Duo Rock 'n' Roll Anglais composé de Ricky Brook né le 24 Octobre 1940 à Winchester (Hampshire) et de Geoffrey Brook né le 12 Avril 1943 à Winchester (Hampshire).

For about five years, from 1958 through 1963, Ricky Brook (born on October 24, 1940) and Geoffrey Brook (born on April 12, 1943) bidded fair to become England's answer to the Everly Brothers. The two brothers, who deliberately cultivated nearly identical appearances on stage despite the nearly three years' difference in their ages, began performing skiffle together in 1956, amid the boom for that uniquely British amalgam of folk, blues, jazz, and rock & roll. After winning a talent competition, they chose to turn professional and developed a sound very similar to that of the Everly Brothers, who were just emerging as stars at the time — they were also probably influenced to some extent by the Kalin Twins (themselves similar to the Everly Brothers) and their single "When." In 1960, they were signed to the Top Rank label and attracted attention with their cover of the Brothers Four hit "Greenfields," which became an Italian hit. Their subsequent singles included the Everly Brothers-related pairing "Please Help Me I'm Falling" b/w "When Will I Be Loved?" which failed to chart. In 1961, the Brook Brothers jumped to Pye Records and were assigned to producer Tony Hatch, and their second single for the label, "Warpaint," became a British Top 20 hit. They subsequently recorded a self-titled LP (containing their covers of "Hello Mary Lou" and "The Trolley Song," among other rock & roll and non-rock & roll standards), and toured with Cliff Richard and Bobby Rydell, thus enhancing their status and exposure in England, though, like virtually every other British act of the era, they never made an impact in America. The Brook Brothers enjoyed lesser hits with "Ain't Gonna Wash for a Week," "He's Old Enough to Know Better," "Welcome Home Baby," and "Trouble Is My Middle Name." The duo managed a lively appearance in Richard Lester's debut feature film, the scintillating jukebox movie It's Trad, Dad (also known as Ring-A-Ding Rhythm), miming in an elaborately shot and edited performance of the song "Double Trouble." By that time, in mid-1963, the beat boom out of Liverpool, spearheaded by the Beatles, was dominating the charts and the Brook Brothers seemed more suited to the cabaret circuit. They'd disappeared from view by 1965, leaving behind some fond memories for homegrown British audiences. At the end of the '90s, Castle Music put together a double-CD compilation of the Brook Brothers' complete Pye label recordings, including outtakes and rarities.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brook_Brothers

Style musical : Rock 'n' Roll

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WARPAINT (1961)

AIN'T GONNA WASH FOR A WEEK (1961) 

HE'S OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER (1962)

Years in activity :

1910 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2000 10 20

DISCOGRAPHY

Singles

1960 SP TOP RANK JAR349 (UK) . Green Fields / How Will It End
1960 SP TOP RANK JAR409 (UK) . Please Help Me, I'm Falling / When Will I Be Loved
1960 SP PYE 7N15298 (UK) . Say The Word / Everything But Love
1961 SP PYE 7N15333 (UK) . Warpaint / Sometimes
1961 SP PYE 7N15352 (UK) . Little Bitty Heart / Tell Her
1961 SP PYE 7N15369 (UK) . Ain't Gonna Wash For A Week / One Last Kiss
1961 SP PYE 7N15387 (UK) . Married / Love Girls
1961 EP PYE NEP 24140 (UK) BROOK BROTHERS HIT PARADE - Say The Word / Everything But Love / Warpaint / Sometimes
1961 EP PYE NEP 24148 (UK) BROOK BROTHERS HIT PARADE VOL. 2 - Little Bitty Heart / One Last Kiss / Tell Her / Ain't Gonna Wash For A Week
1961 EP VOGUE PNV 24080 (F) Warpaint / Sometimes / Little Bitty Heart / Tell Her
1961 EP VOGUE PNV 24085 (F) Ain't Gonna Wash For A Week / I Wanna Love My Life Away / I'm In Love Again / Like Making Love
1962 SP PYE 7N15409 (UK) . He's Old Enough To Know Better / Win Or Lose
1962 SP PYE 7N15415 (UK) . Too Scared / Tell Tale
1962 SP PYE 7N15441 (UK) . Just Another Fool / Double Trouble
1962 SP PYE 7N15453 (UK) . Welcome Home Baby / So Long
1962 SP PYE 7N15463 (UK) . I Can't Make Up My Mind / Town Girl
1962 EP PYE NEP 24155 (UK) THE BROOK BROTHERS - The Trolley Song / Look For A Star / Half As Much / I Wanna Love My Life Away
1963 SP PYE 7N15498 (UK) . Trouble Is My Middle Name / Let The Good Times Roll
1963 SP PYE 7N15527 (UK) . I'm Not Jimmy / Side By Side
1963 SP PYE 7N15570 (UK) . Crossroads / Whistle To The Wind
1964 SP DECCA F11868 (UK) . Once In A While / Poor Poor Man

Albums

1961 LP 12" PYE ? (UK) BROOK BROTHERS - The Trolley Song / Little Devil / That's The Way It Goes / Please Help Me I'm Falling / I Wanna Love My Life Away / Little Bitty Heart / I'm In Love Again / Hello Mary Lou / I Love Girls / Look For A Star / Like Making Love / Half As Much / Honey Cause I Love You / Your Cheating Heart / Tell Her / Warpaint
1990 CD RR 4096-WZ (UK) BROOK BROTHERS - The Trolley Song / Little Devil / That's The Way It Goes / Please Help Me I'm Falling / I Wanna Love My Life Away / Little Bitty Heart / I'm In Love Again / Hello Mary Lou / I Love Girls / Look For A Star / Like Making Love / Half As Much / Honey Cause I Love You / Your Cheating Heart / Tell Her / Warpaint / Bonus :  Ain't Gonna Wash For A Week / He's Old Enough To Know Better
09/2002 2 CD CASTLE MUSIC 72210 (UK) WARPAINT - THE PYE ANTHOLOGY :
CD 1 : Say The Word / Everything But Love / Warpaint / Sometimes / Little Bitty Heart / Tell Her / Ain't Gonna Wash For A Week / One Last Kiss / Married / I Love Girls / He's Old Enough To Know Better / Win Or Lose / Tell Tale / Too Scared / Just Another Fool / Double Trouble / Welcome Home Baby / So Long / Town Girl / I Can't Make Up My Mind / Let The Good Times Roll / I'm Not Jimmy / Side By Side / Whistle To The Wind / Crosswords
CD 2 : The Trolley Song / Little Devil / That's The Way It Goes / Please Help Me, I'm Falling / I Wanna Love My Life Away / Little Bitty Heart / I'm In Love Again / Hello Mary Lou / I Love Girls / Look For A Star / Like Making Love / Half As Much / Honey Cause I Love You / Your Cheatin Heart / Too Scared / Side By Side

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