Elkie Brooks. Live & Acoustic.

She turns 80 in February but someone forgot to tell her vocal chords.

Salford-born Elkie has been singing since her teens, sharing bills with the Beatles and the Stones, yet the years have not diminished the range and power of her wonderful mezzo contralto voice.

She opens her first-ever live acoustic album with Do Right Woman, Do Right Man – a beautiful bluesy number written for Aretha Franklin in the 60s.

It’s a plea for equality, fidelity and commitment…