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After starting out as an unsuccessful pop singer (working under the name Vance Arnold), Joe Cocker found his niche singing rock and soul in the pubs of England with his superb backing group, the Grease Band. He hit number one in the U.K. in November 1968 with his version of the Beatles' "A Little Help from My Friends." His career really took off after he sang that song at Woodstock in August 1969. A second British hit came with a version of Leon Russell's "Delta Lady" in the fall of 1969 (by then, Russell was Cocker's musical director) and both of his albums, With a Little Help from My Friends (April 1969) and Joe Cocker! (November 1969), went gold in America. In 1970, his cover of the Box Tops hit "The Letter" became his first U.S. Top Ten. Cocker's first peak of success came when Russell organized the Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour of 1970, featuring Cocker and over 40 others and resulting in a third gold album and a concert film. Subsequent efforts were less popular, and problems with alcohol (both on- and off-stage) reduced Cocker's once-powerful voice to a croaking rasp.

Cocker returned to the U.S. Top Ten in 1975, with the romantic ballad "You Are So Beautiful" and topped the charts in 1982 via a duet with Jennifer Warnes on "Up Where We Belong" (the theme from the film An Officer and a Gentleman). He still charted during the '90s, albeit with less frequency than he did in the '70s and '80s. Across from Midnight arrived in 1997, followed by No Ordinary World two years later. Respect Yourself appeared in 2002, and the covers album Heart & Soul followed in 2004. The European release Hymn for My Soul, which featured cover versions of songs by Stevie Wonder, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, and John Fogerty, was issued on Parlophone in 2007. His complete Live at Woodstock performance was released in 2009. In 2010, Hard Knocks — his first studio album in three years — appeared in Europe. Cocker's 23rd studio album, Fire It Up, was issued in November 2012 on Sony. It was produced by Matt Serletic, known for his work with Collective Soul, Rob Thomas, Matchbox Twenty, and numerous others. Slightly over two years later, however, on December 22, 2014, he succumbed to lung cancer. ~ Cub Koda & William Ruhlmann, Rovi

Title: Live

Artist: Joe Cocker

Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock

Title: The Best of Joe Cocker

Artist: Joe Cocker

Genre: Rock, Pop

Title: 100% Joe Cocker

Artist: Joe Cocker

Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Pop

Title: Classics (Vol.4)

Artist: Joe Cocker

Genre: Rock, Punk Rock

Title: Alive in America

Artist: Joe Cocker

Genre: Rock

Title: The 12'' Mixes

Artist: Joe Cocker

Genre: Blues, Rock

Title: The Legend

Artist: Joe Cocker

Genre: Rock, Pop Rock

Title: Super Hits

Artist: Joe Cocker

Genre: Rock, Pop

Title: Heart & Soul

Artist: Joe Cocker

Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Pop

Title: Stingray

Artist: Joe Cocker

Genre: Rock, Blues Rock

Title: Cocker

Artist: Joe Cocker

Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Pop

Title: Organic

Artist: Joe Cocker

Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Pop

Title: Icon

Artist: Joe Cocker

Genre: Rock, Blues Rock

Title: So - Single

Artist: Joe Cocker

Genre: Rock, Punk Rock

Title: Joe Cocker Live

Artist: Joe Cocker

Genre: Pop

Title: One - Single

Artist: Joe Cocker

Genre: Rock, Punk Rock

Title: Respect Yourself

Artist: Joe Cocker

Genre: Rock, Pop

Collections

Title: Number 1's: '80s Pop

Genre: Pop

Title: Classic Rock

Genre: Rock, Pop

Title: Bong Hits

Genre: Rock

Title: Nightmoves (Live)

Genre: Rock, Pop

Title: Perfect Day CD 1

Genre: Pop

Title: Blues Ballads CD 3

Genre: Blues

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