Renowned Rock Music author Mark Lego brings a new bio of icon Joe Cocker

Joe Cocker burst onto the rock music scene thanks to the original Woodstock Music Festival and the subsequent film based on the event, cemented his chart status with "Feelin' Alright" , "With a Little Help from My Friends" and "You Are So Beautiful". However, he suffered from low self-esteem and bouts of depression after major positive events, self-destructive habits like smoking and chronic alcoholism and drugs. His fame rose again with the release of "Up Where We Belong" with Jenifer Barnes, but his personal life took a significant change for the better with he married his wife Pam. She got him to stop drinking and smoking. The life of a rock icon, especially with such a unique (and admittedly bizarre) stage presence, nonetheless shines through his deep passion for music, especially the blues.