#elkiebrooks

[singeratlarge]

Tim “Chris” Andrews SONG OF THE WEEK: “Discovery”— https://timchrisandrews.bandcamp.com/track/discovery  — As of 1967, Tim a.k.a. Chris Andrews already had notoriety as lead vocalist/guitarist in the psychedelic bands Les Fleur de Lys (“Mud in Your Eye”) and Rupert’s People (“Reflections of Charles Brown”), but managers and Parlophone Records encouraged to break out as a solo act, doing more mainstream orchestral baroque pop material—even marketing him as a “teen idol.” He was advised to change his name from Chris to Tim to distinguish him from another singer-songwriter Christopher Andrews. Then Tim/Chris was partnered with the multi-talented Paul Korda, on the rise as a producer, singer-songwriter, and actor who was in the original London cast of the musical HAIR and later appeared in major films (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, SPINAL TAP)  and he worked with Love Sculpture, Cat Stevens, Frankie Valli, and Roger Daltrey among others (sadly Paul passed away in 2020). Tim/Chris also moved on, collaborating with Daltrey, David Essex, and Davy Jones (Monkees), and continuing to release solo material to this day as Chris Andrews.

With the legendary Clem Cattini on drums, “Discovery” (a non-LP B-side from 1969) features soaring falsetto and a soulful vibrato on par with Steve Marriott. This densely orchestrated track compares to deep cuts by The Kinks and early Bee Gees—a great piece of Motown-influenced mod-era Britpop that stands the test of time.

#timandrews #chrisandrews #paulkorda #clemcattini #modrock #britishrock #psychedelic #fleurdelys #rupertspeople #beegees #hair #piratesofthecaribbean #spinaltap #elkiebrooks #rogerdaltrey #lovesculpture #frankievalli #stevemarriott #thekinks #parlophonerecords #britpop #vibrato #soulful #chamberpop #baroquepop #discovery

[anacanet]

Pearl's a singer And they say that she once cut a record They played it for a week or so On the local radio, it never made it She wanted to be Betty Grable But now she sits there at that beer stained table Dreaming of the things she never got to do All those dreams that never came true Pearl's a singer She stands up when she plays the piano In a nightclub Pearl's a singer She sings songs for the lost and the lonely Her job is entertaining folks Singing songs and telling jokes In a nightclub... #pearlsasinger #elkiebrooks #songs #80s #quites

[ottottorecords]

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[northernlifemagazine]

Northern Life is out now and of course it goes without saying, this is the best one yet! In this issue: • Exclusive interview with TV's Yorkshire Rose, Katie Rushworth. • We chat to rhythm and blues icon Alexander O'Neal. • Christa Ackroyd talks to Queen of the Blues - Ellie Brooks. Also in this issue - we get up on the roof with Mark Davis exploring his photography from the rooftops. A Tale of Two Cities • Wedding Special • Beautiful Bowland's Birds • What's on Guide ...and of course much much more! Enjoy Northern Life ��� #alexanderoneal #katierushworth #yorkshirerose #markdavis #lancaster #york #weddingspecial #elkiebrooks #photography #northernlife #magazine #christaackroyd

[sounds10thapr1976-blog]

Second page of news.

Page 3     SOUNDS     April 10, 1976

WHO PUT THE BOOT IN

ALEX HARVEY AND LITTLE FEAT JOIN THEM ON SOCCER SUPERGIGS THE WHO, Alex Harvey, Little Feat: that is the phenomenal top line of the heaviest package to hit the road in Britain in years.

These three bands plus the Outlaws, making their UK debut, and Streetwalkers have been assembled by promoter Harvey Goldsmith to play three football grounds to a total of 115,000 people.

The venues and dates are: Charlton Athletic FC, The Valley, London SE7, May 31; Celtic FC, Celtic Park, Glasgow G21, June 5; Swansea City FC, Vetch Field, Swansea, June 12, all shows starting at 2.00 pm, gates open at 12 noon.

The working title for the whole enterprise is ‘Who Put The Boot In’ and it is the realisation of Pete Townshend’s dream of playing ‘rock for everyone’ which he first tried, not entirely to his satisfaction, with the one show at Charlton in May, ’74.

On a grand scale it’s ‘the Who and friends’ as they are all bands the Who rate highly.

