This has hit hard here in Sheffield and the tributes from all over the world are still pouring in from show business and dignitaries alike.
The song that David mentions 'You Are So Beautiful' is only one of many that Joe gave that treatment to, not only when he made it, but before when he was working as a gas fitter, singing in the pubs and clubs in the early sixties and many of us felt it could only be a matter of time before the world noticed. He was never one for copying the hits of the time, Joe would take a song and just sing in his own way, a natural talent. He used to bring the place down with his version of 'Georgia'. In retrospect dreams are ten a penny, but our memories are priceless and I have many where this guy was concerned.