Paul McCartney wants Joe Cocker in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. On Monday, publicist Bob Merlis shared a scanning of a Feb. 25-dated letter from McCartney urging that the English musician be inducted into the organization.

Paul McCartney is petitioning for late English blues-rock singer Joe Cocker to be inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame this year. In a letter dated Feb. 25, and addressed to “rock and rollers,” McCartney described Cocker,

As McCartney implied, “With a Little Help From My Friends” was written by him and John Lennon, and sung by Beatles drummer Ringo Starr as the fictional character Billy Shears when it appeared on the group’s 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Phish holds a big lead in the 2025 Rock Hall fan vote, with Billy Idol, Soundgarden, Bad Company, Cyndi Lauper, Joe Cocker and Chubby Checker rounding out the top 7.

Paul McCartney was one of many to endorse Foreigner to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, which was a campaign spearheaded by Mick Jones’ stepson Mark Ronson. Now, the Beatle is advocating for the late English blues-rock singer Joe Cocker,

The Beatles icon Sir Paul McCartney has thrown his support behind late singer Joe Cocker among this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees.

Though the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has (eventually) done right by these artists -- including other new wave greats like the Police, Blondie , Elvis Costello and the Cars -- many other deserving new wave greats remain on the outside looking in. We’ve highlighted the five most egregious omissions in the gallery below.