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Joe Cocker’s Life in Photos

Iconic Rocker

The British rock and blues singer died at 70 on Monday. From his Woodstock performance to a candid moment with Rod Stewart, see striking pictures from his life.

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British rock singer Joe Cocker in November 1969.

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Cocker at an unspecified date.

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Cocker circa 1970.

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Cocker performs at the Woodstock Festival of Arts and Musik in Bethel, New York, in August 1969.

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Cocker on stage in London in 1972.

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Cocker performing with the Grease band.

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Rod Stewart and Cocker discuss a drink at a 1975 party for Bad Company at the Mayfair Theatre in Santa Monica, California.

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Carlos Santana and Cocker attend the Musicourt ’82 Benefit Concert on August 27, 1982, at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York City.

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Cocker posing circa 1982 in a yellow T-shirt and straw hat.

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Cocker shows off his Order of the British Empire award, presented to him by Prince Charles during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

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Cocker arrives for a performance at the Moon and Stars Festival on the Piazza Grande in Locarno, Switzerland, on July 12, 2011.

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