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.
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