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 (now The Ivors Academy) and is often referred to as the “British Queen of Blues”. Brooks was born Elaine Bookbinder in Salford, to a Jewish family. Her father’s grandparents emigrated to Britain from Poland at the start of the 20th century to escape the pogroms. Her older brothers are Raymond Bookbinder and Anthony Bookbinder (Tony Mansfield of The Dakotas). As a child, Brooks began singing at bar mitzvahs and weddings. According to Brooks, her unofficial debut was a gig at a club called the Laronde on Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester, when she was 13. At 15, she won a talent contest in Manchester, which led to her joining a pop package tour promoted by Don Arden. Her first record, a cover of Etta James’s “Something’s Got a Hold on Me”, was released on Decca in 1964.
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Proud To Be A Honky Woman – Vinegar Joe with Elkie Brooks
Vinegar Joe Never Met A Dog
Pearl’s A Singer
Love Potion Number Nine
We’ve got tonight
Gasoline Alley
Only love can break your heart
Sunshine After The Rain
Dont Cry Out Loud
Lilac Wine
No more the fool
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