Reelin’ In the Years 103: Love is Life / Brother Louie (RIP Errol Brown)
Posted in 1970s, Music, Reelin' In The Years at 12:00 on 7 May 2015
I was sad to hear the news yesterday of the death of Errol Brown.
His band, Hot Chocolate, first came to my attention with this song in 1970.
Love is Life: Hot Chocolate
They were notable for being one of only three acts to have at least one (UK) hit in every year of the 1970s with Brown writing (or co-writing) most of them. In fact that run of chart success continued till 1984.
Perhaps their bravest release was Brother Louie, with a spoken word part which was voiced by British blues legend Alexis Korner.
Brother Louie: Hot Chocolate
Lester Errol Brown: 12/11/1943 – 6/5/2015. So it goes.
Tags: Alexis Korner, Errol Brown, Hot Chocolate, Reelin' In The Years
