Joe Cocker: Rock and Soul Singer of With a Little Help from My Friends D

Joe Cocker was an English singer. Born on May 20, 1944, in Sheffield, England, he started as a gas fitter and sang in local bands.

His raspy cover of the Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends" made him a star after he performed it at Woodstock in 1969. He won a Grammy Award for "Up Where We Belong," his duet with Jennifer Warnes from An Officer and a Gentleman.

He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2011. Cocker died of lung cancer at his home in Crawford, Colorado, on December 22, 2014, at age 70.

Achievements: Grammy Award, OBE (2011).

Birth: May 20, 1944 - Sheffield, England.

Profession: Singer.

Interesting Facts: He performed his famous Woodstock set while drugged.