See Iconic Pictures of Joe Cocker Through The Years

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Joe Cocker, 1970.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Joe Cocker performs at Woodstock, 1969view larger imageJoe Cocker performs at Woodstock, 1969Don Hogan Charles / The New York Times Photo Archives
Joe Cocker performs at Woodstock, 1969.Don Hogan Charles—The New York Times/Redux
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Joe Cocker performs at the Woodstock Festival of Arts and Music in Bethel, New York, Aug. 1969. AP
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Joe Cocker performs on stage in 1972 in London. Gijsbert Hanekroot—Redferns/Getty Images
Portrait of Singer Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker, 1982.Lynn Goldsmith—Corbis
Joe Cocker File Photos
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes, 1983.Chris Walter—WireImage/Getty Images
British blues-rock singer and songwriter Joe Cocker, Rome 1986 / Joe Cocker, cantante rock-blues, Roma 1986 - ?? Luciano Viti / LUZ
Joe Cocker, Rome, 1986Luciano Viti—LUZ/Redux
John Lee Hooker and Joe Cocker
John Lee Hooker and Joe Cocker, 1990.Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
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Joe Cocker performs in the UK in 1990.Mick Hutson—Redferns/Getty Images
British singer Joe Cocker speaks after receiving the trophy for Category 'lifetime achievement award music' during 48th Golden Camera award ceremony in Berlin
Joe Cocker speaks after receiving the trophy for Category 'lifetime achievement award music' during the 48th Golden Camera award ceremony in Berlin, Feb. 2, 2013. Corbis
Joe Cocker Plays Sydney
Joe Cocker performs on stage at the State Theatre on Feb. 6, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. Sergio Dionisio—Getty Images
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