Donnie Brooks - The Happiest Donnie Brooks (1961) @ 320

Donnie Brooks was an American pop music singer. 

Brooks was still without a recording contract in 1958 when he played a set at a El Monte Legion Stadium show, singing two songs that included Ray Charles' hit "What'd I Say". Encouraged by friends Dorsey and Johnny Burnette, he stayed in the music business and in late 1959 he made his first recording using the name Donnie Brooks. His first single, "Li'l Sweetheart", received a lukewarm reception, but his March 1960 single, "Mission Bell" on Era Records, became a major hit; it peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. His follow-up single, "Doll House"/"Round Robin" (a double-sided hit single with a color picture sleeve on Era Records), peaked at No. 31 in December 1960. In an interview for a 2006 concert he performed at Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, California (posted on YouTube),[4] Brooks revealed that he was the voice of the opening theme to the cartoon series George of the Jungle. He also sang the themes to the cartoon series Super Chicken and Tom Slick. In addition to "Mission Bell", Brooks produced recording artists Merrilee Rush ("Angel of the Morning"), Cannibal & the Headhunters ("Land of 1000 Dances"), Len Barry ("1-2-3," "Bristol Stomp", "You Can't Sit Down"), and Jewel Akens ("The Birds and the Bees"). Brooks also produced "30 Years of Rock and Roll", a touring live show featuring all of the above-mentioned performers along with Dennis Yost of the Classics IV, Larry Raspberry of the Gentrys, and Tiny Tim.[citation needed]

In 1971, Brooks played the role of Christ in the rock opera Truth of Truths for Oak Records.Brooks has also toured with fellow performers from the early rock and roll era in various oldies revival shows.

In 2003, Brooks was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame

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Donnie Brooks - The Happiest Donnie Brooks (1961)

 01. Donnie Brooks - That's Why 

 02. Donnie Brooks - Memories Are Made Of This 

 03. Donnie Brooks - Mission Bell 

 04. Donnie Brooks - How Long 

 05. Donnie Brooks - The Devil Ain't A Man 

 06. Donnie Brooks - Twilight Time 

 07. Donnie Brooks - Memphis 

 08. Donnie Brooks - P.S. I Love You 

 09. Donnie Brooks - All I Can Give 

 10. Donnie Brooks - What'd I Say 

 11. Donnie Brooks - Doll House 

 12. Donnie Brooks - Round Robin

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