The singer Joe Cocker’s death. He died of lung cancer Monday, according to Sony Music.
played at Woodstock
With its rough voice, he was earnest known to the public in Europe and North America when he attended Woodstock- festival in 1969.
Prior to that time he had some success in England with several renditions of The Beatles.
Turn Erte with Bernhoft
Through a career of over 40 years, he created known songs like You Are so Beautiful from 1975 Up Where We Belong.
– It was sad news. I think he was a nice guy, an earthy pub singer who reached out to a great audience with his distinctive dissemination of songs, says Jarle Berhoft who warmed up for Cocker in 2010 on his Germany tour.
Bernhoft characterized the time Cocker as a pub singer and adopted him as his own “grandfather.”
Joe Cocker visited Norway last in 2013. Then he held a concert at Fredriksten Fortress in Halden.
Up Where we Belong
The duet with Jennifer Warnes, Up Where We Belong, from the film “An Officer and a Gentleman” was a No.. 1 hit and won both a Grammy and an Academy Award.
Other famous tunes from soul voice is: Unchain my heart, When the Night Comes and You Can Leave Your Hat On.
covers, BEATLES: Joe Cocker had a number of hits, but first became known for his interpretations of The Beatles songs.
– No one who saw him alive forget him
According to the BBC he started his singing career in pubs and clubs in Sheffield 60s before making through earnest. He was very well known for its cover version of With a Little Help From My Friends, which almost became his trademark.
– He was, without doubt, the greatest rock / soul voice from the UK ever. No one who saw him live will forget him, says his agent Barrie Marshall in a press release continues:
– He was simply unique. It will be impossible to fill the void left by him.
TURN ON RECORD THE EARTH AROUND: Joe Cocker act at a concert in Spain, in July 2007. Photo: SANTIAGO FERRERO / Reuters
Beating through 1964
John Robert Cockers broke through internationally already in 1964 and has had a loyal fan base all the way. He made nearly 40 albums and toured extensively throughout the world. The BBC writes.
Cocker was born in Sheffield, England, but moved to the United States and Colorado where he died of lung cancer at his home Monday. He is survived by wife, a stepdaughter and two grandchildren.
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