All tickets cost £4 each and are available by POSTAL application immediately from GP Productions, PO Box 4TL, London W1A 4OL. Application should be marked London, Glasgow or Swansea to assist sorting and postal orders preferable to cheques, say the organisers.

Tickets are available by PERSONAL application only from the following locations from April 12: Virgin Records, Union Street, Swansea. Derick Records, Oxford Street, Swansea. Derick records, Station Road, Port Talbot. Appollo, Glasgow. Shuffles, Sauchniehall Street, Glasgow.

Harvey Goldsmith has arranged special trains to the gigs through British Rail as well as coaches and special arrangements with the local transport authorities.

An unusual feature designed to prevent rip-offs is that the catering will be completely controlled by the promoters rather than sub-contracted.

To get the elaborate staging and all the bands’ equipment on the road they will be using eight articulated 40-foot trucks. The operation will employ 2,000 people in security/clearance/turnstiles/crews.

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band have added a date to their British tour before the Who gigs. They will now play Edinburgh Odeon on Saturday May 29 as well as the previous night.

AISLES OF MILES JOHN MILES’S first headlining tour, forecast in Sounds last week, has now been fixed and will take in major venues in eight cities.

He is also being lined up for a Mike Mansfield TV special to be recorded in May for broadcast in July or August.

Tour dates are: Glasgow Apollo May 30, Newcastle City Hall 31, Manchester Palace Theatre June 1, Liverpool Empire 2, Birmingham Town Hall 3, Bristol Hippodrome 4, London Hammersmith Odeon 6, Southampton Gaumont 7.

BILLY AND WILLY IN COUNTRY DOUBLE BILLY SWAN and Willie Nelson are to double-head a single British gig during their European tour later this month.

The play the London New Victoria on April 23, tickets £2.50, £2 and £1.50 available from the box office now.

Nelson has just released in Britain the single that won him the US Grammy for ‘Best Country Male Vocal Performance’ last year titled ‘Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain’. Reports of any other gigs in the UK for Nelson this time round should be ignored CBS say.

STONES: THREE MORE SHOWS A million people want to see ’em

THE ROLLING STONES are to play three extra nights at Earls Court but there is no way they could meet the demand for tickets to see them – which now amounts to a MILLION applications.

They will now play May 25, 26 and 27 which will put about 50,000 more seats into the ballot but there is no point in sending further applications as these will simply help to take up some of the sackfuls of letters already bound to be disappointed.

The last count was 86 bags of mail containing an estimated million applications with most asking for any number of tickets up to the limit of six.

NEW BLOOD FOR ROLLERS NEW BAY CITY ROLLER Ian Mitchell, a 17-year-old Irishman, said that he was “over the moon” at joining the band.

He replaces Alan Longmuir who originally decided to quit the Rollers last year when he admitted that he was 27, not 22 as their publicity claimed. The he was dissuaded by the fans’ response but now he has decided that the pressures of touring are too much for him.

Ian comes from Downpatrick, County Down, and Rollers’ manager Tam Paton said he was spotted when playing in Belfast with a group called the Young Stars.

NEW NEW SEEKERS THE NEW SEEKERS have reformed, though not with the original line-up, and already scheduled their first concerts.

They broke up more than a year ago and lead singer Lynn Paul began a solo career which she is continuing. Marty Kristian and Paul Leyton recorded with Danny Finn who they have now brought into the New Seekers line-up.

Original member Eve Graham has returned from a spell in Australia and they are joined by Kathie Ann Ray as replacement for Lynn.

Their first concert is on May 16 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and a full tour is planned for later that month.

DAVID GOES SPANISH DAEVID ALLEN, the former leader of Gong, may be playing in the UK during the summer with a Spanish five-piece string band called Euterpe. He is living in Majorca at the moment.

COWMAN LEAVES JOHN GREAVES, bassist with Henry Cow, has left the band to record solo and the band are currently rehearsing with a new member whose name will be announced next week.

Greaves will be recording in New York with Peter Blegvad who used to be in Slap Happy.

MOON HEIST MOON are offering a reward, no questions asked, for the return of their van, an Orange mixer, and a Hi-Watt amp stolen after their gig at Dingwalls at the weekend.

They are about to go into the studio to record for CBS for the first time and, though they are buying a new PA, they had hoped to use their old equipment either in part-exchange or as a monitoring set-up.

