and it was, of course, woodstock. ♪ >> i think woodstock was an opportunity for people to realize theyquite frankly, were terrified at the prospect of the hippie arrival. >> i was apprehensive. this little hamlet has a population of under 100 people. when i started hearing the figures of 200,000, 300,000, finally, 500,000. we had a sea of people there. >> the word got out. everybody and their brother came from all over the country. >> first, the sudden rain. then the thirst and hunger from the shortage of water and food, just for the opportunity to spend a few days in the country getting stoned on their drugs and grooving on the music. >> we got together and had a little powwow about what are we going to do to feed these people? we went into new york to buy 1,500 pounds of wheat, rolled oats, 130,000 paper plates, 130,000 dixie cups, and i believe we served 200,000 people. >> by now there are tens of millions of people who feel themselves to be an irresistible river of change. and you get something incandescent. ♪ freedom, freedom, freedom ♪ freedom, freedom, freedom ♪ singing freedom,

leaving behind a musical legacy from woodstock to "the wonder years." here's abc's john donvan. >> reporter: a voice that could do this with words. ♪ what would you do ♪ if i sang out of tune >> reporter: joe cocker lasted through transformation. he was woodstock, "a little help from my friends." ♪ lend me your ears ♪ and i'll sing you a song ♪ i will try not to sing out of key ♪ >> reporter: and then, a generation later, listen. "the wonder years." same voice. ♪ a little help from my friends ♪ >> reporter: in between, the rocker in joe cocker receded a bit. something more of a balladeer emerged. ♪ you are so beautiful >> reporter: but one thing stayed there always. the grind around the syllables. the gravel. you are so beautiful -- ♪ to me >> reporter: yes. and so is the sound. listen. ♪ i'm gonna go out with my friends ♪ ♪ >> reporter: john donvan, abc news, washington. >> incredible music. john, thank you. >>> up next, the breaking headline at this hour. what a group including a delta employee is accused of smuggling onto a passenger plane. 18 guns,

cocker made his mark singing "with a little help of my friends" at woodstock.am looks back at his career. ♪ what would you do if i sang out of the tune ♪ >> reporter: joe cocker cultivated his unique gritty voice in sheffield, england. the rock 'n' roll singer hit the big time with a beatles tune. ♪ with a little help from my friends ♪ >> reporter: he formed the cover live in woodstock in 1969 and it became the theme song for the tv show "the wonder years." >> i remember it like it was in the late '60s, we also felt we were -- i don't know. ♪ >> reporter: john belushi famously intimidated cocker on "saturday night live" and the two performed "feelin' right" together on the show. >> i had a bout with cocaine and then booze. >> reporter: cocker's success wasn't much of his own. he had a hit with billy preston "you are so beautiful." ♪ you are so beautiful ♪ ♪ >> reporter: his voice cracked on the last note and the songbooked a top-ten hit in 1975. cocker recorded a duet "up where we belong" with jennifer warren for the 1982 film "an officer and a gentleman" ♪ up

. >>> and a rock legend is gone from woodstock through nearly the next half-century, tonight we remember the great and unique joe cocker. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. it was so brazen and so scary coming as it did after weeks of anti-police protests in this country, the assassination of two new york city police officers by a deeply disturbed career criminal has had a chilling effect on police departments across this country. and in new york it's causing great tension as the mayor of the nation's largest city is forced to defend himself against charges that he has not been supportive enough of those whose job it is to protect and serve. it's where we begin tonight with nbc's stephanie gosk in brooklyn. stephanie, good evening. >> reporter: hey, good evening, brian. tonight, the new york police commissioner says there's been a number of unsubstantiated copycat threats against police. nbc news has learned that on the night of this murder the chief patrol reached out to all preci

