Lonnie Brooks

Lonnie Brooks (born Lee Baker Jr., December 18, 1933 – April 1, 2017) was an American blues singer and guitarist. 

Influence
The Rolling Stone said that "His music is witty, soulful and ferociously energetic, brimming with novel harmonic turnarounds, committed vocals and simply astonishing guitar work."Palmer, Robert. Rolling Stone, May 31, 1979. New York Times, wrote, "He sings in a rowdy baritone, sliding and rasping in songs that celebrate lust, fulfilled and unfulfilled; his guitar solos are pointed and unhurried, with a tone that slices cleanly across the beat. Wearing a cowboy hat, he looks like the embodiment of a good-time bluesman."Pareles, Jon. New York Times, March 16, 1992.

Death
Brooks died in Chicago, Illinois on April 1, 2017 from a short-illness, aged 83.

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Category:1933 births
Category:2017 deaths
Category:Disease-related deaths in Chicago
Category:American blues musicians
Category:American guitarists
Category:American blues singers
Category:Musicians from Louisiana
Category:Singers from Louisiana
Category:Musicians from Chicago
Category:Singers from Chicago