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Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker
Sheffield, GBrock
7.0bn all-time streams (2 Dec '25)
After starting out as an unsuccessful pop singer (working under the name Vance Arnold), Joe Cocker found his niche singing rock and soul in the pubs of England with his superb backing group, the Grease Band.
He hit number one in the U.K. in November 1968 with his version of The Beatles' "A Little Help from My Friends." His career really took off after he sang that song at Woodstock in August 1969.
He hit number one in the U.K. in November 1968 with his version of The Beatles' "A Little Help from My Friends." His career really took off after he sang that song at Woodstock in August 1969.
