was he associated with any band?
Yes,  The Grease Band
Joe Cocker
In 1966, after a year-long hiatus from music, Cocker teamed up with Chris Stainton, whom he had met several years before, to form the Grease Band. The Grease Band was named after Cocker read an interview with jazz keyboardist Jimmy Smith, where Smith positively described another musician as "having a lot of grease
who sings love lifts us up where we belong Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes any rewards associated with the it? Yes, the songwriters won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, they also won the BAFTA film award for Best Original Song, etc where is the first singer from? 38 Tasker Road, Crookes, Sheffield when did he start his career? In 1961, under the stage name Vance Arnold, he continued his career with a new group, Vance Arnold and the Avengers
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Joe Cocker [SEP] The Grease Band (1966–1969)
In 1966, after a year-long hiatus from music, Cocker teamed up with Chris Stainton, whom he had met several years before, to form the Grease Band. The Grease Band was named after Cocker read an interview with jazz keyboardist Jimmy Smith, where Smith positively described another musician as "having a lot of grease." Like the Avengers, Cocker's group mostly played in pubs in and around Sheffield. The Grease Band came to the attention of Denny Cordell, the producer of Procol Harum, the Moody Blues and Georgie Fame. Cocker recorded the single "Marjorine" without the Grease Band for Cordell in a London studio.