Joe Cocker

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

Discography
Albums
 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
YearMonthTitleUK SinglesU.S. Hot 100Album1968October"With a Little Help From My Friends"11969September"Delta Lady"101970July"The Letter"391975"You Are So Beautiful"5 I Can Stand a Little Rain1983January"Up Where We Belong"71992March"(All I Know) Feels Like Forever"251992May"Now That the Magic Has Gone"281992July"Unchain My Heart171994August"The Simple Things"171994December"Let the Healing Begin"32

References

Other websites
The Official Website of Joe Cocker

Category:1944 births
Category:2014 deaths
Category:Cancer deaths in Colorado
Category:Deaths from lung cancer
Category:English rock singers
Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Category:Musicians from Sheffield