kyledude Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 From BBC: 22 December 2014 Last updated at 13:31 ET Singer Joe Cocker dies aged 70 Singer Joe Cocker, best known for his cover of the Beatles' With A Little Help From My Friends, has died aged 70. The singer song-writer from Sheffield had a career lasting more than 40 years with hits including You Are So Beautiful and Up Where We Belong. His agent Barrie Marshall confirmed that he had died of an undisclosed illness. He said he was "simply unique" and "it will be impossible to fill the space he leaves in our hearts." Known for his gritty voice, Cocker 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 The Beatles' With A Little Help from My Friends reached number one. His duet with Jennifer Warnes, Up Where We Belong - from An Officer And A Gentleman - hit number one and went on to win both a Grammy and an Academy Award. He was honoured with an OBE in 2007. Joe Cocker's duet with Jennifer Warnes Up Where We Belong won a Grammy and an Oscar Last year he broke all his own records in arenas across Europe, with a number one album in Germany and what was to be his final concert in Hammersmith, London, in June. Marshall said "he was without the doubt the greatest rock/soul voice ever to come out of Britain- and remained the same man throughout his life. "Hugely talented, a true star, but a kind and humble man who loved to perform. Anyone who ever saw him live will never forget him." http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30582761 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRzKUVjHkGk A sad day, RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngould21 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Another legend gone this year, 70 years young to boot. Hopefully they're having one hell of a jam session wherever they are. We've got the Mad Dogs, the Englishmen, and Joe Cocker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombastik der Teutone Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 whats up these days? yesterday the german/austrian star entertainer udo jürgens passed away in the age of 80 now joe cocker R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 No one sounded like him. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tearloch7 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Heartbreaking .. so often, when Joe 'did' a song, it was 'done' .. RIP Joe .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Another sad day in the music world.... RIP Joe...RIP... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Loved his song with a little help from my friends. Was a big part of wonder years when we were growing up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I thought his best was " Unchain My Heart" -great crank it up to the max tune. Second on the list "Leave Your Hat on". Times are a changing, the 60-70's artists are dying off. As a now older guy, I wonder if in 40 years when people like Adam Levine and Taylor Swift pass on, will people notice? I kind of think not, but them I'm old(er), and maybe biased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounoush Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Rest in peace, Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Such a distinct 60's groove in this one my fave. Perfect hangover song! Only saw once. Indelibly stamped in my memory. Played a small theatre at, of all places Red River Community College in the North End of Winnipeg in the 80's. Drank a 40 lbér on stage and couldn't handle it. Yup, let it go... But belted it out like no one I ever heard all night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 'You can leave your hat on'... RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:D Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 That's too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:D Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Not going to lie, I was exposed to him by The Wonder Years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEGCanuck Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Feelin' alright . . . bless you Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapefruits Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 No one sounded like him. RIP John Belushi did one hell of a job on SNL back in the day. http://vimeo.com/66707201 RIP Joe Cocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I thought his best was " Unchain My Heart" -great crank it up to the max tune. Second on the list "Leave Your Hat on". Times are a changing, the 60-70's artists are dying off. As a now older guy, I wonder if in 40 years when people like Adam Levine and Taylor Swift pass on, will people notice? I kind of think not, but them I'm old(er), and maybe biased. why don't you think Taylor Swift will be remembered? she's a bonafide super star of music. Literally one of the most famous pop stars in the western world, and has been for years. Millions upon millions of fans who dig her for her music, 'basic' image, and lack of gimmicks. and assuming Swift actually writes the songs she has the writing credits for, she's an absolute genius of her genre, too. Adam Lavine shouldn't even be mentioned alongside her, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanTSN Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Rip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thema Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Cocker was absolutely terrific... for just over a year starting in April '69 and ending in about Aug 1970. The rest of his career was hay making of the most mawkish sort culminating in the unlistenable "You Are So Beautiful" and the horrible "Up Where We Belong" with Jennifer Warnes. No disrespect intended but he was a minor artist at best who only had success with other people's songs and with his history of self abuse it was a miracle that he lasted till he was '70. Listen to the first 3 A & M records and ignore the rest; he spent the rest of his career as a "survivor" which was great press but which yielded very little memorable rock and roll. Apparently a lovely chap personally his overwrought stage demeanor was so over the top that John Belushi did a hysterical parody of it that was almost HIS finest moment. Sad that he's gone but the kerfuffel over his death makes me wonder what people will do when somebody like, say, Keith Richards or Paul McCartney dies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakyWalton Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Heartbreaking .. so often, when Joe 'did' a song, it was 'done' .. RIP Joe .. Hi Tearloch7...Cocker was part of an age for me...you know...tune in...turn on and drop out..Cocker at woodstock was part of my youth...I hate getting old and saying goodbye to all my friends.....RIP He sang this old Beatle oldie better than they did...with a little help from Leon Russell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Hope he's up where he belongs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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