Joe Cocker hits that include "You are so beautiful," "Up Where We Belong," "The Letter" will always be remembered by his followers and the music industry as the British blues-rock singer died Monday due to his long fight with detrimental lung cancer.
Joe Cocker hits popularized in the 1960s were tunes of his one-of-a-kind coarse voice, sporadic body movement and playing of air guitar. He remake catalog items from the legendary Beatles, the Animals, Ray Charles, Billy Preston, and Traffic, Ultimate Classic Rock reports.
Cockers love for music stemmed from his childhood days. Ray Charles and Lonnie Donegan had huge influence in his music. He joined numbers of bands including Cavaliers, Vance Arnold, the Avengers, The Grease Band, Mad Dogs & Englishmen among others.
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"Up Where We Belong" with Jennifer Warnes (1982) hit the top spot of Billboard Hot 100. The song also made him and Warnes received the Grammy award for best pop performance by a duo.
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (1969) is a song written by Nina Simone.
"Delta Lady" (1969) is no #10 Joe Cocker hits written by Leon Russell.
"Unchain My Heart" (1987)
"The Letter" is the first of Joe Cocker hits that landed on the first US Top Ten hit.
"High Time We Went" (1972) reached no#22 at the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart
"You Are So Beautiful", (1973) is one of the songs in Cocker album "I can Stand A Little Rain" that topped no# 5.
"When the Night Comes" (1989) is another Joe Cocker hits created by songwriters Jim Vallance, Diane Warren, and Bryan Adams slammed in the U.S. Billboard at no#11.
"She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" (1969) is another Beatles song that didn't landed at England charts. However, it was Cocker's highest charting single at that period in the U.S. at no#30.
"You Can Leave Your Hat On" (1986) reached the top 40 rock charts.
With Joe Cocker hits, people will always remember there's only one man with that husky voice and doing the air guitar, and it's only Joe Cocker.
LOVE TO JOE COCKER. https://t.co/zq3k7aOvPn
— James Franco (@JamesFrancoTV) December 23, 2014
RIP Joe Cocker. You were a part of the sound-track to my youth. My thoughts are with his family. — Marina Sirtis (@Marina_Sirtis) December 23, 2014
“R.I.P "You can leave your hat on..." #JoeCocker (1944-2014 ) pic.twitter.com/Emyu7g1iLs @M0VIEStars" A True Rock Icon, He Will Be Sadly Missed.
— Mícheál Caomhánach (@MJTKPsychology) December 23, 2014
