While Cocker's version of "You Are So Beautiful" is certainly the definitive one, it wasn't the first. The extraordinarily talented Billy Preston (also known as "the Fifth Beatle") is credited with ...

Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes’ 1982 classic “Up Where We Belong” still stands 44 years later as a timeless anthem of hope and inspiration.

Cocker was known for his powerful, gravelly voice and his eccentric body movements while performing. He had his biggest success as an interpreter of songs by other artists and composers, although he ...