Farewell...
Joe Cocker
John Robert "Joe" Cocker, the memorable English rock and blues singer and musician over the years, died December 22.
His cover of The Beatles' With a Little Help from My Friends reached number one in the UK in 1968.
He performed the song live at the Party at the Palace concert for the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2002.
His cover of You Are So Beautiful reached number five in the US in 1974.
He received numerous awards, including a 1983 Grammy for his US number one Up Where We Belong and an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2007.
Here's Cocker with You Are So Beautiful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xxg_-9c4qg
No comments:
Post a Comment