Cocker once played Sir Morgan's Cove, two months after the Rolling Stones. Joe Cocker is going to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Cocker died Dec. 22, 2014, of lung cancer. He was 70.

This song was a big hit for an iconic singer a few years later, too.

Joe Cocker was finally nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year – and the late rock star made it on the first try. His fellow 2025 inductees include Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Cyndi ...

First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class that also includes pop star Cyndi Lauper, the hip-hop pioneers Outkast, the ...