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

The circle turns and the season change
Dogs grow old and in the summer it still rains
But I never thought you and I would ever be apart
Babies cry at their mothers breast
And sunday morning is still a day to be blessed
But what can I tell my broken heart
Highway, Highway
Where you go I don't know
Maybe closer to my dreams, maybe far away
Take me today
Highway, Highway
Give me wings to fly
It's gonna be hard letting go of you
And living separate lives
The stars aaren't diamonds and the moons not blue
There's no gold at the end of the rainbow
There's no dream to hold on to, without you
The only thing that's real is this lonely road tonight
Maybe a change would be good for me
Who knows where this road might lead
Highway, Highway
Where you go I don't know
Maybe closer to my dreams, maybe far away
Take me today
Highway, Highway
Give me wings to fly
It's gonna be hard letting go of you
And living separate lives
It's gonna be hard letting go of you
And living separate lives