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

TONIGHT I WALK THESE CITY STREETS AND
I THINK ABOUT THE PAST
WHEN YOU WHERE MINE AND OUR LOVE WAS FOREVER
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT YOU WOULD GO
NEVER DREAMED THAT YOU WOULD LEAVE
NOW THE TASTE I HAVE IS BITTER SWEET
I KNOW YOU HAD TO GO AND FIND THAT NEW HORISON
YOUR STAR WAS CALLING ENDLESSLY
IN MY HEART I CAN ONLY WISH YOU WELL
I HOPE YOU FIND YOUR EVERY DREAM

WE HAVE TAKEN DIFFERENT ROADS
WE HAVE GONE OUR SEPARATE WAYS
THOUGH THERE MAYBE MANY MILES BETWEEN US
IN MY HEART THE LOVE REMAINS
IT WILL NOT CHANGE
ACROSS A THOUSAND DAYS
DOWN A DIFFERENT ROAD
DOWN A DIFFERENT ROAD

THAT OLD RIVERS TURNING
BUT IS IT GOING ANYWHERE
MAYBE LIKE ME IT'S TRYING TO FIND IT'S WAY BACK HOME
BUT ALL ALONE CAN MY HEART REST
HOW WILL MY EYES BEGIN TO TRUST
I ONLY WANT THE BEST FOR THE BOTH OF US

MAYBE SOMEWHERE IN A DIFFERENT TIME OR SPACE
WE'LL FIND A PLACE WHERE WE CAN STAY
I'LL HOLD THAT MOMENT
FOREVER AND FOR ALWAYS
I'LL NEVER BE THAT FAR AWAY

WE HAVE TAKEN DIFFERENT ROADS
WE HAVE GONE OUR SEPARATE WAYS
THOUGH THERE MAYBE MANY MILES BETWEEN US
IN MY HEART THE LOVE REMAINS
IT WILL NOT CHANGE.. ACROSS A THOUSAND DAYS
DOWN A DIFFERENT ROAD
DOWN A DIFFERENT ROAD

TIME HAS BEEN MY ONLY FRIEND
THE TRUTH IS LIKE A KNIFE
IT CUTS RIGHT THROUGH YOU
I DIDN'T WANT TO LOOSE YOU