Joe Cocker was first at club that became First Ave.
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Today's Morning Edition music of English singer Joe Cocker who turns 70 years old today. This song "I Come in Peace" is from his 2012 album "Fire it Up." Cocker became a star in the 1960s and performed at Woodstock. He was the first musician to play at the club that would become First Avenue in Minneapolis. In 2007, Cocker was named an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
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