Elkie Brooks Elkie Brooks 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 bluesy voice and hit singles such as "Pearl's a Singer", "Lilac Wine", "Don't Cry Out Loud", "Fool (If You Think It's Over)", and "No More the Fool", and top-selling album "Pearls". She is generally referred to as the "British Queen of Blues". By April 2012, Brooks
George S. Brooks on fiction pieces with correspondent and sketch-writer Henry Clune. S. S. McClure was impressed by Brooks’ Herald articles invited him to New York. Brooks became managing editor of "McClure's". When the publication was bought by the Hearst Corporation, Brooks resigned. He became managing editor of "Shrine Magazine". Whilst in New York, Brooks renewed his acquaintance with Walter Lister, the city editor of the "New York Evening Post". With Lister, Brooks embarked on writing his first play. Initially titled "Patriots, Inc.", Brooks' and Lister's first play was produced by Jed Harris under the title, "Spread Eagle" and staged by George Abbott.