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Singer Joe Cocker has died at age 70, reports the BBC.
English musician Joe Cocker, one of the heroes of British pop music in the 1960s, has died after a long battle with lung cancer.
Cocker, famous for his raspy voice and wild hip gyrations on stage, rose to fame with his covers of popular songs, including the Beatles’ song With a Little Help From My Friends, which went to number one in 1968, and Leon Russell’s Delta Lady.
He received a Grammy in 1983 for Up Where We Belong, a duet with Jennifer Warnes and was awarded an OBE for his contribution to music in 2007.
English musician Joe Cocker, one of the heroes of British pop music in the 1960s, has died after a long battle with lung cancer.
Cocker, famous for his raspy voice and wild hip gyrations on stage, rose to fame with his covers of popular songs, including the Beatles’ song With a Little Help From My Friends, which went to number one in 1968, and Leon Russell’s Delta Lady.
He received a Grammy in 1983 for Up Where We Belong, a duet with Jennifer Warnes and was awarded an OBE for his contribution to music in 2007.
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