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Freddie Brooks was raised outside of Wichita, Kansas. Born in 1963, he grew up one of four children in a musical family where both his mother and father were professional musicians. He sang throughout his childhood, studied music in college and begin playing music professionally in his early 20's when he moved from Kansas to Phoenix, Arizona. Drawn to Southern California in 1989 he formed the Freddie Brooks band, and became a noted figure in the Orange County blues music scene. |
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'''Pipa Beach''' is a village and beach in the state of [[Rio Grande do Norte]], [[Brazil]]. It is situated in the municipality of Tibau do Sul, about 84 km south of the capital of the state, [[Natal, Rio Grande do Norte|Natal]]. |
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Brooks fronted bands playing jump, swing and West Coast blues. In June 1999, Brooks he released the CD '''One Little Word''' on Oregon's KingAce label, co-produced with the Mighty Flyers' Rick Holmstrom. That year he was nominated for the prestigious [[Blues Music Award]], the blues equivalent of a [[Grammy Award]]. Brooks was noted in the L.A. Times as one of the ''Top Ten Albums of the Year" "Top Twenty-five albums of the decade" and "Worthy peer of Kim Wilson, James Harman, and Rod Pizza" by Mike Boehm on September 15, 1999. Randy Lewis of the Orange County times wrote on January 6, 2000 notes Brooks as one of "The Orange County Contenders". |
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Brooks has played with [[Jim Belushi]] and the Sacred Hearts, [[Junior Wells]], [[Hubert Sumlin]] (Howlin' Wolf), Johnny Johnson (Chuck Berry), [[Ronnie Earl]], Joe Louis Walker, Big Jay McNealy, [[Sugar Blue]], [[Billy Boy Arnold]], and Johnny Dyer. Amongst the thousands of appearances he has made are the Spring Blues Festival in Belgium, the Doheny Blues Festival, the 10th Annual Battle of the Blues Harps, the House of Blues Harmonica Blowdown, the Taste of Orange County, the Pageant of the Masters, the Phoenix Jazz Festival, the California Poppy Festival and the China Lake Music Festival. |
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== History == |
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The first maps of the coastline drawn by [[Portuguese Brazilian#First Portuguese (1500-1700)|Portuguese settlers]], refer to Pipa Beach as ''Orotapiry'', or "White man's village." In 1626, the beach became known as ''Itacoatiara'', meaning "the painted cliff," later becoming ''Ponta do Cabo Verde'' ("Green Headland"), and is now ''Praia da Pipa'', or "Pipa Beach." |
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Pipa was a small fishing village until the 1970s. Then it was discovered by surfers and backpackers, attracted by a set of natural attributes rarely found even in other Brazilian beaches: crystal-clear waters, fine, white sand, areas of preservation [[Atlantic Forest]], 10-meter-high vertical cliffs, and friendly locals. |
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After the Brazilians, it was the foreign visitors who discovered Pipa, which grew very fast. Soon, it became not only one of the most popular beaches in Brazil, but also one of the most cosmopolitan. |
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*[http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=one+little+word&x=0&y=0 One Little Word] (1999) |
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Today, many businesses in Pipa are run by foreigners who visited the town and decided to stay. Pipa, still small in area (expansion is limited by law, with the creation of [[Protected areas of Brazil#Environmental Protection Areas|Environmental Protected Areas]] around the village), is one of the beaches in Brazil with the highest densities of hotels, restaurants, night clubs and other tourism-oriented businesses. |
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*[http://8.12.42.31/2000/jan/06/entertainment/ca-51360 "The Word on 'One little Word': Great"] Mike Boehm, L.A. Times, Wednesday 9/15/99 |
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*[http://www.ocweekly.com/1999-08-05/music/you-live-in-the-best-of-times/ You Live in the Best of Times] - Buddy Seigel, OCWeekly, August 5, 1999 |
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Success has also brought problems to the community. The large influx of visitors and new dwellers was not matched by investments in infrastructure. Transit is slow, public sewage is not well established, prices are high and despite attempts of protection by law, the environment is threatened by the expansion. |
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*[http://www.ocweekly.com/2001-07-26/music/bring-yer-own-blues/ Music Bring-Yer-Own Blues] - Buddy Seigel, OCWeekly, July 26, 2001 |
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Biography
Freddie Brooks was raised outside of Wichita, Kansas. Born in 1963, he grew up one of four children in a musical family where both his mother and father were professional musicians. He sang throughout his childhood, studied music in college and begin playing music professionally in his early 20's when he moved from Kansas to Phoenix, Arizona. Drawn to Southern California in 1989 he formed the Freddie Brooks band, and became a noted figure in the Orange County blues music scene.
Career
Brooks fronted bands playing jump, swing and West Coast blues. In June 1999, Brooks he released the CD One Little Word on Oregon's KingAce label, co-produced with the Mighty Flyers' Rick Holmstrom. That year he was nominated for the prestigious Blues Music Award, the blues equivalent of a Grammy Award. Brooks was noted in the L.A. Times as one of the Top Ten Albums of the Year" "Top Twenty-five albums of the decade" and "Worthy peer of Kim Wilson, James Harman, and Rod Pizza" by Mike Boehm on September 15, 1999. Randy Lewis of the Orange County times wrote on January 6, 2000 notes Brooks as one of "The Orange County Contenders".
Brooks has played with Jim Belushi and the Sacred Hearts, Junior Wells, Hubert Sumlin (Howlin' Wolf), Johnny Johnson (Chuck Berry), Ronnie Earl, Joe Louis Walker, Big Jay McNealy, Sugar Blue, Billy Boy Arnold, and Johnny Dyer. Amongst the thousands of appearances he has made are the Spring Blues Festival in Belgium, the Doheny Blues Festival, the 10th Annual Battle of the Blues Harps, the House of Blues Harmonica Blowdown, the Taste of Orange County, the Pageant of the Masters, the Phoenix Jazz Festival, the California Poppy Festival and the China Lake Music Festival.
Discography
- One Little Word (1999)
Reviews
- "The Word on 'One little Word': Great" Mike Boehm, L.A. Times, Wednesday 9/15/99
- You Live in the Best of Times - Buddy Seigel, OCWeekly, August 5, 1999
- Music Bring-Yer-Own Blues - Buddy Seigel, OCWeekly, July 26, 2001