged 70) Crawford , Colorado , U.S.
Genres	Blues , rock
Occupation(s)	Singer , composer
Instruments	Vocals , harmonica
Years active	1960s-2014

Joe Cocker , OBE (20 May 1944 – 21 December 2014) was an English rock / blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s, and was most known for his gritty voice and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles . The cover of their song With A Little Help From My Friends , sung by Cocker at the Woodstock Festival, initially made him famous.

Death [ change | change source ]

On 22 December 2014, Cocker died of lung cancer at his home in Crawford, Colorado at the age of 70. ^[1]

Discography [ change | change source ]

Albums [ change | change source ]

• With a Little Help from My Friends (1969)
• Joe Cocker! (1969)
• Mad Dogs & Englishmen (1970)
• Cocker Happy (1971) (Australian compilation release, 1971)
• Double Cocker Power (Australian release, 1972)
• Joe Cocker: Something to Say (also known as just Joe Cocker ) (1972)
• I Can Stand a Little Rain (1974)
• Jamaica Say You Will (1975)
• Stingray (1976)
• Greatest Hits (1977)
• Luxury You Can Afford (1979)
• Sheffield Steel (1982)
• The Best of Joe Cocker (1983 - Australia / NZ only)
• Civilized Man (1984)
• Cocker (1986)
• Unchain My Heart (1987)
• One Night of Sin (1989)
• Joe Cocker Live (1990)
• Night Calls (1991)
• The Best of Joe Cocker (1992)
• Have a Little Faith (1994)
• The Long Voyage Home (1995)
• Organic (1996)
• Across from Midnight (1997)
• Greatest Hits (1998)
• The Anthology (1999)
• No Ordinary World (1999)
• Respect Yourself (2002)
• Ultimate Collection (2004)
• Heart & Soul (2004)
• Hymn for My Soul (2007)
• Come Together (album) Across the Universe Motion Picture Soundtrack (2007)

Singles [ change | change source ]

References [ change | change source ]

Other websites [ change | change source ]

• The Official Website of Joe Cocker