music festival by visiting the main street in woodstock. >> it's the only true place you could name peace, love and cup paks. that's it. it's the perfect name. >> find out how the legacy of the '60s has made a mark on this small town in rural new york state. until then remember, we make your business our business. if i can impart one lesson to a new business owner, it would be one thing i've learned is my philosophy is real simple american express open forum is an on-line community, that helps our members connect and share ideas to make smart business decisions. if you mess up, fess up. be your partners best partner. we built it for our members, but it's open for everyone. there's not one way to do something. no details too small. american express open forum. this is what membership is. this is what membership does. >>> good morning from new york. we are following breaking news from out of asia. an airasia plane with 162 people on board has disappeared after taking off on indonesia on its way to singapore. both countries have undertaken a search and rescue operation. there has not b

but when we were outside playing back in the 1800s when i grew up -- >> pre-woodstock. >> -- pre-woodstockwe were problem solving. we didn't -- we were playing, we didn't know that. >> you always say you're a winner. >> the advantage of being told you stink is that at eight years old you had the opportunity to face an emotional crisis and learn how to handle it. you didn't have to wait until you're 30. but you learn right then at eight years old, all my friends are playing baseball and i'm sitting out. either i find another sport, practice, work harder, do something, but it made you more of a person, a better man or whatever, but there was a thing on tv the other day of a kindergarten graduation, and you could see on the faces of those kids, they didn't know what was going on. but here they have caps and gowns and the music is playing, the parents are fluttering around. >> that's the way it was at my college graduation. you sent an interesting tweet to this very subject. what were you saying here? a lot of twitter reaction to this, because you're saying, and i'm quoting here, i'm afraid of

this got our attention. >>> and from woodstock -- ♪ what would you do ♪ if i sang out of tune >> to "wonder years." we remember a beloved voice tonight.

the talent made known to the world by this beatles cover covered with extraordinary passion at woodstockn 1969. and a lifelong friendship with paul mccartney had been done -- had begun. >> i love his singing and he meant so much to the world. ofthe early 70's were a blur touring, drink, drugs, and cigarettes. to do a couple of thes a day and i could tell falsetto started to break up. >> 1982 came this duet. friends say he never let his fame or success go to his head. throughout the years, he remained the same. he was just a very talented regular joe. >> i know i will be humming to myself tonight. it brings today's show to a close but you can find more on our website. that's it from bbc world news america. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good, kovler foundation, and mufg. >> they say the oldest trees bear the sweetest fruit. at mufg, we believed in nurturing banking relationships for centuries, bec

are so beautiful" and "with a little help from my friends" one of his most famous appearas was at woodstock. joe coc was 70 years old. >>> no one has heard this before from a pope. he read a blistering indtme accusingh cardinals an bishops priests to use their caree t build power and wealt he accud them of living double lives. reform of church power structus but be accompanied by reform of the men involved. [ speg n ge ] it is certainly worth singing about. the biggest lottery picked its winners. they wil be splitting $3 bilonn cash. the children sing out the number unlike powerball and mega is split among thousands of spanids they get about half a million dollar the christmastime lottery is call el gordo or the fat one. >>> w abo the christmas week accuweather forecast. melisa magee. we are tracking rain. it's a prolonged period of unseted weather. we'll talk abo the details. the live double scan rad light rain and drizzle scattered about the lehh valley and delaware counties along route 22 it's close to easton. oust of easton along route 611 into areas of doylestown and quakert fleetwood

let's take 20 minutes -- 20 seconds to relive some classic to cocker at woodstock. >> ♪ >> fantasticerformance. one of the most soulful artists. we may lose a lot of frack artists because of demographics. >> he also is a karaoke go to. that raspy voice, nobody better to cover then joe cocker. >> our interview with the most important police chief in the country right now. gotham city's bill branton after this. ♪ >> i talked with the new york city police commissioner at midtown precinct as he and the mayor are never getting a racially charged crisis that has taken hold of the city's history for what should be the happiest time of the year. we talked about the steps nypd is taking this week in the wake of sunday's horrible shooting of two police officers. >> your officers have had to adjust some of their -- the way they go about their business but how much anxiety is on the streets? >> an exercise of caution, we did heighten the alert status immediately after homicides, the murders of our offices -- officers. we are that the individual acted on his own and was not some part of a larger

