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Joe Cocker is tagged as: classic rock, blues, rock, blues rock, soul

Joe Cocker OBE (born 20 May 1944 - Sheffield, England) is an English rock/blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s, most known for his gritty voice and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles.
Joe Cocker is the youngest son of a civil servant. In 1961 Joe by day, worked as an apprentice gas fitter and by night, in dark suit and bow tie, became Vance Arnold singing with The Avengers in rough Sheffield pubs. The set included songs by mentor Ray Charles “What’d I Say” and “Georgia on My Mind.” Vance Arnold and the Avengers biggest moment came in 1963 when they supported The Rolling Stones at Sheffield City Hall, and brought the house down.
The following year Joe left the Gas Board and released his first single, a cover of The Beatles “I’ll Cry Instead.” His band, Joe Cocker Big Blues, built up a large following in the north of England and ventured to France for a two month stint, playing on American airbases.
The servicemen, many from America’s deep south, loved Joe. The French called him “Le Petit Ray Charles”. Unfortunately when he returned home to England the bottom had fallen out of the local scene. Joe Cocker Big Blues folded.
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Top 10 Joe Cocker Songs
With A Little Help From My Friends
You Can Leave Your Hat On
You Are So Beautiful
Unchain My Heart
Feelin' Alright
Come Together
Summer In The City
Up Where We Belong
Delta Lady
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
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Top 10 Joe Cocker Albums
The Ultimate Collection 1968-2003
Greatest Hits
The Best Of Joe Cocker
With A Little Help From My Friends
Fire It Up
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Joe Cocker
Unchain My Heart
Ultimate Collection
Across From Midnight
Have a Little Faith
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