Joe Cocker

Joe Cocker (born May 20, 1944) is a pop music singer.

He started his musical career in the city of his birth Sheffield, England in some minor bands at the age of 15: the first band was the Avengers (under the stage name Vance Arnold), then Big Blues (1963), and then The Grease Band (1966). In 1969 he was featured on the American TV program The Ed Sullivan Show.

His first big hit was the song "With a Little Help from My Friends," a cover of the song by The Beatles off the Sgt. Pepper's album, [with guitar played by Jimmy Page]. The same year he appeared at the Woodstock Music Festival. He had further success covering Beatles tunes with his cover of their song "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" off their Abbey Road album. Other early hits included "Cry Me a River" and "Feelin' Alright". In 1970, his live cover of the Box Tops' hit "The Letter", which appeared on the tour compilation album Mad Dogs & Englishmen, became his first U.S. Top Ten.

Onstage, he often exhibited a physical intensity as he sang, and his unique stage presence was often spoofed by comedian John Belushi (including an impromptu duet when Joe was the guest musician on Saturday Night Live).

In the beginning of 1970s he had problems with drugs including alcohol that had a bad influence on his musical career. He managed, however, to make a comeback in the 1980s and 1990s with several massive chart hits like:

  • Up where We Belong, (Academy Award winning song written by Will Jennings and sung with Jennifer Warnes for the motion picture An Officer and a Gentleman);
  • You are So Beautiful;
  • When The Night Comes;
  • N'oubliez Jamais or Unchain my heart.

Discography

  • With A Little Help From My Friends (1969)
  • Joe Cocker! (1969)
  • Mad Dogs & Englishmen (1970)
  • Joe Cocker (1972)
  • I Can Stand A Little Rain (1974)
  • Jamaica Say You Will (1975)
  • Stingray (1976)
  • Greatest Hits (1977)
  • Luxury You Can Afford (1978)
  • Sheffield Steel (1982)
  • Civilized Man (1984)
  • Cocker (1986)
  • Unchain My Heart (1987)
  • One Night Of Sin (1989)
  • Joe Cocker Live (1990)
  • Night Calls (1992)
  • The Best Of Joe Cocker (1993)
  • Have A Little Faith (1994)
  • The Long Voyage Home (1995)
  • Organic (1996)
  • Across From Midnight (1997)
  • Greatest Hits (1998)
  • No Ordinary World (1999)
  • Respect Yourself (2002)
  • Heart & Soul (2005)

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In 1970, his live cover of the Box Tops' hit "The Letter", which appeared on the tour compilation album Mad Dogs & Englishmen, became his first U.S. 1998 Tickety-boo CD Where Rivers Meet. Other early hits included "Cry Me a River" and "Feelin' Alright". 1995 Tickety-boo CD Almost Naked. He had further success covering Beatles tunes with his cover of their song "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" off their Abbey Road album. 1994 Rocket Records CD The Very Best Of Kiki Dee. The same year he appeared at the Woodstock Music Festival. 1991 Rocket Records CD Spotlight On Kiki Dee Greatest Hits.

Pepper's album, [with guitar played by Jimmy Page]. CD Angel Eyes. His first big hit was the song "With a Little Help from My Friends," a cover of the song by The Beatles off the Sgt. 1987 E.M.I. In 1969 he was featured on the American TV program The Ed Sullivan Show. 1987 Columbia LP Angel Eyes. He started his musical career in the city of his birth Sheffield, England in some minor bands at the age of 15: the first band was the Avengers (under the stage name Vance Arnold), then Big Blues (1963), and then The Grease Band (1966). 1986 Arista CD Perfect Timing.

Joe Cocker (born May 20, 1944) is a pop music singer. 1986 Music For Pleasure LP Perfect Timing. Heart & Soul (2005). 1982 Ariola LP Perfect Timing (reissue). Respect Yourself (2002). 1981 Ariola Records LP Perfect Timing. No Ordinary World (1999). 1980 Warwick Records LP Kiki Dee's Greatest Hits.

Greatest Hits (1998). 1979 Rocket Records LP Stay With Me. Across From Midnight (1997). 1977 Rocket Records LP Kiki Dee. Organic (1996). 1976 Rocket Records LP Loving & Free (reissue). The Long Voyage Home (1995). 1976 Rocket Records LP I've Got The Music In Me (reissue).

Have A Little Faith (1994). 1974 Music For Pleasure/Sound Superb LP Kiki Dee. The Best Of Joe Cocker (1993). 1974 Phillips International Records LP Patterns. Night Calls (1992). 1974 Rocket Records LP I've Got The Music In Me. Joe Cocker Live (1990). 1973 Rocket Records LP Loving & Free.

One Night Of Sin (1989). 1970 Tamla Motown LP Great Expectations. Unchain My Heart (1987). 1968 Fontana LP(stereo) Kiki Dee. Cocker (1986). 1968 Fontana LP(mono) Kiki Dee. Civilized Man (1984).

Sheffield Steel (1982). Luxury You Can Afford (1978). Greatest Hits (1977). Stingray (1976).

Jamaica Say You Will (1975). I Can Stand A Little Rain (1974). Joe Cocker (1972). Mad Dogs & Englishmen (1970).

Joe Cocker! (1969). With A Little Help From My Friends (1969). N'oubliez Jamais or Unchain my heart. When The Night Comes;.

You are So Beautiful;. Up where We Belong, (Academy Award winning song written by Will Jennings and sung with Jennifer Warnes for the motion picture An Officer and a Gentleman);.