Editing Joe Cocker (section)

=== Later career (1990-2014) ===
In 1992, Cocker's version of [[Bryan Adams]]' "Feels Like Forever" made the [[UK Top 40]].{{sfn|Bean|2003|p=189}} Also in 1992, Cocker teamed with Canadian rocker [[Sass Jordan]] to sing "Trust in Me", which was featured on ''[[The Bodyguard (soundtrack)|The Bodyguard]]'' soundtrack. At the 1993 [[Brit Awards]], Cocker was nominated for British Male Solo Artist.<ref name="Brits">[http://www.brits.co.uk/node/2419 Brit Awards: Best British Male] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202123006/http://www.brits.co.uk/node/2419 |date=2 February 2014 }}. Brit Awards. Retrieved 7 July 2012</ref> Cocker performed the Saturday opening set at [[Woodstock '94]] as one of the few alumni who played at the original Woodstock Festival in 1969 and was well received.<ref>{{cite book|first=Steve |last=Beard |year=2002|title=Aftershocks: The End of Style Culture|page= 8|publisher= Wallflower Press}}</ref>
[[File:JoeCocker03.jpg|thumb|Cocker playing [[air guitar]] in [[Hallandale Beach, Florida]], in 2003]]

On 3 June 2002, Cocker performed "With A Little Help From My Friends" accompanied by [[Phil Collins]] on drums and [[Queen (band)|Queen]] guitarist [[Brian May]] at the [[Party at the Palace]] concert in the grounds of [[Buckingham Palace]], an event in commemoration of the [[Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1396189/Huge-crowds-party-at-Palace-concert.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1396189/Huge-crowds-party-at-Palace-concert.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Huge crowds party at Palace concert |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date= 7 July 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2007, Cocker appeared playing minor characters in the film ''[[Across the Universe (film)|Across the Universe]]'', as the lead singer on another Beatles' hit, "[[Come Together]]",<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/14/DDG3RVRFR.DTL&type=movies |title= 'Across the Universe' recycles songs, offers great visuals |access-date=27 December 2008 |last= Hartlaub |first= Peter |date= 14 September 2007 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] }}</ref> Cocker was awarded an [[OBE]] in the Queen's 2007 Birthday Honours list for services to music.<ref name="OBE">{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6758183.stm |title= Rushdie and Eavis lead honours |access-date=27 December 2008 |date= 16 July 2007 |work=BBC News }}</ref> To celebrate receiving his award in mid December 2007, Cocker played two concerts in London and in his home town of Sheffield where he was awarded a bronze [[Sheffield Legends]] plaque outside [[Sheffield Town Hall]].<ref>[http://www.24dash.com/news/Local_Government/2007-12-10-Joe-Cocker-to-join-Sheffields-hall-of-fame "Joe Cocker to join Sheffield's 'hall of fame'] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626131650/http://www.24dash.com/news/Local_Government/2007-12-10-Joe-Cocker-to-join-Sheffields-hall-of-fame |date=26 June 2015 }}. Local Government. Retrieved 22 December 2014</ref>

[[File:Joe Cocker Sochi.JPG|thumb|Cocker in 2011]]
In April and May 2009, Cocker conducted a North American tour in support of his album ''[[Hymn for My Soul]]''. He sang the vocals on "[[Little Wing]]" for the [[Carlos Santana]] album, ''[[Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time]]'', released on 21 September 2010. In the autumn of 2010, Cocker toured Europe promoting his studio album ''Hard Knocks''.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

In 2000, Cocker was the opening act in select cities in the United States and Europe for [[Tina Turner]]'s [[Twenty Four Seven Tour]].
He returned to Australia in 2008 and again in 2011, the latter of which featured [[George Thorogood]] and the Destroyers as an opening act.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.inmycommunity.com.au/going-out/gig-guide/Cocker-quietly-rocks-Perth/7584180/ |title= Cocker Quietly Rocks Perth |access-date = 21 February 2011 |last= Gill |first= Michael |date= 19 February 2011 |publisher=In My Community}}</ref>

On 20 March 2011, Cocker took part in a benefit concert for [[Cornell Dupree]] at [[B.B. King's Blues Club]] in New York City. Dupree played on four Cocker albums: ''I Can Stand A Little Rain'' (1974), ''Jamaica Say You Will'' (1975), ''Stingray'' (1976) and ''Luxury You Can Afford'' (1978). Dupree's band Stuff was also Cocker's backing band on a tour promoting ''Stingray'' in 1976.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

Cocker kept recording and touring throughout his later years. 2012's ''[[Fire It Up (Joe Cocker album)|Fire it up]]'', which would turn out to be Cocker's last studio album, was followed by an extensive tour, consisting of a US leg in 2012 and a European run in 2013. He played 25 shows in Germany alone on the European leg of the tour, which reflects the popularity Cocker enjoyed there.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bandsintown.com/JoeCocker/past_events?page=1 |title=Joe Cocker |website=Bandsintown |access-date=25 January 2018}}</ref> The full show of 22 April at [[Cologne]]'s [[Lanxess Arena]] was recorded and released on CD and DVD under the title ''Fire it up Live'' later in 2013. The last concert on the tour, which was to be Cocker's final live performance, was at the [[Freilichtbühne Loreley|Loreley Open Air Theatre]] in [[Sankt Goarshausen]] on 7 September 2013.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}