You Are So Beautiful… to Me
Since its raining today in Southern California, I’m inside listening to Joe Cocker’s rendition of “You Are So Beautiful.”
I didn’t make it to Woodstock in 69 to hear Joe in person (too many kids and too little money) but I didn’t go to Vietnam for the same reason… feeling blessed.
John Robert "Joe" Cocker (May 1944 – December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements.
Most of his best-known singles were recordings of songs written by other song writers, though he composed a number of songs for most of his albums as well.
Cocker released “You Are So Beautiful” on his album “I Can Stand a Little Rain.” Cocker's version was released as a single in November 1974. It became Cocker's highest charting solo hit, peaking at number five on the United States' Billboard Hot 100 (Cocker's biggest hit on the pop chart was "Up Where We Belong", a duet with Jennifer Warnes from the 1982 film An Officer And A Gentleman.
In 1993, Cocker was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male. He was awarded a bronze Sheffield Legends plaque in his hometown in 2007, and received an OBE the following year for services to music. Cocker was ranked number 97 on Rolling Stone's 100 greatest singers list.
(Sony, 200-600 @ 600 mm, 1/1000 @ f/6.3, ISO 1000, edited to taste)
You Are So Beautiful… to Me
Since its raining today in Southern California, I’m inside listening to Joe Cocker’s rendition of “You Are So Beautiful.”
I didn’t make it to Woodstock in 69 to hear Joe in person (too many kids and too little money) but I didn’t go to Vietnam for the same reason… feeling blessed.
John Robert "Joe" Cocker (May 1944 – December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements.
Most of his best-known singles were recordings of songs written by other song writers, though he composed a number of songs for most of his albums as well.
Cocker released “You Are So Beautiful” on his album “I Can Stand a Little Rain.” Cocker's version was released as a single in November 1974. It became Cocker's highest charting solo hit, peaking at number five on the United States' Billboard Hot 100 (Cocker's biggest hit on the pop chart was "Up Where We Belong", a duet with Jennifer Warnes from the 1982 film An Officer And A Gentleman.
In 1993, Cocker was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male. He was awarded a bronze Sheffield Legends plaque in his hometown in 2007, and received an OBE the following year for services to music. Cocker was ranked number 97 on Rolling Stone's 100 greatest singers list.
(Sony, 200-600 @ 600 mm, 1/1000 @ f/6.3, ISO 1000, edited to taste)