成人快手

Singer Joe Cocker, best known for his cover of The Beatles' With A Little Help From My Friends, has died aged 70. The Sheffield-born singer had a career lasting more than 40 years, with hits including You Are So Beautiful and Up Where We Belong. Known for his gritty voice, Cocker - a former gas fitter - began his singing career in the pubs and clubs of Sheffield in the 1960s before hitting the big time.

He was propelled to pop stardom when his version of With A Little Help From My Friends reached number one in 1968. He performed the song at the famous Woodstock Festival in New York state a year later. He was also well-known for his Mad Dogs and Englishmen Tour of 1970, which visited 48 cities across the US. His duet with Jennifer Warnes, Up Where We Belong - from An Officer And A Gentleman - hit number one and went on to win both a Grammy and an Academy Award in 1983. He was made an OBE in 2011.

Up All Night's Dan Maudsley spoke to his former backing singer, Rita Coolidge, who went on to stardom in her own right singing the Bond theme 'All Time High'. She's described their close friendship, 'the sweetest man with this big powerful voice,' and how 'the magnitude of his fame made his life difficult.'

This clip is originally from Up All Night on Tuesday 23 December 2014

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