he was woodstock. from my friends. ♪ lend me your ear and i sing awe song ty ♪ . >> then generation later wonder years. same voice. sp. >> in between the rock interjoe cocker receded a bit. something more of a ballad emerge. >> stayed always the grind around the syllable. gravel you are so beautiful ♪ yes and so is the sound if ♪ abc news washington. >> i saw him a couple years ago. >> awesome. coming up next. claim at change is changing the habit of bay area wild life what some young people are doing to help those animals get around. doing to help those animals get around. >> bay area conservationist are combining state of the art technology and old fashion elbow grease to help wild animal adapt to climb at change. project happening about 30 miles south of san jose in valley between gilroy and holster where critical habitat being brought back to life. >> this howling coyote pup and mountain lions are just a couple caech facing serious challenge as the environment warms up. all the image are from motio

he was woodstock, a little help from my friends. ♪ lend me your ear and i'll sing you a song ♪ ♪ i will reporter: a generation later, listen. "the wonder years." same voice. ♪ a little help from my friends ♪ >> reporter: in between the rocker in joe cocker receded a little bit. somewhat of a balladeer emerged. ♪ you are so beautiful >> reporter: one thing stayed there always. the grind around the sillibles. the gravel. "you are so beautiful" -- ♪ to me >> reporter: yes, and so is the sound. listen. ♪ >> reporter: john donvan, abc news, washington. >> word is muhammad ali is winning his fight against pneumonia. the champ has vastly improved since being admitted to a louisville hospital wibt a mild case of the illness over the weekend. they hope ali can be discharged from the hospital soon. >>> the murder trial of former think in patriot aaron hernandez is set to begin with jury selection two weeks from friday. hernandez was in court yesterday for one of his final pretrial hearings. he's pleaded not guilty in the murder of oden lloyd. the trial is expected to take six to ten weeks. >>> a

alicia woodstock is one of them. has loved this story ever since her mother first took her to see the film when she was 8 years old. >> this is the collection of the 50th anniversary. >> reporter: she's been rereading the book again and again and collecting memorabilia. she even drew inspiration from the story for her daughter's name. >> this is my daughter tara. i named her after the plantation in "gone with the wind." i wanted her to have a strong name, something that meant strength and endurance. >> reporter: while many fans still love the epic story of the old south, others are calling for a re-examination of the film. kelly carter jackson is a professor at hunter college in new york city. she teaches a course on slavery in film. >> you don't ever really see slaves in the field, you don't ever really see like the sort of imagery that you think you would see with slavery. it's like, where are the workers? where are the slaves, right? >> reporter: jackson asks her students to study and analyze "gone with the wind."

let's take 20 seconds to relive some classic cocker at woodstock. ♪ i get by with a little help fromy friends i've got to get my friends ♪ >> fantastic performance and one of the most soulful artist. he was awesome. >> he represents classic rock. he is also a karaoke go to. there is nobody better to cover than joe cocker. next up next, in the middle of an american police crisis gotham city's bill bratton after this. ♪ >> this afternoon i talked with the new york police commissioner as he and mayor bill de blasio navigate a racially charged crisis that has taken hold of this city just before what should be the happiest time of the year. we talked about the steps the nypd is taking in the wake of saturday's horrible shooting of two police officers. >> you have officers out on the street now who have had to adjust some of the way they do business. how much anxiety is there out on the streets? >> in the exercise of caution we did heighten the alert status, if you will, immediately after the homicides, the murders of our officers. we will re-examine that. i'm pretty sure the individual ac

