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Chris Stainton
Chris Stainton
English session musician, keyboard player, bassist and songwriter
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The Grease Band
The Grease Band
British rock band that originally formed as Joe Cocker's backing group
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Henry McCullough
Henry McCullough
British musician
3
Leon Russell
Leon Russell
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and session musician
4
Carl Radle
Carl Radle
American musician
5
Rita Coolidge
Rita Coolidge
American singer
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Bobby Keys
Bobby Keys
American saxophonist
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Doyle Bramhall II
Doyle Bramhall II
American rock guitarist, songwriter and producer
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Tedeschi Trucks Band
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Tedeschi Trucks Band
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Pulp
Pulp
UK band
10
Tommy Eyre
Tommy Eyre
British musician
11
Jim Gordon
Jim Gordon
American musician
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Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis Cocker
English musician, singer-songwriter, radio presenter and editor
13
Richard Hawley
Richard Hawley
English guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer
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DNCE
DNCE
American pop band
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Denny Cordell
Denny Cordell
English record producer
16
Anders Osborne
Anders Osborne
American singer-songwriter
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The Band
The Band
rock band from Toronto
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Billy Preston
Billy Preston
American musician whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel (1946-2006)
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Madness
Madness
English ska band
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Joe Walsh
Joe Walsh
American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor
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Tim Garland
Tim Garland
British musician
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Jason Bonham
Jason Bonham
English hard rock drummer (born 1966)
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Def Leppard
Def Leppard
British rock band
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Street Dogs
Street Dogs
US band
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Tony Christie
Tony Christie
English musician, singer and actor
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Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter
American blues guitarist and singer
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Jim Keltner
Jim Keltner
American session drummer
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Larry Taylor
Larry Taylor
American musician
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The Incredible String Band
The Incredible String Band
British psychedelic folk band
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The Mescaleros
The Mescaleros
music band
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Eddie Kramer
Eddie Kramer
audio engineer and producer
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John Sebastian
John Sebastian
American musician
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The Who
The Who
English rock band
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Richie Havens
Richie Havens
American singer-songwriter
35
Aerosmith
Aerosmith
American rock band
36
Zucchero Fornaciari
Zucchero Fornaciari
Italian singer and songwriter
37
Jeff Lynne
Jeff Lynne
British rock musician; songwriter, singer, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist
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Graham Lyle
Graham Lyle
Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
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Tommy James
Tommy James
American singer, songwriter
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Kathi McDonald
Kathi McDonald
American singer
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Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong
American rock singer and musician
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John Entwistle
John Entwistle
English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer, bassist for The Who
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Steve Mackey
Steve Mackey
British musician
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Billy Cox
Billy Cox
American musician
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Paul Rodgers
Paul Rodgers
English-Canadian singer-songwriter
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Green Day
Green Day
American punk rock band
Intro
English recording artist; rock and blues singer (1944-2014)
Awards Received
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
News

John Robert "Joe" Cocker OBE (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured spastic body movements. Most of his best known singles were covers of songs by other artists, though he composed a number of his own songs for most of his albums as well, often in conjunction with songwriting partner Chris Stainton.

His first album featured a recording of the Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends", which brought him to near-instant stardom. The song reached number one in the UK in 1968, became a staple of his many live shows, and was known to later generations as the theme song for the TV series The Wonder Years. He continued his success with his second album, which included a second Beatles cover: "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window". A hastily thrown together 1970 U.S. tour led to the live double-album Mad Dogs & Englishmen, which featured an all-star band organized by Leon Russell. His 1974 cover of "You Are So Beautiful" reached number five in the U.S., and became his signature song. Cocker's best selling song was the U.S. number one "Up Where We Belong", a duet with Jennifer Warnes that earned a 1983 Grammy Award. He released a total of 22 studio albums over a 43-year recording career.

In 1993, Cocker was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male. He was awarded a bronze Sheffield Legends plaque in his hometown in 2007, and received an OBE the following year for services to music. Cocker was ranked number 97 on Rolling Stone's 100 greatest singers list.