Joe Cocker Is Dead at 70; Raspy-Voiced Rock Star With Distinctive Moves

JOE Cocker, the blues singer best known for his cover of The Beatles' With A Little Help From My Friends, has died aged 70.

Joe Cocker, the British blues-rock singer whose raspy voice brought plaintive soul to such hits as “You Are So Beautiful” and the duet “Up Where We Belong,” died Monday after a battle with lung cancer. He was 70.

JOE Cocker, the blues singer best known for his cover of The Beatles' With A Little Help From My Friends, has died aged 70.

In a performance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1969, the producer hid Cocker behind a group of dancers to hide his flailing motions as he sang Feelin' Alright. He broke through with his blues take on The Beatles' song With A Little Help From My Friends

Joe Cocker — the gravely-voiced singer known for his version of "With a Little Help From My Friends" — died today after battling a lung cancer …