host: that was woodstock, illinois. martha bayles, as you answer the question, would love to get your thoughts, if you also would agree that citizen kane is the best movie of all time. guest: oh, i would not venture to say what is the best movie of all time. i have my favorites. citizen kane is not on my top five. it's an admirable film. it's like saying what's the best book of all time, or what's the best person you ever knew. if you are as fortunate as i am to have known many good books, many good films, i'm not going to -- i'm not doing a ranking right now. host: do you think citizen kane would be a good example of popular culture that should be seen by those overseas who don't have much opinion about america or are still forming their opinion about america? guest: i think there was a time, not too long ago, during the cold war, when showing older films like that was quite effective, because people had so little access to film, you know, modern kind of film, but i think now, if you look at the youth audience around t

awful lot if you were in the early '60s, early '70s, he was a remarkable singer who broke out at woodstockatles song and sang "with a little help from my friends." years later the theme song for "officer and a gentleman." lifted us up. then, of course, gene, for the mark halperins of the world, joe cocker is remembered for one thing and that is singing the theme song to "the wonder years." remarkable voice, remarkable artist. >> i'm a huge fan. he was an iconic singer. i was going to say a great voice but john belushy imitated it pretty well back in the day. he did a great joe cocker. everybody tried to do joe cocker. it was a wonderful voice that, you know, he took that beatles song and made it so soulful. and, i gather he got a lot of what he did from ray charles and ray charles actually talked about joe cocker and what he had taken from the ray charles style and sort of translated it into, into his own. he really will be missed. >> remarkable. will thomas, take us through the news and first of all, tell us if joe cocker's passing yesterday. >> yeah. joe's legendary career, british singe

. >>> and a rock legend is gone from woodstock through nearly the next half-century, tonight we remember great and unique joe

he played at woodstock "with a little help my friends."ove is "you can leave your hat on." >> verging on ridiculous -- how on earth did a seal get found 20 miles inland. agitated to ift i was on 20 miles at sea. they think he made his way up a brook. he is safe. ♪ >> high noon for samaras, he faces his second key nomination on the vote for president. the cuts to negative, standard & poor's slashes its output for european oil measures as opec evento maintain production to $20 a barrel and kim is cut off from the west. twist to the sony hack attack story. welcome back to "countdown your go -- "countdown." to avoid a snap general election that could cnn's to the austerity party take power. investors are weighing the risk of being committed to greek austerity and getting voted out of the government. bloomberg's elliott was in athens for round one. just to air on the side of caution -- if you were a betting man and of not suggesting that you are what you could do a lot worse if you like short rings than putting money on samaras not getting the

. >> known for his powerful voice and that legendary woodstock performance.trings with a cover of billy preston's "you are so beautiful." >> they took to social media to express their grief and respect. you don't listen to joe cocker records. you sing along with them. >> aerosmith's steven tyler saying, we loved you forever. we will miss you for always. >> and ringo starr saying good-bye from one of his friends. and peace and love. >> wow. >>> peace and love in generous supply when it comes to miley cyrus. she can be seen on instagram dressed up as one of santa's little helpers. always known to be provocative. not necessarily a kennedy virtue. her relationship to maria shriver and arnold schwarzenegger's son has been making heads turn. according to the examiner, mom, maria shriver has banned miley cyrus from christmas celebrations with the family this year. but the son patrick is fighting for his girl. >> spread it news reports the 21-year-old schwarzenegger is saying he'll not be coming on a family trip unless miley is invited. this is a tough one. >> mama i

remembered for his version of the beetings "with a little help from my friends" which he performed at woodstock♪ ♪ paul mccartney called the performance mind-blowing. he died after a long battle with lung cancer. he was 70. >>> next, they were dropouts headed for trouble. look at them now after getting a second chance. alright, so this tylenol arthritis lasts 8 hours but aleve can last 12 hours. and aleve is proven to work better on pain than tylenol arthritis. so why am i still thinking about this? how are ya? good. aleve. proven better on pain. dave, i'm sorry to interrupt... i gotta take a sick day tomorrow. dads don't take sick days, dads take nyquil. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep with a cold, medicine. >> brown: for nearly six months, we have followed a group of high school dropouts who got a second chance through a program run by the national guard in los angeles. they have endured academic, mental and physical challenges. we end our series with their new beginning. here's michelle miller. >> let's go! get up! get up! >> reporter: this was the fir

