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Brian Brooks
 Location: United Kingdom

Brian Brooks came up through the clubs and concert stages and developed an individual style influenced by pop, rock, folk/blues and celtic music.

Making his first appearance in a post war, post industrial London - an era which straddled a time of immense change and upheaval between the old and the new - Brian's first thoughts were that he was glad he hadn't been born a few years earlier.

Initially classically trained, experiencing blues and rock & roll in the early 1960's was, for him, equivalent to Saint Paul on the road to Damascus. He cut his teeth in the London club scene during those halcyon years of the mid to late 1960's - as an audience member and occasional performer in venues such as Les Cousins, on Greek Street in Soho, listening to and learning from legendary musicians such as Davey Graham, Wizz Jones, Bert Jansch, John Renbourne and John Martyn.

Moving to the USA in 1968, he studied painting, drawing and photography and got involved with the musical world of clubs, festivals, concert halls and college circuitry. During this period, in addition to a partnership in a successful live music club in Greenwich Village, and acting in tv and film, he toured in every State of the Union except Hawaii, spending time also in Canada and Mexico and working with such luminaries as Spider John Koerner, Son House, Andy Warhol, John Lennon and Chuck Berry. In addition to playing on the folk circuit in places such as Gerde's Folk City, Cafe Wha'? and The Gaslight, he was also in one of the first bands to regularly perform in Hilly Cristal's CBGB's, on The Bowery, sharing the stage with Blondie, Talking Heads, The Ramones and Television and recording on the Adelphi label.

Moving back to Europe in 1979, Brian toured and exhibited internationally, playing mostly in celtic/folk/traditional/acoustic bands and recording on the Highway and Topic labels.

In the mid 1990's he relocated to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he worked with some fine musicians and technicians, along the way assisting Sir George Martin on his film "Rhythms of Life". It was during his time in Brazil that Brian recorded his first solo album "Everything Takes Forever" following his highly acclaimed EP "Paint the Town". He also began work on his second full album entitled "Hold On To The Night". He is currently adding to his collection of recordings of traditional and world music, which features a selection of songs and melodies which have moved and influenced him over the years.

Brian recently received his Masters degree in painting and hopes, one day, to get to Hawaii...


'Everything Takes Forever' is available on CDBaby.com

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February 5, 2004 Feature with Brian Brooks

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 "Everything Takes Forever"  (length: 05:02) 
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genre   Classic Rock
album   Everything Takes Forever
credits   Brian Brooks - words & music
label   BMB Music
 "Middle of Nowhere"  (length: 03:41) 
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genre   Rock
album   Everything Takes Forever
credits   Brian Brooks - words & music
label   BMB Music
 "Long Distance Runner"  (length: 04:22) 
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genre   Brit Pop
album   Everything Takes Forever
credits   Brian Brooks - words & music
label   BMB Music
 "London to Brighton"  (length: 01:21) 
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genre   Experimental
album   Everything Takes Forever
credits   Brian Brooks - music & concept
label   BMB Music
 "Corridors of Power"  (length: 06:05) 
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genre   Rock
album   Everything Takes Forever
credits   Brian Brooks - words & music
label   BMB Music
 "This Side of the Sun"  (length: 05:37) 
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genre   Folk
album   Everything Takes Forever
credits   Brian Brooks - words & music
label   BMB Music
 "The Blue Lagoon"  (length: 04:34) 
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genre   Tex-Mex
album   Everything Takes Forever
credits   Brian Brooks - words & music
label   BMB Music
 "A Room With A View"  (length: 05:27) 
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genre   Folk
album   Everything Takes Forever
credits   Brian Brooks - words & music
label   BMB Music
 "Time Flies"  (length: 04:41) 
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genre   Rock
album   Everything Takes Forever
credits   Brian Brooks - words & music
label   BMB Music
 "Leaf in the Breeze"  (length: 05:53) 
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genre   Mood Music
album   Everything Takes Forever
credits   Brian Brooks - words & music
label   BMB Music
 "Prologue"  (length: 01:32) 
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genre   Experimental
album   Everything Takes Forever
credits   Brian Brooks - music & concept
label   BMB Music
 "The Day The World Came To An End"  (length: 04:53) 
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genre   Classic Rock
album   Everything Takes Forever
credits   Brian Brooks - words & music
label   BMB Music
 "Hold On to the Night"  (length: 03:48) 
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genre   Classic Rock
album   Hold On to the Night
credits   Brian Brooks - words & music
label   BMB Music
 "Cool Reggae"  (length: 04:38) 
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genre   Reggae
album   Hold On to the Night
credits   Brian Brooks - words & music
label   BMB Music
 "South of the Border"  (length: 04:57) 
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genre   Southern Rock
album   Hold On to the Night
credits   Brian Brooks - words & music
label   BMB Music
 "Paint the Town"  (length: 04:13) 
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genre   Soft Rock
album   Paint the Town
credits   Brian Brooks - words & music
label   BMB Music
 "Tall Buildings"  (length: 03:49) 
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genre   Pop
album   Paint the Town
credits   Brian Brooks - words & music
label   BMB Music
 "She's Irresistible"  (length: 03:36) 
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genre   Rhythm And Blues
album   Paint the Town
credits   Brian Brooks - words & music
label   BMB Music
 "I Dreamed I Was Flying"  (length: 03:41) 
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genre   Rock
album   Paint the Town
credits   Brian Brooks - words & music
label   BMB Music
 "State of the Heart"  (length: 05:24) 
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genre   Soft Rock
album   Paint the Town
credits   Brian Brooks - words & music
label   BMB Music
 "Keep on Pushing"  (length: 04:16) 
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genre   Rhythm And Blues
album   Paint the Town
credits   Brian Brooks - words & music
label   BMB Music
 "A Brand New Waltz"  (length: 05:01) 
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genre   Lounge
album   Paint the Town
credits   Brian Brooks - words & music
label   BMB Music
 "Nothing"  (length: 05:07) 
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genre   Classic Rock
album   Paint the Town
credits   Brian Brooks - words & music
label   BMB Music
 "Come Back Baby"  (length: 02:49) 
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genre   Blues
album   Acoustic
credits   Traditional, arranged Brian Brooks
label   BMB Music
 "White House Blues"  (length: 04:46) 
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genre   Folk
album   Acoustic
credits   Traditional, arranged Brian Brooks
label   BMB Music
 "Little Sadie"  (length: 02:42) 
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genre   Folk
album   Acoustic
credits   Traditional, arranged Brian Brooks