--- description: Lost his battle with lung cancer title: Rock Star Joe Cocker Dead At Age 70 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt20a90d439601a885/6987707c5f570fe81fb14630/168815911.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Rock Star Joe Cocker Dead At 70  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 22, 2014 6:31 PM CUT  Joe Cocker performs at Zenith de Paris on May 15, 2013 in Paris, France. Joe Cocker performs at Zenith de Paris on May 15, 2013 in Paris, France.David Wolff/Patrick—Redferns via Getty Images  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 22, 2014 6:31 PM CUT Joe Cocker died today at age 70, after losing a battle with lung cancer. The blues and rock singer [died in his Colorado home](http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/yorkshire-living/arts/music/rock-star-joe-cocker-dead-at-70-1-7017592 "undefined"), his management staff confirmed. Cocker, a British-born musician who rose to fame in the 1960s, was known for his cover of The Beatles’ “With A Little Help From My Friends” and a duet with Jennifer Warnes for the movie _An Officer and a Gentleman_ called “Up Where We Belong,” for which he received a Grammy in 1983. His agent Barrie Marshall said the singer was “simply unique,” [the BBC reports](http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30582761 "undefined"). “It will be impossible to fill the space he leaves in our hearts.” In all, Cocker produced 40 albums throughout his career. \[[ITV News](http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2014-12-22/joe-cocker-has-died-after-a-battle-with-lung-cancer/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3644484/joe-cocker-dead-cancer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3644484/joe-cocker-dead-cancer/"},"headline":"Rock Star Joe Cocker Dead At 70","datePublished":"2014-12-22T18:31:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:04:47.706Z","description":"British-born singer famous for his bluesy voice","url":"https://time.com/3644484/joe-cocker-dead-cancer/","keywords":["Music","Milestones"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt20a90d439601a885/6987707c5f570fe81fb14630/168815911.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tessa Berenson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt20a90d439601a885/6987707c5f570fe81fb14630/168815911.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Joe Cocker In Concert At Zenith In Paris","caption":"Joe Cocker In Concert At Zenith In Paris","creditText":"David Wolff/Patrick—Redferns via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3644484/joe-cocker-dead-cancer/","name":"Rock Star Joe Cocker Dead At 70"}}]}] ```