20 May: Joe Cocker turns 70

Born John Robert Cocker in 1944, Joe Cocker's early musical influences came from Ray Charles and British singer songwriter Lonnie Donegan.

His big break came when he and "The Grease Band" were booked to play at the Woodstock Festival in 1969. Three months later he released hs second album "Joe Cocker!". That and the famous "Mad Dogs and Englishmen"