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It's all a matter of hearing what I like and seeing if I can make it fit into my style.

Joe Cocker

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Joe Cocker
Age: 70 †
Born: 1944
Born: May 20
Died: 2014
Died: December 22
Actor
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Whitesmith
Sheffield
England
John Robert Cocker
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