Joe Cocker was an English rock and blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s known for his gritty voice and spasmodic performances. He was born in 1944 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire and received his nickname "Joe" from either his father or fighting as a child. Joe Cocker died in 2014 at his home in Crawford, Colorado at the age of 70 from lung cancer.

2. John Robert "Joe" Cocker (20 May 1944 – 22

6. Joe Cocker was an English rock and blues singer,
who came to popularity in the 1960s

7. He was known for his gritty voice, his spasmodic
body movement in performance and his cover
versions of popular songs, particularly those of The

9. Cocker was born on 20
May 1944 at 38 Tasker
Road, Crookes,
Sheffield, South
Yorkshire. He was the
youngest son of a civil
servant, Harold Cocker,
and Madge Cocker.
According to differing
family stories, Cocker
received his nickname
of Joe either from

13. On 22 December 2014, Cocker died of
lung cancer at his home in Crawford,