. >> joe cocker, the gravelly voiced rock singer whose career took off after the 1969 woodstock festivaldied of lung cancer at his home in colorado. he will be remembered best for "you are so beautiful" and "up where we belong". he was 70 years old. back in a moment. >> sometimes, you know the simplest things can cause greatest aggravation. >> yes. who knew a door slot could be this much trouble? steve sweeney makes a trip to his mailbox. until recently, the post office slipped mail through this front door. it wasn't an ideal situation. >> steve brought it from lowe's and it came precut with the mail slot. the cover, like this one, didn't come with it. the door didn't kwum a lining to protect inside of the foam door. steve was told to wait a few days. >> if there is one mistake after another. >> lowe's told the sweeneys, the manufacturer sent the wrong size. soon, steve says days turned into months. >> about six months. >> steve went to talk to a manager the manager told him to be patient. >> we're not talking about ten days we're talking about six months. of being patient. as soon as he

do if i sang out of tune ♪ >> reporter: the song we'll all remember most was a beatles cover at woodstockused with the iconic voice. and the way he moved. those would become his trademarks, easy for a young john belushi to spoof on "saturday night live." ♪ what would you do cocker was a good sport, joining belushi on set in '76. by the '80s, a new generation would know him for the grammy winning anthem in "an officer and a gentleman." ♪ love lift us up where we belong ♪ >> reporter: and the song behind a steamy scene in the movie. his career was so much more than any one song. >> it is one of the simplest instruments around, really. >> reporter: inspired by the great late ray charles. >> he's taken some things he heard from me and put himself into it. >> reporter: just last year, his final tour in europe before going home to rural colorado. ♪ i will try not to sing out of tune ♪ >> reporter: paul mccartney said he would be forever grateful to joe cocker for turning a beatles hit into a soul anthem. ♪ you are so beautiful >> reporter: an unforgettable performer whose music lives on. kate s

. >>> and a rock legend is gone from woodstock through nearly the next half-century, tonight

. >> joe cocker, the gravelly voiced rock singer whose career took off after the 1969 woodstock festivald of lung cancer at his home in colorado. he will be remembered best for "you are so beautiful" and "up where we belong". he was 70 years old. back in a moment. >> sometimes, you know the simplest things can cause greatest aggravation. >> who knew a door slot could be this much trouble? steve sweeney makes a trip to his mailbox. until recently, the post office slipped mail through this front door. it wasn't an ideal situation. >> steve brought it from lowe's and it came precut with the mail slot. the cover, like this one, didn't come with it. the door didn't kwum a lining to protect inside of the foam door. steve was told to wait a few days. >> if there is one mistake after another. >> lowe's told the sweeneys, the manufacturer sent the wrong size. soon, steve says days turned into months. >> about six months. >> steve went to talk to a manager the manager told him to be patient. >> we're not talking about ten days we're talking about six months. of being patient. as soon as heard that

. >>> and from woodstock -- ♪ what would you do ♪ if i sang out of tune >> to "the wonder years."

. >> reporter: but it was his wild almost manic set at woodstock in 1969 that immortalized the musician. >> the cocker version is indelible. is it the beatle's? no, but for many people, the one that they knew, they grew up hearing it on "the wonder years." ♪ would you stand up and walk out on me ♪ >> reporter: in a statement paul mccartney called that cover song just mind blowing. and ringo starr good-bye and god bless to joe cocker from one of his friends peace and love. despite addiction to alcohol and drugs, cocker persevered putting out 50 albums. with jenner warren won him a grammy and the oscar winning song from the 1982 film "an officer and a gentleman." yet, much of his best work was not his own. he was a master of interpretations ♪ you are so beautiful to me >> reporter: joe cocker dead at age 70. ♪ >> an extraordinary voice. it's so unusual for a performer really to be defined by one performance. that woodstock performance, when you saw it there or you saw the film, you just never forgot it. >> it's amazing, too, so many of those songs i attribute to his voice. you forget the

