Rock singer Joe Cocker, best known for his cover of the Beatles With A Little Help From My Friends, has died aged 70 after a battle with lung cancer. Cocker, who died last night in the U.S., was without the doubt the greatest rock/soul singer ever to come out of Britain, his agent Barrie Marshall said. The prolific star from Sheffield had a career lasting more than 50 years, releasing 40 albums. His success as a blues and rock singer lasted decades, with his most famous hit, a cover of the Beatles With a Little Help from My Friends, reaching number one in 1968. He won his first Grammy in 1983 and an Oscar for his duet with Jennifer Warnes, Up Where We Belong, which was used in the soundtrack of Richard Gere film An Officer And A Gentleman. He was also be remembered for his 1975 hit You Are So Beautiful. Cocker was nominated for a Brit Award for Best British Male in 1993 and, in 2007, the rock legend was awarded the OBE for services to the music industry. The singer never stopped releasing new material, topping the charts in Germany just last year. His last gig came in Hammersmith, London, in June this year. Read more: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2883993/Singer-Joe-Cocker-dies-age-70-battle-lung-cancer.html#ixzz3MesUgeoI Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 19:54:59 +0000
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