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Joe Cocker was a British rock and blues singer who achieved international fame with his distinctive raspy voice and soulful performances from the 1960s until his death in 2014. He remains notable for bringing a gritty, emotional intensity to rock and soul music during a transformative era in popular music.
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
John Robert Cocker (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014), better known as Joe Cocker, was an English singer. He was known for his gritty voice, spasmodic body movement in performance, and distinctive versions of popular songs of varying genres. Cocker's recording of the Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends" reached number one in the UK in 1968. He performed the song live at Woodstock in 1969…
Known for
- Riviera 76, le Woodstock oublié — Self (archive footage)2026
- 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self (archive footage)2025
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self (archive footage)2025
- Rock this Town — Self (archive footage)2022
- МУЗ КЛИПЫ - 90х — Self (archive footage)2021
- Learning to Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen — Self (archive footage)2021
- Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul — Self (archive footage)2017
- Totally 60s Psychedelic Rock At The BBC — Self2015
- Joe Cocker - Live In Metropol Berlin 1980 — Vocal2014
- Mein Sommer '88 - Wie die Stars die DDR rockten — Self2013
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Sheffield
- Place of death
- Crawford
- Occupation
- plumber
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- harmonica
- Record label
- The Rocket Record Company
- Official website
- www.cocker.com
- Image
- Joe Cocker - Festival du Bout du Monde 2013 - 050 (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 1.74
- Number of children
- 0
- Work location
- New York City
- Residence
- Crawford
- Voice type
- baritone
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- date of death
- 2014-12-22
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- Joe Cocker
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- 1944-05-20
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- lung cancer
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- natural causes
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- John Robert Cocker
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- 1960-00-00
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- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
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- end of work period
- 2014-00-00
- social media followers
- 350000
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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