three of 14 going at woodstock. temperatures continue a slow quiet down here. 32 degrees colder admit laden 24 hours ago. dome over 32 degrees. >> the north and can and reducing single digit windchill. dad and mom north of peru. the whole area of our metro area is in single digit windchill. six is a calculation at all here right now.so here right no >>> these are rather bogged temperatures. the warmer ones across our 180 plus stations. these are some of the colder regions. only 11 degrees right now. fox lake is a 14 degrees. the trend over the next few weeks will be more often than not above normal. that in a year which is marching toward the warmest on record over the term of internet records. we of them cool while much of the west of thto rest of the plan has been warm. polar air keeps the temperature is very cold. we already have the high. we will settle into the teens. tonight looks like partly cloudy and cold. maybe a few flurries off the lake. some upper single digits in the suburbs. up toward mchenry county a

. >> he rocked woodstock 45 years ago with with his rendition of this song. ♪ lend me your ears and il sing you a song ♪ ♪ i will try not to sing out of tune ♪ ♪ have a little help from my friends ♪ >> this morning fans are remembering music legend joe cocker after he lost his battle with lung cancer. it went on to become the theme song for the hit tv show "the wonder years." joe cocker was 70 years old. >>> of all of the things a child can ask for this christmas you wouldn't expect this. when he found out grandpa was working on christmas day he turned to the big man for help. he asked santa if his grandfather's boss would give him the day off. the grandfather was astonished. >> it is really touching. >> leo's boss heard about it and gave him the day off. >> 12 minutes after the top of the hour. coming up the chilling details of the attack outside of a tv station. >>> man that shot me didn't say any words to me. there was no interaction whatsoever. >> the meteorologist shot multiple times sharing his horror for the first time. >> the pizbizarre reason an 11-year-old had to shut down h

weaver going to woodstock. we were the only people that hold might that did not even take a puff. mark so we helped each other. then when i finally did mary klay what took us so long would take the rest of the night so you just have to redo the of book. end end we ever had a family. and then the children from cambodia that were wiped out by genocide. they could not come to america because reagin shut down the pipeline so they were trapped. he said maybe there is a child for you here. and i said the half to go today. and he did. we could not see any children because there were kidnappings but i called "the new york times" and asked if i could be sent to cambodia to write about the children america for got a and the editor said that is an expensive trip and i said i will pay half and one week later i was in thailand going to a refugee camp and by this time i had on my reporter's hat talking to different children of different backgrounds. with the last child was substituted because they had an obligation but a beautiful girl her hair was freshly washed and completely composed. she ha

the british born crooner hit the big time in 1969 at woodstock with his rendition of the beatles "withr continued to perform for four decades in which he had several hits and an unmistakable stage presence. he hit number one and got a grammy for "up where we belong" but he told npr his favorite song recorded was "you are so beautiful." ♪ you are so beautiful to me >> joe cocker died from lung cancer at his home in colorado. he was 70 years old and will certainly be missed by many around the world. i'm errol barnett. please do stay with us on cnn. i'll be back after the break with rosemary church for more of the day's biggest stories. you're with cnn. ♪ lend me your ears and i'll sing you a song ♪ ♪ i will try not to sing out of key ♪ ♪ i want to get by with a little help from my friends ♪ ♪ i keep talking to my friends she inspires you. no question about that. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is t

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it's almost like the second you went to woodstock a lot of great stuff with the hollies got eclipseds stop." >> for many years after it's almost like you don't talk about a past love or two, your new lover unless you're an idiot. i didn't talk to david and stephens about the hollies but lately i listened to what we did. it was a good band. >> i went back and listed back again because everybody focused on your later work. and you listen to "carrie ann," you listen to "bus stop" it's still via electrical. jeff emerick in his auto biography was getting sick of the beatles and their attitude. >> we were happy to thereabout. >> we were five kids from manchester and escaped what your father did and grandfather did. it was good enough for your grandfather to go down in the mill. my mother and father never let me fall for that gold watch theory you work for somebody for 65 years, give you a gold watch and pat you on the head. >> somebody who knows music. knows the extraordinary music that comes out of manchester. what is it about manchester. >> has to be in the water. >> manchester in the '7

