Joe Cocker discography singers list. Joe Cocker discography This Joe Cocker discography lists the recordings plus live appearances of John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE (20 May 1944 - 22 December 2014), the English rock/blues musician, composer and actor who came to popularity in the 1960s, and was most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles. He received several awards, including a 1983 Grammy Award for his song "Up Where We Belong", a duet which he performed with Jennifer Warnes. He was ranked No. 97 on "Rolling Stone"s
Smash It Up and "Glastonbury hippies") rather than advocate political revolution. Chiswick reissued the single on their budget Big Beat imprint in February 1982. The single was also issued in Australia, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain. "Smash It Up" was boycotted by BBC Radio 1 because of its perceived anarchic lyrics , stalling at No. 35 in the UK Singles Chart. In November 2004, Ace Records reissued the single on CD, with alternate versions of the song (including the previously unreleased third and fourth parts of "Smash It Up") and a video, directed by Martin Baker, added. The Damned performed "Smash It Up"