Q: WHERE IS SHE NOW? Born in Salford, singer Elkie Brooks was discovered aged just 15 by showbiz impresario Don Arden. She fronted Vinegar Joe with Robert Palmer, and after going solo, became one of the UK’s biggest-selling artists. and she lives in north Devon and has two sons. Q: HER EARLY CAREER and VINEGAR […]
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Her first solo album on A&M records was Rich Man’s Woman (1975). It was released to critical acclaim, but Brooks was given a hard time because of the album’s cover shot of a naked Brooks with a feather boa, which was considered outrageous for the time. It came before a run of 16 albums in […]
Newly remastered for it’s 2021 re-release. Elkie Brooks Electric Lady – The Deluxe Edition 16 track CD featuring 5 bonus never before releassed recordings. Go to Elkie’s Official YouTube page for a preview of the bonus tracks DETAILS
Recorded and Filmed Live at Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 7th May 2004. Elkie’s recording career began when, as a teenager, she was billed as Manchester’s answer to Brenda Lee. She worked with several big-name jazz bands at that time, such as those led by Eric Delaney and Humphrey Lyttleton, and released a few singles, but […]
5 classic studio albums packaged together in a new slim line slipcase from one of the biggest female artists of the 70s & 80s, commonly referred to the ‘British Queen Of Blues’. In 2012, Elkie had released more albums that had reached the top 75 of the UK album chart than any other […]