. >> reporter: santana's long career took him from woodstock to the pages of rock royalty. ♪ his 1999um "supernatural" sold 30 million copies, pulling in three grammy awards. >> i think that's why you call it a comeback, comeback to radio, but not to life. >> reporter: for now, santana's life as an author has taken him from stage to book signings and speaking engagements, but music is never far away. >> people love the songs from our hearts because they get to dance, they get to recollect. she was a lover of truth and i feel her energy now more than ever. >> reporter: though he splits his time between marin and las vegas, his early days in san francisco will always be with him. >> thank you, mom, i love you eternally. your prayers worked. >> reporter: joe rosato jr., nbc bay area news. >>> all right. yesterday you weren't here, we talked about eddie the terrible. he's found a new home. we'll tell you coming up after the break. >> i can't wait. >>> well, in the south bay, a marketing campaign paid off big for eddie the terrible. >> introduced during the break, the naughty chihuahua has

talent made known to the world with this beatles cover, performed with extraordinary passion at woodstockved his singing. a great guy. lovely guy. brought so much to the world. and we'll all miss him. >> reporter: joe cocker, the early '70s were a blur of touring, parties, drink, and drugs, and a lot of cigarettes. >> i quit smoking about 20 years ago, because i used to do a couple of packs a day. and i could tell i was going to start getting -- the little falsetto was starting to get broken up. ♪ love lifts us up where we belong ♪ >> reporter: in 1992 came this duet. it brought a grammy award. friends say he never let his fame and success go to his head. throughout the years, he remained the same. he was, they say, just a very talented regular joe. ♪ you are so beautiful to me ♪ >> joe cocker there, who's died aged 70. what a voice. >>> now, we have, of course the festive season upon us and a collector who lives with thousands of toys crammed into suitcases in his london flat has become a youtube hit. tim the toyman, as he calls himself, used to be a children's entertainer and would buy

talent made known to the world with this beatles cover, per m performed with extraordinary passion at woodstock. he had arrived. and a lifelong friendship with paul mccartney had begun. >> i loved his singing. he's a great guy. lovely guy. brought so much to the world. and we'll all miss him. >> reporter: joe cocker, the early '70s were a blur of touring, parties, drink, and drugs, and a lot of cigarettes. >> i quit smoking about 20 years ago. because i used to do a couple of packs a day. i could tell i was beginning to start getting -- you know, the little falsetto was starting to get broken up. ♪ love lift us up where we belong ♪ >> reporter: in 1982 came this duet. a u.s. number one and a grammy award. friends say he never let his fame and success go to his head. throughout the years, he remained the same. he was, they say, just a very talented regular joe. ♪ you are so beautiful to me ♪ >> the magnificent joe cocker. >>> a seal has been found stranded in the north of england, 32 kilometers from the sea. he's rather dazed. he was found by a dog walker on monday morning. it's thought he might

with this in mind, we have worked with the nasa military academy in woodstock to encourage troops think civil war from their perspective. we asked the students to reflect on why youth should care about this place in history. working with her teacher, michelle harper, we have two cadets with us tonight who will present their thoughts on the subject. the first cadet who will be speaking is -- egypt.a junior from she will be sharing an essay written by her fellow cadet, a senior from florida. the second speaker will be -- who is a junior from gainesville, virginia. please welcome them. [applause] >> today we gather to remember the battle that was fought 150 years ago, but wise this -- does the civil war matter twice today? once said, history does not repeat itself. but it does rhyme. if we forget the past, we may repeat it. that is one of the many reasons ar important. the biggest outcome of the civil war was the abolition of slavery. moree more tolerant, integrated, and more varied in our demographics and culture. in fact, in 1913, the anniversary of gettysburg, african-american veterans

