Gene Seymour : Joe Cocker made iconic version of `` With a Little Help From My Friends '' at Woodstock . The song was written by Chuck Berry and Jerry Leiber in the summer of 1965 for their album "Rock Around the Clock", which would be released on August 16, 1965. He conquered it , made it his own . He says it began Cocker 's solid blues career that crossed several generations . It was what was widely recognized as the `` Ringo '' number from the already classic Beatles album , `` Sgt . Seymour : Today , Ringo Starr tweeted tribute to the man who transformed his signature song .
Gene Seymour : Joe Cocker made iconic version of `` With a Little Help From My Friends '' at Woodstock . The song was written by Chuck Berry and Jerry Leiber in the summer of 1965 for their album "Rock Around the Clock", which would be released on August 16, 1965. He conquered it , made it his own . He says it began Cocker 's solid blues career that crossed several generations . Seymour : Today , Ringo Starr tweeted tribute to the man who transformed his signature song .