Biography

After starting out as an unsuccessful pop singer (working under the name Vance Arnold), Joe Cocker found his niche singing rock and soul in the pubs of England with his superb backing group, the Grease Band. He hit number one in the U.K. in November 1968 with his version of the Beatles' "A Little Help from My Friends." His career really took off after he sang that song at the Woodstock festival in August 1969. A second British hit came with a version of Leon Russell's "Delta Lady" in the fall of 1969 (by then, Russell was Cocker's musical director) and both of his albums, With a Little Help from My Friends (April 1969) and Joe Cocker! (November 1969), went gold in America. In 1970, his cover of the Box Tops hit "The Letter" became his first U.S. Top Ten. Cocker's first peak of success came when Russell organized the "Mad Dogs & Englishmen" tour of 1970, featuring Cocker and over 40 others and resulting in a third gold album and a concert film. Subsequent efforts were less popular, and problems with alcohol (both on- and off-stage) reduced Cocker's once-powerful voice to a croaking rasp. But he returned to the U.S. Top Ten with the romantic ballad "You Are So Beautiful" in 1975 and topped the charts in a duet with Jennifer Warnes on "Up Where We Belong," the theme from the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman. He still charted during the '90s, albeit with less frequency than he did in the '70s and '80s, and has also continued to work throughout the new millennium. Across from Midnight arrived in 1997, followed by No Ordinary World two years later. Respect Yourself appeared in 2002, and the covers album Heart & Soul followed in 2004. The European release Hymn for My Soul, which features cover versions of songs by Stevie Wonder, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, and John Fogerty, was issued on Parlophone in 2007. His complete Live at Woodstock performance was released on CD in 2009. In 2010, Hard Knocks — his first studio album in three years — was released in Europe. ~ Cub Koda & William Ruhlmann, Rovi

Top Albums
1. 20th Century..	2. Joe Cocker: ..	3. Mad Dogs &am..	4. With a Littl..	5. Joe Cocker: ..
6. Heart & ..	7. The Best of ..	8. Joe Cocker!	9. Hymn for My ..	10. Hard Knocks
11. Joe Cocker: ..	12. Super Hits	13. Joe Cocker L..	14. Sheffield St..	15. I Can Stand ..
16. Mad Dogs &am..	17. Luxury You C..	18. Mad Dogs &am..	19. Hard Knocks ..	20. No Ordinary ..

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	With a Little Help from My Friends	Joe Cocker: The Anthology	5:13	$1.29
2.	You Are So Beautiful	Joe Cocker: The Anthology	2:45	$1.29
3.	Feelin' Alright	20th Century Masters - The ..	4:11	$1.29
4.	You Can Leave Your Hat On	Best of Joe Cocker	4:15	$1.29
5.	Up Where We Belong	20th Century Masters - The ..	3:52	$1.29
6.	Up Where We Belong	Number 1's: '80s Po..	3:52	$1.29
7.	You Can Leave Your Hat On	Joe Cocker: Classic Hits	4:12	$1.29
8.	Letter	Joe Cocker: The Anthology	4:10	$1.29
9.	You Are So Beautiful	20th Century Masters - The ..	2:43	$1.29
10.	With a Little Help from My Friends	20th Century Masters - The ..	5:12	$1.29
11.	Come Together	Across the Universe (Music ..	4:24	$1.29
12.	Weight (Live)	Mad Dogs & Englishmen (..	5:57	$1.29
13.	Feeling Alright	With a Little Help from My ..	4:10	$1.29
14.	When the Night Comes	Joe Cocker: Classic Hits	4:44	$1.29
15.	Feeling Alright	Joe Cocker: The Anthology	4:11	$1.29
16.	Letter (Live)	20th Century Masters - The ..	4:26	$1.29
17.	She Came in Through the Bathroom Win..	Joe Cocker!	2:36	$1.29
18.	With a Little Help from My Friends (..	Joe Cocker: Classic Hits	5:15	$1.29
19.	You Are So Beautiful	Joe Cocker: Classic Hits	2:42	$0.99
20.	Unchain My Heart	Joe Cocker: Classic Hits	5:06	$0.99
21.	With a Little Help from My Friends (..	Joe Cocker: Live At Woodsto..	8:06	$1.29
22.	With a Little Help from My Friends	With a Little Help from My ..	5:12	$1.29
23.	Have a Little Faith In Me	Super Hits	4:39	$0.99
24.	Up Where We Belong	Joe Cocker: The Anthology	3:52	$1.29
25.	Let's Go Get Stoned	Joe Cocker: The Anthology	7:34	$0.99

Top Music Videos
1. One (Live On N..	2. Unchain My Hea..	3. You Are So Bea..	4. When the Night..	5. Love Is Alive
6. Hard Knocks	7. You Are So Bea..	8. Don't You Love..	9. Shelter Me	10. Feels Like For..
11. Delta Lady (Li..	12. Cry Me a River..

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