JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound
Purchase Get It Together b/w I am Trying to Break Your Heart 45 here
Purchase Beat of Our Own Drum LP here
Displaces Dr John backed by the Funk Brothers to Memphis’ Sun Studios.
-Lois Wilson, Record Collector
First up were JC Brooks, a dramatic young lion and a very good singer, and his funny-looking but highly competent band, the Uptown Sound.
John Petric – The Other Paper, Columbus, OH
Last night, I was less concerned with how soul singers would perform than with how they would mesh with Uptown Sound—the revival band backing them. It wasn’t an issue…
-John Dugan, Time Out Chicago
It was a festive air from the word go, as JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound kicked things off. Brooks, probably the youngest guy on the bill by 25 years, did more than his fair share of shakin’ and shoutin’, working hard to wake-up the crowd and prepare the stage for the more seasoned performers.
-Matt Slaybaugh, Agit Reader
A younger soul group, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, served as the house band, keeping the music going almost nonstop for more than two hours as various singers stepped up to the mike. There was barely a pause as the horns kept blowing and the funky guitar chords kept twitching.
- Robert Leorzel, Underground Bee
