Bob Hoskins
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Job / Known for: Blues-rock singer, songwriter, and musician
Left traces: With a Little Help from My Friends
Born
Date: 1942-10-26
Location: GB Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Died
Date: 2014-04-29 (aged 72)
Resting place: GB
Death Cause: Pneumonia
Family
Spouse: Jane Livesey (1967–1978), Linda Banwell (1982–2014)
Children: Alex, Sarah, Rosa and Jack
Parent(s): Harold Norman Cocker and Madge Lee
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Bob Hoskins was an English actor and film director who rose to fame in the late 1960s with his distinctive raspy voice and dynamic stage presence. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest rock and blues vocalists of all time. Hoskins was born on 26 October 1942 in Bury St Edmunds, England. He began his musical career as a teenager, performing in pubs and clubs with various bands. He adopted the stage name Joe Cocker in 1963 and formed his own group, The Grease Band. In 1968, he recorded a cover version of The Beatles' song "With a Little Help from My Friends", which became a huge hit and reached number one in the UK. He performed the song at the legendary Woodstock Festival in 1969, where he impressed the audience with his passionate rendition and expressive body movements. Hoskins continued to record and perform throughout the 1970s, releasing several successful albums and singles. He collaborated with many prominent musicians, such as Leon Russell, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, and Jimmy Page. He also embarked on a massive tour in 1970, called Mad Dogs and Englishmen, which featured a large ensemble of musicians and singers. The tour was documented in a film and a live album of the same name. In the 1980s, Hoskins' career experienced a revival with the help of producer Stewart Levine. He scored his biggest hit in 1982 with "Up Where We Belong", a duet with Jennifer Warnes that was featured in the film An Officer and a Gentleman. The song won an Academy Award and a Grammy Award for Best Original Song. He also had another hit in 1986 with "You Can Leave Your Hat On", which was used in the film 9½ Weeks. Hoskins remained active in the music industry until his death in 2014. He released more than 20 studio albums and received numerous awards and honors for his contributions to music. He was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male in 1993 and received an OBE from Queen Elizabeth II in 2008. He was also ranked number 97 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Hoskins died on 29 April 2014 at his home in Crawford, Colorado, after a long battle with small cell lung cancer. He was 70 years old. He is survived by his wife Linda Banwell, whom he married in 1982, and his four children Alex, Sarah, Rosa and Jack. He is buried in the Highgate Cemetery in London.
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