Joe Cocker performs “With a little help from my friends” at Woodstock
Tributes have been paid to singer Joe Cocker, best known for his cover of The Beatles’ With A Little Help From My Friends, who has died aged 70.
Sir Paul McCartney said he was a lovely guy who “brought so much to the world”.
Rick Wakeman, keyboard player with rock band Yes, said: “He had a voice that was just unique.”
The Sheffield-born singer had a career lasting more than 40 years, with hits including You Are So Beautiful and Up Where We Belong.
Sir Paul added that he would be “forever grateful” to Cocker for turning With A Little Help From My Friends into a “soul anthem”.
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Source:: BBC Entertainment
