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British blues rocker,Joe Cocker, dead at 70
Joe Cocker, the legendary British blues rock singer known for such hits as You Are So Beautiful and his 1968 cover of the Beatles' With a Little Help from My Friends, has died at age 70, his agent says.
BBC reported Monday that Barrie Marshall confirmed Cocker's death.
The Sheffield-born musician died after a "hard-fought battle with small cell lung cancer," said his record label, Sony.
Known for his gravelly voice and charismatic stage performances, Cocker shot to fame in the 1960s when his version of With a Little Help From My Friends made it to No. 1 on the charts. The song was released by the Beatles in 1967 on their critically acclaimed Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band studio album.
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