Monday, December 22, 2014

Singer Joe Cocker Passes At Age 70

Singer Joe Cocker of "You Lift Me Up Where We Belong" and "You Are So Beautiful" fame dies at 70

Iconic singer Joe Cocker has died aged 70.

Via the BBC:

The singer song-writer from Sheffield had a career lasting more than 40 years with hits including "You Are So Beautiful" and "Up Where We Belong."

His duet with Jennifer Warnes - "Up Where We Belong" - went to number one on the charts and garnered both Oscar and Grammy Awards.

The singer's agent, Barrie Marshall, said in a statement that Cocker had died of an undisclosed illness.

Here's Cocker singing his iconic cover of the Beatles' "With A Little Help With My Friends:"

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