Terron Brooks
Encyclopedia
Terron Brooks is an African American
singer, songwriter
, and actor
. He is best known for his portrayal of R&B/pop
singer Eddie Kendricks
in the 1998 NBC
miniseries The Temptations
.
He has sung with many artists including Stephanie Mills
, Smokey Robinson
and Michael Jackson
, and has performed in the US and Europe. He had been a member of the doo-wop
group The Alley Cats
. He is also Broadway actor who has been seen as "Simba" in Disney's The Lion King
and "Seaweed" in Hairspray
. Terron has been featured on numerous film and TV soundtrack albums including Tears from the Sun, the Adventures of Brer Rabbit
and ABC's Gepetto.
Not only did Brooks star in the hit romantic comedy All About You
with One Life To Live's
Renee Goldsberry and Debbie Allen
, Brooks co-wrote its theme song as well as contributed his vocals to the movie soundtrack which was produced by American Idol
musical director, Rickey Minor.
As an actor, Brooks is a two time NAACP Award nominee for supporting actor and is best remembered for his critically acclaimed portrayal of Eddie Kendricks
in the Emmy Award
-winning NBC mini-series The Temptations
.
Brooks has a wide fan base that extends from the US to Africa, Germany, Japan, and England. The Los Angeles Times
has described his voice as "smooth and soulful."
In 2006, Brooks inked a deal with GoDigital Records, a subsidiary of the GoDigital Media Group for exclusive worldwide digital distribution.
Terron has produced 3 albums "Prelude," "Alive," and "Overture." He is currently working on his fourth album, which will be a full length studio album unlike the others.
3 songs from the upcoming anticipated studio album, have been posted on Brooks' Myspace page. Including: "I Will Wait For You There," "Champion," and "Love Out Loud."
It was posted on his Myspace that he has been recording a Christmas album due out November 14. 3 songs were posted on his Myspace along with a whole new layout. The songs are "Winter Wonderland," 'Oh Holy Night," and "Love At Christmas," which is the title of the cd.In June 2010 Brooks sang back-up during Phil Collins'
tour promoting his Going Back album.
The Christmas album was released on Nov. 14th as expected. It is now available at godigitalrecords.com (link below) and at his concerts. Terron is still working hard on his next album, the date it will be released is unknown.
Live Albums
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He is best known for his portrayal of R&B/pop
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
singer Eddie Kendricks
Eddie Kendricks
Eddie Kendricks was an American singer and songwriter. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group The Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1960 until 1971. His was the lead voice on such famous songs as "The Way You Do The Things...
in the 1998 NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
miniseries The Temptations
The Temptations (miniseries)
The Temptations is a four-hour television miniseries broadcast in two-hour halves on NBC, based upon the history of one of Motown's longest-lived acts, The Temptations...
.
Biography
Born on October 13, 1974 and raised in Southern California, Brooks has been singing since the age of six.He has sung with many artists including Stephanie Mills
Stephanie Mills
Stephanie Dorthea Mills is an American R&B and soul singer, and a former Broadway star.-Career:Mills began her career appearing in her first play at the age of nine. Two years later, Mills won Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater a record six times...
, Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson
William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...
and Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
, and has performed in the US and Europe. He had been a member of the doo-wop
Doo-wop
The name Doo-wop is given to a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music that developed in African American communities in the 1940s and achieved mainstream popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. It emerged from New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and...
group The Alley Cats
The Alley Cats
The Alley Cats are an American doo-wop group singing in a cappella.The group originated in 1987, when a doo-wop revival program was occurring at Fullerton College. Two men, also the group's future founding fathers, Mando Fonseca and Royce "The Voice" Reynolds, decided to start an a cappella group...
. He is also Broadway actor who has been seen as "Simba" in Disney's The Lion King
The Lion King (musical)
The Lion King is a musical based on the 1994 Disney animated film of the same name with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice along with the musical score created by Hans Zimmer with choral arrangements by Lebo M. Directed by Julie Taymor, the musical features actors in animal costumes as well...
and "Seaweed" in Hairspray
Hairspray (musical)
Hairspray is a musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on the 1988 John Waters film Hairspray. The songs include 1960s-style dance music and "downtown" rhythm and blues...
. Terron has been featured on numerous film and TV soundtrack albums including Tears from the Sun, the Adventures of Brer Rabbit
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit is the title of book, a play, and a film inspired by the Uncle Remus stories. The central character's actual name is Br'er Rabbit, but the title is simplified as "Brer." The film also has the distinction to be the second film to be released by Universal Studios under...
and ABC's Gepetto.
Not only did Brooks star in the hit romantic comedy All About You
All About You (film)
All About You is a 2001 African American romantic comedy film written and directed by Christine Swanson, Produced by Michael Swanson and starring Renee Goldsberry and Terron Brooks....
with One Life To Live's
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
Renee Goldsberry and Debbie Allen
Debbie Allen
Deborrah Kaye “Debbie” Allen is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, television director, television producer, and a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities...
, Brooks co-wrote its theme song as well as contributed his vocals to the movie soundtrack which was produced by American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
musical director, Rickey Minor.
As an actor, Brooks is a two time NAACP Award nominee for supporting actor and is best remembered for his critically acclaimed portrayal of Eddie Kendricks
Eddie Kendricks
Eddie Kendricks was an American singer and songwriter. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group The Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1960 until 1971. His was the lead voice on such famous songs as "The Way You Do The Things...
in the Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
-winning NBC mini-series The Temptations
The Temptations (miniseries)
The Temptations is a four-hour television miniseries broadcast in two-hour halves on NBC, based upon the history of one of Motown's longest-lived acts, The Temptations...
.
Brooks has a wide fan base that extends from the US to Africa, Germany, Japan, and England. The Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
has described his voice as "smooth and soulful."
In 2006, Brooks inked a deal with GoDigital Records, a subsidiary of the GoDigital Media Group for exclusive worldwide digital distribution.
Musical career
In the middle of 2006 Brooks had an interview on KABC radio station (which is posted on his myspace) and his single "Down" from his 1st album "Prelude" was played for the first time.Terron has produced 3 albums "Prelude," "Alive," and "Overture." He is currently working on his fourth album, which will be a full length studio album unlike the others.
3 songs from the upcoming anticipated studio album, have been posted on Brooks' Myspace page. Including: "I Will Wait For You There," "Champion," and "Love Out Loud."
It was posted on his Myspace that he has been recording a Christmas album due out November 14. 3 songs were posted on his Myspace along with a whole new layout. The songs are "Winter Wonderland," 'Oh Holy Night," and "Love At Christmas," which is the title of the cd.In June 2010 Brooks sang back-up during Phil Collins'
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
tour promoting his Going Back album.
The Christmas album was released on Nov. 14th as expected. It is now available at godigitalrecords.com (link below) and at his concerts. Terron is still working hard on his next album, the date it will be released is unknown.
Discography
Studio Albums- 2006: Prelude
- 2007: Overture
- 2008: Love at Christmas
- 2010: TBA
Live Albums
- 2007: Alive