MOSCOW, June 5 (RAPSI) – Prosecutors have exposed violations during the organization of a Joe Cocker concert in Kazan on June 5, the Prosecutor General’s Office stated on Wednesday.

“Some of the songs performed by Joe Cocker are protected by copyright. The organizers should have obtained permission to perform them from the Russian Authors’ Society (RAO) and paid the corresponding royalty fees,” the office reported.

Tatconcert, which organized Cocker’s concert in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, only signed a license agreement for the singer’s concert with RAO, an NGO created by authors to protect copyright and intellectual property rights, after the prosecutors interfered.

English singer Joe Cocker, a Grammy, Golden Globe and Academy Award winning artist, is one of the oldest rock performers in the world. He won popularity in the 1960s, survived a problematic period when he spent several years away from music in the 1970s, and returned to the limelight in the 1980s.

He has been touring the world and making new albums ever since.

Joe Cocker’s famous distinctive voice and unusual delivery propelled him to the top of global charts and made him one of the most preeminent singers in the world. During his more than 40 years on the music scene, he released 21 studio and four live albums, conquering audiences in Europe and the Americas.