. ♪ what would you do if i sang out of tune ♪ >> he first gained attention at woodstock with the classich a little help from my friends. >> paul mccartney said he was a lovely guy and said totally turned the song into a soul anthem and i was forever grateful for him for doing that. >> you look at the songs 40 years later and realize he had something unique. >> with the air and on stage gyrations. they spent decades and fell off the charts in the 70s when heavy drug and alcohol abuse nearly ended his career. in 1982 he made a come back. ♪ love lift us up where we belong ♪ . >> it featured an officer and a gentlemen and won him a grammy and oscar for best original song. >> what do i do when my love is away ♪ . >> billy joel paid tribute to cocker and expressed sentiments felt by many fans. >> i think he should be in the rock 'n' roll hall of fame and i'm throwing in my vote for joe cocker. >> that does it for this edition of "news nation." up next, luke russert hosts "andrea mitchell reports." ature, you could drive home for the holidays in a german-engineered volkswagen. like the sporty,

the british-born crooner hit the big time back in 1969 at woodstock with this rendition of the beatlesfrom my friends." now we heard -- yeah. >> you hear it right there. cocker continued to perform four four decades in which he had several hits and unmistakable stage presence and hit number one and had a grammy for the duet "up where we belong" but told npr his favorite song he recorded was "you are so beautiful." ♪ you are so beautiful to me [ applause ] >> wow, joe cocker died from lung cancer at his home in colorado. he was 70 years old. and many thanks for watching us here on cnn. i'm rosemary church. and i'm errol barnett. "early start" is next for those of you in the states. for everyone else stay tuned to "cnn newsroom." have a great day. ♪ what would you do if i sang out a tune would you stand out and walk out on me ♪ ♪ lend me your ears and i'll sing you a song ♪ ♪ i will try not to sing out of key ♪ ♪ oh baby i get a little help from my friends ♪ ♪ i get a little help from my friends ♪ ♪ hey hey hey i get a little help ♪ >>> calls for unity among flaring tensions among two ne

. ♪ [music break] >> joe cocker in woodstock in 1969. he died yesterday at the age of 70.democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with aaron matÉ. >> this month marks the 25th anniversary of the u.s.-led invasion of panama. early on the morning of december 20, 1989, president george h.w. bush launched operation just cause, sending tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of aircraft into panama to execute an arrest warrant against its leader, manuel noriega, on charges of drug trafficking. general manuel noriega was once a close ally to washington and on the cia payroll. after 1986, noriega's relationship with washington took a turn for the worse. during the attack, the u.s. unleashed a force of 24,000 troops equipped with highly sophisticated weaponry and aircraft against a country with an army smaller than the new york city police department. >> were joined now by three guests. humberto brown is a former panamanian diplomat and, currently, a researcher at suny downstate medical center. greg grandin s a professor of latin american histor

. >> ♪ >> he performed the cover live at woodstock in 1969. song for the coming of age tv show the wonder years. >> you know, i remember like in the mid late 60s, we also thought we were going to, i don't know, we just felt we would live forever. >> john belucci, famously imitated cocker saturday night live. and the two performed, feeling all right together, on the show. cocker battled substance abuse, but managed to kick his bigger demons. >> i had a bought with heroin, and cocaine, and then booze. >> much of cocker's best work wasn't his own. he was a successful cover artist, with hits like billy preston, you are so beautiful. >> ♪ you are so beautiful ♪ ♪ >> the song was top ten hit in 1975. >> cocker recorded a duet up where we belong, with jennifer warren for the 19282 film an officer and a gentleman. >> ♪ >> went onto win grammy and a acme award. joe cocker passed away if colorado, which he called home for the past two decades. danielle nottingham, cbs news, los angeles. >> ♪ >> such unique voice, great talent. we'll be right back. >> ra