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JOE COCKER is one of the most dynamic singing stars to emerge from the Twentieth Century, and was one of the most unique, creative, and memorablerockers around. With distinctively huge hits like, “With a Little Help from My Friends,” “You Are So Beautiful,” and his Number One duet withJennifer Warnes, “Up Where We Belong,” Cocker is a one-of-a-kind legend. Although he was relatively unknown in 1969 when he took the stage of the Woodstock Music Festival, he quickly rose to fame for his trademark onstage choreography and anguished blues singing. His album, “Mad Dogs & Englishmen” cemented his international stardom. Though he was an Academy and Grammy Award winner, Cocker’s life was not always on an uphill track. He suffered from low self-esteem and bouts of depression. It wasn’t until later in his life that he met the love of his life, Pam, who helped him put his personal life back on track before his death in 2014. Cocker’s life was one of attaining goals, making disastrous mistakes, and ultimately finding happiness and redemption in the eleventh hour. In Joe Cocker: With a LOT of Help from His Friends, every aspect of Joe’s amazinglife and career is examined and explained. -- Bego, Mark

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"Bego pulls into sharp focus a comprehensive concise biography of the life of one of the least understood most culturally iconic singers to emerge from the 1960's. The book sails through time and the choppy waters that made up the life of Joe Cocker. An up-close look at the soul and psyche of an artist that sang from the depths of his being without compromise to the audience, the music press, or his own well-being. While his own demons nearly destroyed him dedication to his art saved him. --DAN ZELINSKI/WRITER/BARNES & NOBLE CONSULTANT (10/2/2023 12:00:00 AM) Mark Bego's book reminds us just how little we know of this legendary voice. Meticulously researched, it gets us inside the soul of the man who we thrilled to at Woodstock and on one of the greatest tours in rock history, ""Mad Dogs And Englishmen."" When I met Cocker, I remember gushing like a schoolboy and he was kind, funny, engaging and truly seemed to be appreciative of all the attention. -Mike Greenblatt --Mike Greenblatt (10/2/2023 12:00:00 AM) COCKER POWER -- We received an advance copy of Mark Bego's Joe Cocker: With A Lot of Help from His Friends (Yorkshire Publishing) and really enjoyed it. It's Bego's 68th book - after efforts on Michael Jackson; Bonnie Raitt; Sade; Madonna; Freda Payne; Sade; Billy Joel; Elton John and many others - and stands as one of his strongest.Cocker may not be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - but he should be. The year Cocker died, Billy Joel interviewed in a documentary about the life of Cocker, admitted he hand delivered a petition to get him included in the hall before his death. The Hall refused and he has not been inducted.That said, I continue to hear his version of ""With A Little Help From My Friends"" literally every day on NY's Q1043.Bego adds: ""The idea of writing this book about Joe Cocker first came about over a year ago when I was approached by a movie producer to write a screenplay about the life and music of this legendary singer. I became so engrossed with him as a subject that I was inspired to take it a step further and write an entire book about Joe's often self-destructive life. In many ways, Cocker was like the Vincent Van Gogh of rock & roll ... a genius, but self-destructive.""With a tremendous foreword from Melanie - his Woodstock-compatriot - it's a great read - and is out officially November 16. As an added plus, there's a special launch event for this book which will be revealed next week. Stay tuned as it's pretty spectacular. And Bruce Morrow (aka Cousin Bruce) gave the book a rave review on his Saturday-night pre-show video. Bravo!-- ""TSC Review"" (10/2/2023 12:00:00 AM)"

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Mark Bego is the author of 68 books on rock & roll and show business, including two “New York Times” Best-Sellers, a “Los Angeles Times” Best-Seller, and a “Chicago Tribune” Best-Seller, a Nashville “Tennessean” Best-Seller, three multi-million-sellers, and two half-million selling titles. With over 12 million books in print, he is acknowledged as the best-selling biographer in the rock and pop music field. His biographies have included the life stories of some of the biggest stars of ROCK (Elton John, Billy Joel, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bonnie Raitt, The Doobie Brothers, Three Dog Night), SOUL (Aretha Franklin, The Supremes, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston), POP (Sonny & Cher, The Monkees, Sade, Barry Manilow), and COUNTRY (Glen Campbell, George Strait, Patsy Cline, Alan Jackson, Vince Gill). He has also written about film and television stars as well (Rock Hudson, Julia Roberts, Linda Gray, Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Smith, Matt Damon, The Marx Brothers).

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