Joe Cocker has died aged 70 after a battle with lung cancer, his management has confirmed to ITV News.
The legendary vocalist was born in Sheffield and rose to prominence in the late ‘60s, with his powerful, blues-fuelled solo style first captured on ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’ and its title track, a Beatles song that he would make his own and perform at Woodstock.
In a statement released to ITV, Sony Music said:
John Robert Cocker, known to family, friends, his community and fans around the world as Joe Cocker, passed away on December 22, 2014 after a hard fought battle with small cell lung cancer. Mr. Cocker was 70 years old.
Joe Cocker was born 5/20/1944 in Sheffield, England where he lived until his early 20’s. In 2007 he was awarded the OBE by the Queen of England.
His international success as a blues/rock singer began in 1964 and continues till this day. Joe created nearly 40 albums and toured extensively around the globe.
Cocker released his 22nd album, ‘Fire It Up’, in 2012 and a live companion the following year, with his later work also including the early ‘80s ballad Up Where We Belong, a duet with Jennifer Warnes that proved a worldwide hit after featuring in An Officer And A Gentleman.
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