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See all 2 datesElkie Brooks is an English pop singer born in Broughton in 1946 and active since 1960. Her first album, "Rich Man's Woman", was released in 1975 on Island Records, the label she recorded for.
Next date in London: 11 May 2027 at Royal Albert Hall.
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- Latest album
- Gasoline Alley (2020)
- Born
- 1946 · Broughton
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active since
- 1960
- Label
- Island Records
About — The artist
Elkie Brooks (born Elaine Bookbinder; 25 February 1945) is an English rock, blues and jazz singer. She was a vocalist with the bands Dada and Vinegar Joe, and later became a solo artist. She gained her biggest success in the late 1970s and 1980s, releasing 13 UK Top 75 singles, and reached the top ten with "Pearl's a Singer", "Sunshine After the Rain" (both 1977), "Fool (If You Think It's Over) (1981), and "No More the Fool" (1986). She has been nominated twice for the Brit Awards.
Brooks is a Gold Badge Award of Merit winner from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) (now The Ivors Academy) and is generally referred to as the "British Queen of Blues".
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Elkie Brooks” (en), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Discography
- Rich Man’s Woman 1975
- Two Days Away 1977
- Shooting Star 1978
- Live and Learn 1979
- Pearls 1981
- Pearls II 1982
- Minutes 1984
- Screen Gems 1984
- No More the Fool 1986
- The Very Best of Elkie Brooks 1987
- Bookbinder’s Kid 1988
- Inspiration 1989
- Pearls III 1991
- ’Round Midnight 1993
- Nothin’ but the Blues 1994
- Circles 1995
- Lilac Wine 1995
- The Best of Elkie Brooks, We've Got Tonight 1996
- Amazing 1996
- Electric Lady 2005
- Powerless 2009
- Gasoline Alley 2020