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Gwendolyn Dianne Brooks (January 3, 1939 – April 29, 2005), was a soul, r&b and jazz singer from New Jersey. With the Three Playmates, Brooks recorded several songs in 1957. She moved to Toronto shortly thereafter. Her part in Canadian soul music history began when the group Diane Brooks, Eric Mercury and the Soul Searchers was formed. As a solo singer, she recorded two albums and several singles of her own. Her biggest solo hit was "Walkin' on My Mind" in 1969. She was also a prolific session singer. As a vocalist, she provided backing vocals on albums by a multitude of artists that include Ann Murray, Gino Vannelli and Richie Havens. She was also a song-writer.

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  • ديان بروكس (ar)
  • Dianne Brooks (en)
  • Dianne Brooks (nl)
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  • ديان بروكس (بالإنجليزية: Dianne Brooks)‏ هي عازفة الجاز أمريكية، ولدت في 3 يناير 1939، وتوفيت في 29 أبريل 2005. (ar)
  • Gwendolyn Dianne Brooks (January 3, 1939 – April 29, 2005), was a soul, r&b and jazz singer from New Jersey. With the Three Playmates, Brooks recorded several songs in 1957. She moved to Toronto shortly thereafter. Her part in Canadian soul music history began when the group Diane Brooks, Eric Mercury and the Soul Searchers was formed. As a solo singer, she recorded two albums and several singles of her own. Her biggest solo hit was "Walkin' on My Mind" in 1969. She was also a prolific session singer. As a vocalist, she provided backing vocals on albums by a multitude of artists that include Ann Murray, Gino Vannelli and Richie Havens. She was also a song-writer. (en)
  • Gwendolyn Dianne Brooks (3 januari, 1939 - Toronto, 29 april 2005) was een Amerikaanse jazz- en rhythm-and-blues-zangeres. Brooks, afkomstig van New Jersey, was in de jaren vijftig lid van de groep Three Playmates, die in 1957 verschillende songs opnam voor : "Giddy-Up-A-Ding-Dong" en "(Do-Oo Do-Oo) I Dreamed" (beide singles met begeleiding van onder meer Kenny Burrell) en "Sugah Wooga". In de jaren zeventig woonde ze in Canada. In die tijd was ze als achtergrondzangeres betrokken bij opnames van onder meer Emmylou Harris, Bette Midler, Anne Murray, Funkadelic en Pure Prairie League van . Ook was ze actief als zangeres bij de Canadese popgroep . Van haar verschenen tevens solo-singles en een paar albums, in 1976 bijvoorbeeld de lp "Back Stairs of My Life", waarop onder meer Bonnie Raitt me (nl)
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  • Dianne Brooks (en)
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  • Gwendolyn Dianne Brooks (en)
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