ELKIE: PERONTINITIS? ELKIE BROOKS has cancelled her gig scheduled for the New Victoria this Saturday because of a severe illness. She is now recovering from an emergency operation for perontonitis.

She is said to have been offered the lead role in a new musical by ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ composers Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber about the life of Eva Peron, the first wife of the late Argentinian dictator Juan Peron. She would not have to start work on it until June.

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[maturegems]

TODAY from our "Birthday Vault" from the world of music and entertainment we say a Happy Birthday to five of our favourite legendary icons across the miles: Lee Evans - Comedian Elkie Brooks - Singer Sir Tom Courtenay - Actor and Mike Peters - Musician Also remembering the remarkable George Harrison who would have also celebrated his birthday today. #leeevans #elkiebrooks #tomcourtenay #mikepeters #georgeharrison #comedians #femaleartist #musician #icons Celebrating birthdays of icons.....

[chantelmcgregorofficial]

Wow!!!! @elkiebrooks gave me a lovely mention in the Daily Express today! She's such a wonderful lady!!!

[hide-and-secret]

Elkie Brooks will be celebrating her 70th birthday with a UK tour. Quite simply one of the most successful and popular singers the UK has ever produced. Now in the 5th decade of her career, she is still proving to be one of the most powerful and versatile vocal talents of our generation. With numerous hit singles, million selling albums and awards, her annual tours are treat for fans old and new. Elkie Brooks – Live In Concert Showing at the Blackpool Grand Theatre Friday 10 Feb 2017 #Instagrand #musicmonday #theatre #stage #blackpool #lancashire #northwest #holiday #theatrelife #elkiebrooks (at Blackpool)

[991dotcom]

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[mister-zachary-blog]

#morningvibes | Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley -------------------//------------------ Leaving school at the age of 15 Rod Stewart set out to pursue a career as a 3rd division footballer but was never called back after trials. According to his autobiography, regarding possible career options, Stewart concluded, "Well, a #musician's life is a lot easier and I can also get drunk and make music, and I can't do that and play football. I plumped for music ... They're the only two things I can do actually: play football and sing." In autumn of #1970 #RodStewart released his second #album, #GasolineAlley (#ElkieBrooks later achieved a hit with a version of the title track in 1983). A notable change was the addition of The #mandolin to the album. He then launched a US tour with the #Faces. Stewart sang guest vocals for the Australian group Python Lee Jackson on "In a Broken Dream", (featured on A$AP Rocky's recent hit "#everyday") recorded in April #1969 but not released until #1970. His payment was a set of seat covers for his car. It was re-released in 1972 to become a worldwide hit. (at Erwin Hotel Roof Top)

[remykolpakopoul]

Elkie Brooks : Mojo Hannah

Je ne m’en lasse pas. Depuis 77, oui, 1977. Un groove implacable, une voix braisée sur tempo de turbines. Elle s’appelle Elkie Brooks, et son « Mojo Hannah », qui figure dans un des coffrets de Nova (et reste toujours en rotation) est une TUERIE.

L’histoire ? Miss Brooks, née à Manchester vient de ce qu’on appelait à l’époque « blue eyed soul » ou « northern soul », cette génération soul britiche qui a émergé dans les 70’s (les Ecossais d’Average White Band, Kokomo…). Son 1° groupe ? Vinegar Joe, un band à 2 voix (l’autre, un certain Robert Palmer !). Puis un 2° album à son nom, « Two days away », produit par le master duo US Leiber & Stoller (Elvis P, Drifters, etc). Jamais réédité.

Très populaire en Angleterre jusque dans les 90’s mais inexplicablement ignorée ici, c’est une des mes perles éternelles. Je vous offre, pour la rentrée, cette version live (avec chœurs et cuivres) de « Mojo Hannah ».

► Elkie Brooks : Site ● Facebook ● Twitter ● MySpace ● Deezer ● YouTube ● iTunes ● Wikipédia

[alissaparis-blog]

[chantelmcgregorofficial]

Listening to @elkiebrooks / Vinegar Joe 'Proud To Be A Honkey Women' and rocking out in the garden! Yup proud to be a Honkey Woman!!! OMG is that a ghost in the background!

[991dotcom]

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