Buzz Brooks

Buzz is a kind of a wacky dude who believes that "He who dies having laughed the most, wins." Between the ages of 11 and 13, Buzz took piano lessons, and quit. Then an older friend started spinning 45s from the Stax and Motown labels, Buzz was able to decipher the chords. This led to a seven-year stint with an R & B show band called "300 Years". He attended Hofstra University for a semester or two before he had to drop out, due to 300 Years being on the road 265 days a year. During this era, 300 Years opened for Sly Stone, Deep Purple, Sam and Dave, King Curtis, the Manhattans, the Coasters, the Platters, the Chambers Brothers, Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge, the Spinners, the Trammps, Eddie Kendricks, the Stylistics, Isaac Hayes, the Ohio Players, Rufus with Chaka Khan, Kool and the Gang, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes and others. The group broke up in 1977, Buzz moved to San Francisco, and eventually became a cab driver. In the 90s, he played in blues bands in and around the Bay Area, and played as a sideman for an R & B revue. As a vocalist, he has performed with the Skyline College Choir, the City College Gospel Choir, and the Oakland Jazz Choir for four years. Buzz released his first CD in Dec. of 2005, "The Oenophile Anthem". He continues to regale his passengers, singing live to track 3 nights a week, in the Kabaret Kab of San Francisco. Currently Buzz is laughing about something somewhere.