Johnnie Walker meets... Elkie Brooks
Johnnie talks to Elkie about opening for The Beatles, recording with Lieber and Stoller and, as she celebrates more than 50 years in music, continuing to record and tour today.
Johnnie talks in depth to an artist who has had more Top 75 albums than any other British artist in the last two decades - she has opened for The Beatles, recorded with Jimmy Page, Mike Stoller and Jerry Lieber, fronted a band with Robert Palmer and, as she celebrates more than 50 years in music, she continues to record and tour today - the extraordinary Elkie Brooks.
Elkie discusses her life and signature songs such as No More The Fool, Pearl's A Singer, Gasoline Alley and some brand new recordings.
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Vinegar Joe
Proud To Be (A Honky Woman)
- Six Star Gypsies.
- Edsel.
- 008.
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Ella Fitzgerald
Lullaby Of Birdland
- Lullabies Of Birdland And Sweet And Hot.
- Verve.
- 12.
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Elkie Brooks
No More The Fool
- The Very Best Of.
- Virgin EMI Records.
- 006.
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Elkie Brooks
Pearl's A Singer
- The Very Best Of.
- Virgin EMI Records.
- 001.
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Elkie Brooks
The Runaway
- The Very Best Of.
- Virgin EMI Records.
- 011.
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Elkie Brooks
Gasoline Alley
- The Very Best Of Elkie Brooks.
- A&M.
- 15.
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Elkie Brooks
Love Ain't Something You Can Get For Free
- (CD Single).
- A&M.
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Elkie Brooks
Sunshine After The Rain
- The Very Best Of.
- Virgin EMI Records.
- 004.
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Elkie Brooks
Forgive And Forget
- Pearl - The Very Best Of Elkie Brooks.
- A&M.
- 10.
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Elkie Brooks
We've Got Tonight
- The Very Best Of Elkie Brooks.
- A&M.
- 16.
Broadcasts
- Mon 29 May 2017 12:00麻豆社 Radio 2
- Tue 12 Sep 2017 00:00麻豆社 Radio 2