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Elkie Brooks | |
|---|---|
 Brooks at the Coventry Apollo in 1983 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Elaine Bookbinder |
| Born | 25 February 1945[1] Salford, Lancashire, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1960–present |
| Labels | Island, A&M |
| Website | elkiebrooks |
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).[5] She has been nominated twice for the Brit Awards.[6]
Brooks is a Gold Badge Award of Merit winner from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) (now The Ivors Academy)[7] and is generally referred to as the "British Queen of Blues".[8][9]
- ^ a b "Elkie Brooks - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Reviews 2". Elkiebrooks.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ Button, Simon (27 May 2017). "Whatever happened to Vinegar Joe singer Elkie Brooks | Life | Life & Style". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ Denselow, Robin (9 September 2005). "Elkie Brooks, Cabot Hall, London". The Guardian.
- ^ Roberts, David, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles and Albums. Guinness World Records Limited. p. 79. ISBN 978-1904994107.
- ^ "Elkie Brooks, the British Queen of Blues". Independent Television. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Alphonse, Tareic (13 October 1999). "Ivors Academy". Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Hunt, Keith (6 September 2013). "Elkie's star is still shining". Kent Online. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "Elkie Brooks cancels Huddersfield concert after losing voice". News report. Examiner.com. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2013.