Joe Cocker onstage at Woodstock (1969). Photo by Elliot Landy.
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December 22, 2014: Joe Cocker died at the age of 70 after a battle with lung cancer in Crawford, Colorado. Known for his gritty voice, Joe Cocker - a former gas fitter - began his singing career in the pubs and clubs of Sheffield in the 1960s before hitting the big time. He was propelled to pop stardom when his version of With A Little Help From My Friends reached number one in 1968.
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The Fabulous Birthday Blog: May 20—Happy Birthday Mr. Joe Cocker.
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RIP - Joe Cocker (May 20, 1944- December 22, 2014), age 70, United Kingdom.
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Deciding on Joe Cocker as this week's subject, I glanced down Wikipedia's list of people born on his birthday 20 May, and noticed a clutch of singer/musicians there, especially during the late 1930s to mid 40s. One, a popular Dutch singer Boudewijn de Groot was born on the same day as Joe Cocker - though in a Japanese prison camp in Indonesia. 20 May = one of the last degrees of Taurus, Taurus is ruled by Venus, planet of the arts, so it's not surprising to find a goodly sprinkling of…
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A very young Joe Cocker.
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JOE COCKER Born on May 20, 1944 in Sheffield, United Kingdom as John Robert Cocker. Died on December 22, 2014 (age 70) of lung cancer in Crawford, Colorado
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Joe Cocker at Woodstock '69
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Singer, Songwriter. Joe Cocker, whose career began in 1960s as a British blues-rock singer, will best be remembered for such songs like You Are So Beautiful in 1974, With a Little Help From My Friends in 1968 and Unchain My Heart in 1987. Born John Robert Cocker, his first foray into music was under the stage name...
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Joe Cocker (May 20, 1944 - December 22, 2014) was an English rock and blues singer, who came to popularity in the 1960s, and was known for his gritty voice, his spasmodic body movement in performance and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of the Beatles. His main musical influences growing up were Ray Charles & Lonnie Donegan. Cocker entered the big time in 1968 with a groundbreaking rearrangement of The Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends".
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