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Joe Cocker

(1944–2014) Singer United Kingdom

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Joe Cocker was a singer from the United Kingdom, best known for Best of Joe Cocker.

Quick Facts About Joe Cocker

Born: May 20, 1944
Died: December 22, 2014
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Singer
Notable works: Best of Joe Cocker
Spouse: Pam Baker

About Joe Cocker

John Robert "Joe" Cocker was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements. Most of his best known singles were interpretations of songs written by others, such as "Feelin' Alright" and "Unchain My Heart", though Cocker composed original songs for most of his albums as well, often in conjunction with songwriting partner Chris Stainton.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Quotes by Joe Cocker

Over the years, I've worked with just about everybody.

About

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When I used to put an album out, I knew everyone on the charts. There weren't that many bands. Now, I couldn't…

Album

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In me soul, I'm gentle.

Gentle

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I could never deny myself bein' an artist.

Art

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You're everything I hope for. You're everything I need. You are so beautiful to me.

Beautiful

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Ive been touring now since about 68.

Funny

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I've been touring now since about '68. I was in Germany when the wall came down. Unfortunately I was in New York…

Happened

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In the end, I don't think you can find soul. Soul finds you.

End

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I used to slap my hip to keep a beat.

Beat

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The world is a tougher place to live in than it was back then, as we come into the computer age.

Age

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Making music, if youre a real musician, you carry on, regardless in this world.

Ifs

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I was in Germany when the wall came down.

Germany

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I have sung to large crowds since then, and there is a feeling that once you get over 100,000 people, you kind…

Crowds

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I think to be a good songwriter, you have to be able to play an instrument.

Able

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If you're going to have a cabin fever, have a big cabin, you know.

Big

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Some of the songs I do once in a while that I kinda... my set list is basically like my hits, there…

Lists

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I still like the stuff from the old days: Marvin Gaye, Donnie Hathaway.

Days

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I used to get so carried away while I was on stage that I'd be physically damaged by the end of a…

Away

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Back then, I, most rockers loved Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis... you know in the '60s.

Berries

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There are people who'll dismiss me as 'just' a singer. That's how it is, how it's always been, but just because I'm…

Always

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Europe is usually where I am usually galloping around.

Europe

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It's nice to get a response from the artists that I cover.

Art

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I only look at things in a short term of a few years, but admittedly, I reevaluate what I'm doing, and whether…

Looks

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Rock and roll came into my life when I was about 12, 13, when Little Richard and Chuck Berry had just started…

About

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I would like to be able to do a song with Ray Charles, before we both get too old.

Able

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