RIP Joe Cocker

[kelroy55]

English singer Joe Cocker has died after a battle with cancer. He was 70.

His agent confirmed his death to CBS News.

Cocker was probably best known for his 1968 version of the Beatles' "With a Little Help From My Friends," which also served as the theme song to the hit TV series "The Wonder Years." He performed that song live at Woodstock in 1969, along with the tracks "Something's Comin' On," "Let's Go Get Stoned" and "I Shall Be Released."

He had another hit in 1975 with the single, "You Are So Beautiful," and in 1983 picked up a Grammy Award for "Up Where We Belong," a duet with Jennifer Warnes. His other songs include "Feelin' Alright,"

"We were a little bit spaced-out in the late '60s. We also thought we were -- I don't know, we just thought we'd live forever and stay young forever and get taken up into outer space, you know, by a flying saucer or something," Cocker told CBS News in June 1990. "I never really thought of -- I mean, my life as a career until just a few years ago."

In 2007, he received an OBE at Buckingham Palace for his contribution to music.

Cocker's most recently album, "Fire It Up," came out in 2012.

"Making an album, to me, is a bit like making a painting, you know, you've got 12 songs, and it's color," he said in a statement at the time. "I don't like everything to be one mood."


I'll have to go home and put on one of his albums to listen too tonight.......

[Urbanized]

Wow. Sad day.

[Bill Robertson]

My wife texted me about it and about the same time The Franchise came back from a break with a bit of "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window". One of my favorites. "You Can Leave Your Hat On" was a catchy song too. Today is a sad day. I have some Cocker on my MP3. I'll have to hook it up on the way home.

[kelroy55]

[mkjeeves]

I weep.

[poe]

Very sad news. Kim Basinger dancing to Joe Cocker; one of the best movie scenes of all time.

[rezman]

[kelroy55]

[TheTravellers]

We saw the Joe/John performance a while back on something, and apparently Joe wasn't aware John was going to be a "guest", I think there's a point where you can see Joe look over like WTF?, and then he just keeps on going. RIP...

[GaryOKC6]

I had an opportunity to meet Joe after his performance at the Zoo Ampetheatre a few years ago. He was a sharp and articulate guy. He was also very genuine. I had the wired up junkie impression of the early 70's in my mind before that and was totally blown away. He will be missed.

[bluedogok]

He and his wife had been living near Gunnison for a lot of years. He was still playing some surprise shows at some venues like the Belly Up in Aspen and played Red Rocks last year.