Joe Cockerwas born in Sheffield, England on May 20, 1944, the youngest son of a civil servant. In 1961 Joe by day, worked as an apprentice gas fitter and by night, in dark suit and bow tie, became singing with Avengersin rough Sheffield pubs. The set included songs by mentor Ray Charles"What'd I Say" and "Georgia On My Mind." Vance Arnold and the Avengers biggest moment came in 1963 when they supported The Rolling Stones at Sheffield City Hall, and brought the house down. The following year Joe left the Gas Board and released his first single, a cover of The Beatles "I'll Cry Instead." His band, Joe Cocker Big Blues, built up a large following in the north of England and ventured to France for a two month stint, playing on American airbases. The servicemen, many from America's deep south, loved Joe.
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Joe Cocker

You walked away
And I face another day alone
Angeline
There's no answer when I call
But somehow through it all I'm hanging on
I know I should have seen it coming
But it's hard to face the truth
And reality hits me in the race
I'm lost without you
Angeline
Lost in the sound of the city
Like a shadow in the rain
Memories come back to haunt me
And i still feel the pain
Some days are better than the others
But the nights remain
I sit and watch the dawn breaking
And I whisper your name
Angeline
How can I survive
Without you in my life anymore
Angeline
There's no much I want to say
And I've got to find a way to let you know
Words left unspoken
And hearts are broken in two
Try to gather up the pieces
Of these broken dreams
But good-bye echoes in this lonely room
Like a silent scream
Angeline
How can I give you up
When I still feel your touch on my skin
Angeline
Oh it tears me up inside
To know that I may never feel that way again
Angeline