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Joe Cocker, British Rocker Who Belted Out Hits, Dies at 70
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Joe Cocker, a raspy-voiced British rock singer who belted out a bluesy version of the Beatles’ “With a Little Help From My Friends” at the Woodstock music festival in 1969 and had a hit with “You Are So Beautiful,” has died. He was 70.
He died today at his home in Crawford, Colorado, the New York Times reported, citing his agent, Barrie Marshall. The cause was lung cancer.