Joe Cocker

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John Robert "Joe" Cocker OBE (born 20 May 1944) is an English rock/blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles. Cocker was born on 20 May 1944 at 38 Tasker Road, Crookes, Sheffield. He is the youngest son of a civil servant, Harold Cocker and Madge Cocker. According to different family stories, Cocker received his nickname of Joe either from playing a childhood game called "Cowboy Joe" or from a neighborhood window cleaner named Joe. Cocker`s main musical influences growing up were Ray Charles and Lonnie Donegan. Cocker`s first experience singing in public was at age 12 when his older brother Victor invited him on stage to sing during a gig of his skiffle band. In 1960, along with three friends, Cocker formed his first band, the Cavaliers. For the band`s first performance at a youth club, they were required to pay the price of admission before entering. The Cavaliers eventually broke up after a year and Cocker left school to become an apprentice gas fitter while he pursued a career in music.

In 1963, Cocker began dating Eileen Webster, also a resident of Sheffield. The couple dated intermittently for the next thirteen years, separating permanently in 1976. In 1978, Cocker moved onto a ranch owned by Jane Fonda in Santa Barbara. Pam Baker, a local summer camp director and fan of Cocker`s music convinced the actress to rent the house to Cocker. Baker began dating Cocker and they eventually married on 11 October 1987. The couple currently resides on the Mad Dog Ranch in Crawford, Colorado.

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    Name Joe Cocker
    (John Robert Cocker)
    Other Name(s) The Sheffield Soul Shouter
    The One And Only
    Age 65
    Height 5' 8˝"  (174 cm)
    Build Average
    Hair Color Grey
    Date of Birth May 201944
    Birthplace Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
    Star Sign Taurus
    Nationality British
    Ethnicity White
    Occupation Personality
    Celebrity Index Jo

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  • His favorite songs are "Respect" by Aretha Franklin, "Rock Island Line" by Lonnie Donegan, "All Along The Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix, "Rag Mama Rag" by The Band, "Layla" by Derek & The Dominoes, "I`m Your Hoochie Coochie Man" by Muddy Waters, "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel, "Forty Thousand Headmen" by Traffic, "Let`s Get It On" by Marvin Gaye and "Whole Lotta Shakin`" by Jerry Lee Lewis. (Source: BBC Radio 2 "Tracks of My Years").
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  • He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2007 Queen Elizabeth`s Birthday Honors List for his services to music.
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  • Used to work on the Gas Board.
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  • In a now-famous performance on the TV show "Saturday Night Live" (1975), he appeared on stage singing "Feelin` All Right", when cast member John Belushi, wearing near identical clothes, entered the stage and stood next to Cocker, doing an incredible impersonation of him. The two sang the lines of the song alternately. A music critic wrote of the performance, "John Belushi sounded more like Cocker than Cocker did!".
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  • Trade Mark - Contorts himself on stage as if he`s wringing his voice out of his body.
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  • Spouse, Pam Baker (11 October 1987 - present)
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  • Born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
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