associated_acts birth_place background birth_date instrument genre article_title name occupation
looking glass brooklyn , new york , u.s. solo_singer 19 august 1948 guitar pop elliot lurie
 elliot lurie musician , singer , songwriter
elliot lurie

elliot lurie -lrb- born august 19 , 1948 -rrb- is an american singer/musician who was the lead guitarist and songwriter -lrb- and frequently , lead vocalist -rrb- for the band looking glass from 1969 to 1974 .
he wrote and sang lead on their 1972 # 1 hit single `` brandy -lrb- you 're a fine girl -rrb- '' and their 1973 top-forty single `` jimmy loves mary-anne . ''
