Joe Cocker is remembered best for singing “With a Little Help From My Friends,” which closed out his set at Woodstock in 1969, and for the love song “You Are So Beautiful.” He was also renowned for his jerky movements and sometimes incoherent lyrics, parodied by John Belushi on Saturday Night Live. In 1983 Cocker won a Grammy for the song “Up Where We Belong,” the duet with Jennifer Warnes from the movie An Officer and a Gentleman. You might not be aware that he received an OBE (Order of the British Empire) at Buckingham Palace in 2008. Today, his agent Barrie Marshall has confirmed Cocker’s death.
Last year his arena tour across Europe saw him achieve a number one album in Germany and give what was to be his final concert in Hammersmith, London, in June.
Mr Marshall said it was with "the heaviest hearts we heard that our beloved Joe Cocker passed away last night".
"He was without the doubt the greatest rock/soul voice ever to come out of Britain and remained the same man throughout his life."
He described Cocker as a "true star" who was also "a kind and humble man who loved to perform".
"Anyone who ever saw him live will never forget him," he added.
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Must be nice to just stop everything and do something like this.
Looks like he had a great time though.. something he'll always remember.
1. lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: the trite phrases in his letter.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7dnGo_2tZA
As for what I've done this year? I started a high tech manufacturing company in the US where all of our competitors are based in China since they've been outsourced over the past twenty years. Creating local jobs, products and services is a bit more complex (and less self serving) than just walking around.
Nothing against the guy. Young people should go out and see the world before committing to a career... although there's lots of ways to "find yourself" without going through a rite of passage of this magnitude. Anyway, I've just seen this meme so many times that it doesn't impress me anymore. *Yawn*