Elkie Brooks

October 12, 2018

1979 Elkie Brooks – Live And Learn

Ed Greene, Elkie Brooks, Fred Tackett, Hall Blaine, James Gadson, Michael Boddicker, Paulinho Da Costa, Scott Edwards, The Waters

Live and Learn is an album by Elkie Brooks, released in 1979. Released on the back of two hit singles (“Don’t Cry Out Loud” and “The Runaway”), A&M released Live and Learn choosing to omit these songs. Leiber & Stoller made returned as producers for the album and gave it a distinct funk and disco […]

February 22, 2016

1975 Elkie Brooks – Rich Man’s Woman

David Paich, Elkie Brooks, John Guerin, Marlo Henderson, Michael Boddicker

Elkie Brooks (born Elaine Bookbinder, 25 February 1945) is an English singer, a vocalist with the bands Dada and Vinegar Joe, and later a solo artist. She gained her biggest success in the late 1970s and 1980s and has been nominated twice for Brit Awards. She is known for her powerful husky voice and hit […]