LIVE: Brooksie Wells

Brooksie Wells was a child of the sixties whose father was a Civil Rights activist from the deep South. Discovered by Bobby Darin at 19, Brooksie wrote for years for Chappell Music, with several of her songs used in recordings and movie soundtracks. Her early demos were with John Lennon's band Elephant's Memory and she was also a singer with Kid Creole and the Coconuts. (Kid Creole's recording "Off The Coast Of Me" has been re-released).

She left New York to raise her kids in Virginia and performed for children for many years .  Returning to her music career in 2008, with the help of Kari Estrin, she focused her songwriting toward folk and this proved to be the doorway to success.

Her new album, "Stops Time" was number #4 on the Folk Charts in the USA making it her third top ten album in a row!  This set of…