Joe Cocker

British singer (1944–2014)

Audience416K
Fame80.9
Momentum10.6

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416K youtube followers

Audience416K
Fame80.9
Momentum10.6
United Kingdom rank#89
Musicians rank#213
Wikipedia104.9K

Lived 1944–2014, aged 70United Kingdom

United Kingdom MusiciansSinger / Musician

Biggest on YouTube
416K
@@joecockerofficial
Wikipedia
78 languages
Cross-language footprint
Rank in United Kingdom
#89
Musicians
Era
1944–2014
Aged 70
Known for
Across the Universe
2007

Summary

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.

Biography

About

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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