NEW YORK (AP) — First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class that also includes pop star Cyndi Lauper, the hip-hop ...

Cocker once played Sir Morgan's Cove, two months after the Rolling Stones. Joe Cocker is going to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Cocker died Dec. 22, 2014, of lung cancer. He was 70.

With over five decades worth of experience in the music industry, Joe Cocker produced hits like “Feelin’ Alright” and “Unchain My Heart.” While releasing over 20 studio albums throughout his career, ...

The year Joe Cocker died, Billy Joel hand-delivered a note to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame advocating for Cocker’s induction. Despite the contents of the letter never being revealed, Joel’s delivery ...

The late Joe Cocker is a contender for this year's class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, and Paul McCartney is on ...

Paul McCartney is petitioning for late English blues-rock singer Joe Cocker to be inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame this year. In a letter dated Feb. 25, and addressed to “rock and rollers,” ...

First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class that also includes pop star Cyndi Lauper, the hip-hop pioneers Outkast, the ...

This combination of photos shows Cubby Checker at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards in New York on June 12, 2014, left, British singer Joe Cocker performing in Monaco on Aug. 5, 2011, center, and ...