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,

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 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 late Joe Cocker is a contender for this year's class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, and Paul McCartney is on his side. The Beatles star wrote a letter to the Rock Hall - an international voting panel composed of more than a thousand artists,