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Elkie Brooks (born Elaine Bookbinder on 25 February 1945, Broughton, Salford, England) is an English singer, formerly a vocalist with Vinegar Joe, and later a solo artist. A professional singer since she was fifteen, Brooks' début, a cover of Etta James's "Something's Got A Hold On Me", was released on Decca in 1964. Later she became the vocalist with a British 12-piece Stax-influenced, jazz-rock fusion band called Dada that released one, eponymous, album in 1970. <a href="https://www.last.f
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elaine
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Island Records
- Official website
- www.elkiebrooks.com
- Image
- Portret Elkie Brooks zangeres Amsterdam, 1977 - 05.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1946-02-25
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- pseudonym
- Elkie Brooks
- birth name
- Elaine Bookbinder
- member of
- Vinegar Joe
- Commons category
- Elkie Brooks
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