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Joe Cocker

English singer (1944–2014)

Musical artist

John Robert "Joe" CockerOBE (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements. Most of his best known singles, such as "Feelin' Alright?" and "Unchain My Heart", were recordings of songs written by other song writers, though he composed a number of songs for most of his albums as well, often in conjunction with songwriting partner Chris Stainton.[1]

His first album featured a recording of the Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends", which brought him to near-instant stardom. The song reached number one in the UK in 1968, became a staple of his many live shows (Woodstock and the Isle of Wight in 1969, the Party at the Palace in 2002) and was also known as the theme song for the late 1980s American TV series The Wonder Years. He continued his success with his second album, which included a second Beatles song, "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window". A hastily thrown together 1970 US tour l

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On Sunday afternoon, an English band called The Grease Band kicked off the third day of music at Woodstock. After playing two songs, their leader, Joe Cocker, stepped off the helicopter and onto the stage to begin his hour-and-a-half set that was one of the most memorable of the festival.

 

Day Three, Performer 1: Joe Cocker (The Grease Band)

Performed Sunday afternoon, August 17, 2:00–3:30 pm

 

 

Joe Cocker Band Members

  • Joe Cocker: vocals
  • Chris Stainton: keyboards
  • Henry McCullough: guitar
  • Alan Spenner: bass
  • Bobby Torres: congas
  • Bruce Rowland: drums

Joe Cocker Woodstock Setlist

  1. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring? (Grease Band)
  2. 40,000 Headmen (Grease Band)
  3. Dear Landlord
  4. Something's Goin' On
  5. Do I Still Figure in Your Life
  6. Feelin' Alright
  7. Just Like a Woman
  8. Let's Go Get Stoned
  9. I Don't Need No Doctor
  10. I Shall Be Released
  11. Hitchcock Railway
  12. Something to Say
  13. With a Little Help from My Friends

Born in 1944 in Sheffield, England, John Robert “Joe” Cocker grew up in a working-

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With a Little Help from My Friends (Joe Cocker album)

1969 studio album by Joe Cocker

With a Little Help from My Friends is the debut album by singer-songwriter Joe Cocker, released in late April 1969. It was certified gold in the US by the RIAA and peaked at number 35 on the Billboard 200. In the UK, the album charted in May 1972 at number 29 on the UK Albums Chart when it was re-released as a double pack with Cocker's second LP Joe Cocker!.

The title track was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and originally performed by the Beatles on the 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band; it has been inducted into the Grammy Award Hall of Fame.[1] Cocker's version was the theme song to the television series The Wonder Years from 1988 to 1993.

In 2015, the Audio Fidelity Company released a limited reissue of the album in hybrid SACD format as a tribute to Cocker.

Reception

With a Little Help from My Friends met with a favourable review from Rolling Stone's John Mendelsohn. Mendelsohn stated that "[Joe] Cocker has assimilate

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