Elkie Brooks is one of the finest female rock singers the UK has ever produced and in 1981, her album ‘Pearls’ became the biggest selling album by a British female singer in the history of the UK charts. (You’ll find Elkie’s bio, together with some early live footage, elsewhere on this site.) She continues to [...]
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The Animals
27 October, 2008 – 11:08 am
The Animals performing ‘House Of The Rising Sun’
One of the leading bands in the so-called British Invasion of the US, fronted by gravel-voiced Eric Burden, the Animals originated from Newcastle. Signed by manager and promoter Giorgio Gomelsky who showcased them at his Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, they were then picked up by producer Mickie Most. [...]