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Norman Brooks
Quebec, Canada • 1928-08-19 – 2006-09-14
Norman Brooks is credited on 14 releases across 5 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–1988 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
14
Pressings credited
5
Albums
4
Decades active
2
In collections
Biography
Norman Brooks (August 19, 1928 – September 14, 2006) was a Canadian singer, best known for his ability to sound like Al Jolson. He was born Norman Joseph Arie, the son of Lebanese parents, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1928. He played Jolson in the 1956 film, The Best Things in Life Are Free. Brooks performed in nightclubs and on television in the United States and Canada during the 1950s and 1960s. He played himself in the 1960 film Ocean's Eleven. His records "Hello Sunshine" and "You Shouldn't Have Kissed Me The First Time" for the Zodiac Records label were national hits in 1953. His song "A Sky-Blue Shirt and a Rainbow Tie" reached No. 17 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1954.
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Credited work
14 releases · 5 albums · active 1958–1988
- Performance · 21
- Other credits · 9
- Production · 1
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Al Goodman And His Orch. & Chorus
- Lucio Dalla
- Various
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