Brooks never felt he was in his father's shadow
Brooks never felt he was in his father's shadowQuad City TimesHe wanted to be a musician but didn't want the world thinking he rode on the coattails of his father, legendary bluesman Lonnie Brooks. “I wanted to be like my dad, but as I got older I realized I can't do what Dad's doing.
Race, gender and the blues: Hot topics to bubble up at major symposium
Race, gender and the blues: Hot topics to bubble up at major symposiumChicago Tribune"Why is it that someone of the stature of Lonnie Brooks or Sugar Blue or Billy Branch should be opening for someone who hasn't been seasoned, someone who hasn't cut his or her teeth?" Lest blues devotees fear that the conference will be focused on the ...and more »
Police Report
Police Report - April 30, 2012Times Tribune of CorbinSergeant Greg Poynter and Deputy Robbie Grimes executed two Laurel County arrest warrants on Friday at 4:18 pm on Lonnie Brooks, 46, of London. Brooks was charged with terroristic threatening and third-degree criminal trespass, according to the ...and more »
BOYS TRACK FEAT: East Chicago's Jacques Hall on the run this season
BOYS TRACK FEAT: East Chicago's Jacques Hall on the run this seasonnwitimes.com... Kenneth Lloyd, Jalen Austin; Griffith -- Troy Yarnelle; Hammond -- Greg McCloud, Jesse Woods-Curtis; Hebron -- Jasen Egolf, Kyle Schmidt, Alex Shrum; Hobart -- Nick Stack, Matthew Stewart, Stephen Viator, Max Wilson, Chad Brooks, John Petroskey; ...
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
FRIDAY'S RESULTSChicago Sun-Times... 43.04; Brooks, 43.44; Robeson, 43.63; 3200: Pete Schaible, St. Rita, 10:45.04; Scandelance Fritz, Robeson, 11:34.74; 110 hurdles: Daniel Medrano, Brooks, 16.17; Brian Stirgus, Robeson, 16.28; 100: Shavelle Lucas, Fenger, 11.1; Lonnie Washington, ...and more »