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Elkie Brooks guests

Elkie Brooks - celebrating 55 years in the music business - joins Jools and the band to sing live and to reveal some of her favourite songs.

This week Jools & the band are joined by the legendary Elkie Brooks, who'll be singing live, picking some of her favourite records and looking back over her long career which began when she released her first single in 1964.

She'll also be remembering her time in the band Vinegar Joe with co-vocalist Robert Palmer, and revealing some of the secrets behind her time as a solo artist.

57 minutes

Last on

Mon 14 May 2018 21:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Blue Dots

    Saturday Night Fish Fry

    • Ace Story (Vol 3).
    • Monour Street Music Ltd.
    • 2.

  • Big Joe Turner

    Bump Miss Suzie Bump

    • Shout Rattle and Roll.
    • Atlantic.
    • 9.

  • Tampa Red

    Roamin' & A- Ramblin'

    • Dynamite.
    • Ace Records.
    • 9.

  • Dean Martin & Helen O’Connell

    How D'Ya Like Your Eggs In The Morning?

    • Cool Couples (Various Artists).
    • Sanctuary.

  • Albert Ammons & Pete Johnson

    Cuttin' The Boogie

    • His Masters Voice.

  • Richard Hawley

    Born Under a Bad Sign

  • Elkie Brooks

    Running To The Future

    • Finding Your Feet O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Virgin EMI.

  • Humphrey Lyttelton

    Bad Penny Blues

    • British Beat Before The Beatles Vol..
    • EMI.

  • The Staple Singers

    Sit Down Servant

    • Swing Low.
    • Collectables.
    • 7.

  • Elkie Brooks & Jools Holland & Band

    Baby, What Do You Want Me To Do

  • Elkie Brooks

    Love Ain't Something You Can Get For Free

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.

Broadcast

  • Mon 14 May 2018 21:00
    BBC Radio 2