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Joe Cocker has died aged 70

Isn't he even better known for "You are so Beautiful?"

Fun fact: John Belushi rose to fame with his imitation of Cocker in National Lampoons Lemming's stage show.
 
RIP, a great talent has passed.
 
MrFirst said:
Singer Joe Cocker, best known for his cover of the Beatles' With A Little Help From My Friends, has died aged 70.

BBC News - Singer Joe Cocker dies aged 70

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That sucks. He was a great singer, with a distinct style. My favorite of his though he plenty of good performances was Unchain My Heart.

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rest in peace.
 
I had the great good fortune of not only meeting Mr Cocker but playing bass for him while he sang.

It was at Manny's in NYC back in 1977. I was a 16 year old kid buying his first real bass guitar: a Rickenbacker 4001 - the same instrument Chris Squire of Yes, my idol at the time, played. Anyway I'm sitting there with the thing pretending I know what I'm doing when a voice says to me "Hey kid, we need a bassplayer for a couple of tunes wanna sit in." It was Joe who then put on an inpromptu 1 song set with me and two store employees as accompaniment. I have no idea how I got through the thing, or even what the song was - all I remember is it was a I-IV-V blues. Everyone had a ball: Joe, the store guys, the customers. I didn't. I was too damn scared to have fun. In retrospect the memory always makes me smile though. It was and remains the highlight of my musical non-career.

RIP Joe Cocker.
 
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I honestly figured he was 70 in the 70's.

Unique talent. Great gift. Sad to see him go but grateful for what he left behind.
 
MrFirst said:
Singer Joe Cocker, best known for his cover of the Beatles' With A Little Help From My Friends, has died aged 70.

BBC News - Singer Joe Cocker dies aged 70

:-(

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Oh that's a shame. I hate to hear that.

He played a very small place quite near me about 28 years ago I guess it was, and I didn't go see him.

Well, thanks for the news anyway.
 
May he rest in peace. This is a big loss for the musical community.
 
So sad. I guess he couldn't a little help from his friends.

RIP Joe!
 
Love his music. RIP Joe Cocker.
 
Gaius46 said:
I had the great good fortune of not only meeting Mr Cocker but playing bass for him while he sang.

It was at Manny's in NYC back in 1977. I was a 16 year old kid buying his first real bass guitar: a Rickenbacker 4001 - the same instrument Chris Squire of Yes, my idol at the time, played. Anyway I'm sitting there with the thing pretending I know what I'm doing when a voice says to me "Hey kid, we need a bassplayer for a couple of tunes wanna sit in." It was Joe who then put on an inpromptu 1 song set with me and two store employees as accompaniment. I have no idea how I got through the thing, or even what the song was - all I remember is it was a I-IV-V blues. Everyone had a ball: Joe, the store guys, the customers. I didn't. I was too damn scared to have fun. In retrospect the memory always makes me smile though. It was and remains the highlight of my musical non-career.

RIP Joe Cocker.
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Very cool story.

RIP, Joe.
 


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Quite possibly my favorite vocalist. I'd heard his health wasn't good. Sorry to hear of his passing.
 
Get By With a Little.. wasn't his only Beatles cover/improvement.



RIP Joe.
 
His version of "A little help from my friends" at Woodstock is burned on my mind. I remember watching that as a kid and thinking, "Wow. I bet the Beatles wished they did Joe's version." RIP Joe - sing an encore with Jim Belushi, God will love it!
 
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