The boy from a smog-drenched city who sang through addiction and into our hearts

With the roar of global tours and a voice that sounded like it had been carved out of gravel and soul, Joe Cocker became one of the most unmistakable figures in rock history. But long before the stages, the fame, and the legacy, he was just a boy trying to find a way out of a city that rarely offered easy beginnings.

He was born John Robert Cocker in continue reading …