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Lonnie Brooks (born Lee Baker Jr., December 18, 1933 – April 1, 2017) [ 1][ 2][ 3] was an American blues singer and guitarist. The musicologist Robert Palmer, writing in Rolling Stone, stated, "His music is witty, soulful and ferociously energetic, brimming with novel harmonic turnarounds, committed vocals and simply astonishing guitar work ...
Apr 5, 2017 · Lonnie Brooks, a blues singer and guitarist whose relationship with his adopted hometown was cemented by his hit recording of Robert Johnson’s “Sweet Home Chicago,” died on Saturday in...
Apr 2, 2017 · “Lonnie Brooks was a Chicago blues legend with a towering talent and soulful style that won him legions of fans across the country and around the world,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a...
Apr 3, 2017 · Singer and guitarist Lonnie Brooks, known for his intense guitar work and a unique style that mixed Southern soul, Louisiana rhythms and Chicago blues, died April 1 in Chicago. He was 83. His...
Apr 3, 2017 · CHICAGO -- Chicago blues musician Lonnie Brooks, whose relationship with his adopted hometown was cemented by his hit recording of Robert Johnson’s “Sweet Home Chicago,” has died at age 83.
A prolific musician known for his intense guitar solos and raspy but strong voice, Brooks died on Saturday night, his son said. Brooks came to the blues by a circuitous route. Born Lee Baker Jr. in Louisiana, he was focused on guitar when he was noticed and invited to Chicago by soul singer Sam Cooke more than 50 years ago.
Apr 2, 2017 · Pioneering Chicago Bluesman Lonnie Brooks has died at 83. Brooks’ son Wayne Baker Brooks, who is also a blues musician, wrote on Facebook that the singer died on Saturday in Chicago. He was born Lee Baker Jr. on December 18, 1933, in Dubuisson, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Apr 3, 2017 · Lonnie Brooks, a Louisiana-born blues musician well-known for his version of the Robert Johnson song “Sweet Home Chicago,” died Saturday, April 1, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was...
Apr 3, 2017 · A prolific musician known for his intense guitar solos and raspy but strong voice, Brooks died on Saturday night, his son said. Brooks came to the blues by a circuitous route.
Apr 2, 2017 · CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago blues musician Lonnie Brooks, whose relationship with his adopted hometown was cemented by his hit recording of Robert Johnson's "Sweet Home Chicago," died at age 83, his...
