Don Frank Brooks

Don Frank Brooks (March 8, 1947 – October 25, 2000) was an American blues harmonica player, who recorded widely with artists that included Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Carly Simon, The Talking Heads, Ringo Starr, Tim Hardin, The Bee Gees, Diana Ross, Bette Midler, and Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band.

Brooks was born in Dallas, Texas, United States. He was a musician on Broadway in Big River in 1985, and The Gospel at Colonus in 1988, and was heard in the Ken Burns public television documentary The Civil War.^[1]

Brooks died in Manhattan, New York City in October 2000, at the age of 53.

Selected discography

• Don McLean — Don McLean (1972)
• Feeling the Space — Yoko Ono/The Plastic Ono Band (1973)
• Newborn — James Gang (1975)
• Judith — Judy Collins (1975)
• Bread and Roses — Judy Collins (1976)
• Rumors — Arrogance (1976)
• Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys — Michael Martin Murphey (1979)
• Loving You Is Where I Belong — Harry Belafonte (1981)

References

1. ^ Don Brooks, 53, Harmonica Player suited to Blues and Bee Gees, The New York Times, October 30, 2000

Persondata
Name	Brooks, Don Frank
Alternative names
Short description	American blues harmonica player
Date of birth	March 8, 1947
Place of birth	Dallas, Texas, United States
Date of death	October 25, 2000
Place of death	Manhattan, New York City, United States