Joe Cocker
British singer (1944–2014)
- Audience416K
- Fame82.9
- Momentum10.6
Source-basedStable
416K youtube followers
- Audience416K
- Fame82.9
- Momentum10.6
- Global rank#245
- United Kingdom rank#72
- Musicians rank#147
Lived 1944–2014, aged 70United Kingdom
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Updated 2026-06-26
Joe Cocker turned other people's songs into something unrecognizable and his own — that cracked, bluesy howl and the full-body convulsions onstage made even Beatles covers feel like they'd been dragged through gravel and reborn.
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John Robert Cocker came out of Sheffield with a voice that sounded like it had lived twice as long as he had. His 1968 debut featured a version of "With a Little Help from My Friends" that hit number one in the UK and became the calling card he'd carry for decades, from Woodstock in 1969 to the Palace in 2002, later soundtracking The Wonder Years. A chaotic 1970 US tour with Leon Russell produced the live double-album Mad Dogs & Englishmen. His 1974 ballad "You Are So Beautiful" cracked the US top five and became his signature. The biggest commercial win came in 1983: "Up Where We Belong", a d…
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- Het Beste Van Joe Cocker2004
- Heroes & Friends2004
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Stable82.9
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Momentum10.6
Historical27.8
Now attention30.0
Source confidence95.0
Completeness90.0
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