– Singer Joe Cocker dies at 70

LONDON (AP) – Singer Joe Cocker has died. His agent says Cocker died early today of lung cancer in Colorado, where he has lived for the past two decades.

Cocker was 70 and was known to generations for his craggy voice – which brought power to hits like “You Are So Beautiful.” He also reached the Top Ten in the 1980s for the song “Up Where We Belong.” The duet, with Jennifer Warnes, appeared in the tear-inducing close of the movie “An Officer and A Gentleman.”

Cocker was known for a memorable Woodstock performance and cover of the Beatles’ “With a Little Help From My Friends.”