Darryl Tookes

Audio Samples (MP3):

I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (Gamble/Ross)

Betcha By Golly, Wow (Bell/Creed)

The Look Of Love (Bacharach)

Adam And Eve (Tookes Original)

LifeGuard (Tookes Original)

Back To The Garden (Tookes Original)

Cross The Line (Tookes Original)

Four Little Roses  (Tookes Original)

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Darryl Tookes
Darryl Tookes composes and sings songs about life. These run the spectrum from love to pain, with pit stops in between that touch people’s hearts and lift our spirit. Romantic songs salute loyalty between lovers. Haunting songs salve the broken hearted. Sexy numbers dance our feet. Peaceful pieces reassure the spirit. Gentle numbers bring us home to the goodness in our hearts.
People say they want to hear this kind of music. Answering this need, Darryl has been composing and singing his beautiful music for two decades. Honoring his vision, he has been through the refiner's fire and come out burnished gold, a treasure for audiences worldwide!

Fans and musicians, music aficionados admire and love Darryl and his music for its harmonically compelling, daring, creative beauty. His gift for romantic, melodic music that paints powerful images will lift you, too.

Darryl has arranged for and performed with scores of the world’s music greats, as well as composed and performed love songs for his solo albums. He adds heart and class to advertising jingles. In preparation for “New England Morning,” his first album with full orchestra, he is fulfilling the dream of his fans globally, who shout: "Darryl, your time has come."

Darryl performs solo in cabaret or supper clubs, accompanied by himself or Joseph Joubert. With his ensemble, Darryl is available for concerts, chamber and jazz festivals, as well as special events.

He also excels as a guest artist performing with a symphony, and, depending upon the songs and arrangements chosen, accompanied by Mr. Joubert. Darryl worked on Sting’s Grammy-Award-winning “Brand New Day” and performed with its Europe 2000 tour. He also has the distinction of singing on both Grammy-Award-winning “West Side Story” albums, one, the last produced by Leonard Bernstein; the other produced by Dave Grusin. Darryl was the pianist and musical director for “In Performance at the White House–The Singer and the Song,” a PBS Special. His voice is a favorite among “Sesame Street” fans. He recorded the sacred gospel epic “Revelation” with Judith Jameson for the Alvin Ailey Dance Company. Darryl has sung in Spanish with Mexico’s legendary Juan Gabriel, in French with superstar Patricia Kaas, and in Japanese with jazz great Katsumi Horii. He has also worked with Elton John, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Michael Jackson, Barry Manilow, Quincy Jones, Diana Ross, Roberta Flack, Christina Aquilera, Natalie Cole, Peter, Paul & Mary, George Benson, Burt Bacharach, Luther Vandross, Toninho Horta, Lionel Ritchie, and Maya Angelou, among others.

An award-winning composer and performer of vocal solos for ad campaigns, his voice launched AT&T’s It’s All Within Your Reach. He was also the featured soloist for the U.S. Army recruitment campaign, joined by the Harlem Boys Choir. He has sung on literally thousands of spots for companies including McDonald’s, Chrysler, Continental Airlines, Olive Garden, Miller Brewing, The NBA, New York Mets, Major League Baseball, Mobil Oil, Waldbaum’s, A&P, Hershey’s, Kellogg’s, and Proctor and Gamble.

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DISCOGRAPHY:

New England Morning, the song, tells of a man stepping into a dream and how, slipping back out, his view of the “real world” may be changed forever. That’s also the experience of listening to the unique music of Darryl Tookes. You’re happily coaxed into a romantic vision, yes, but one that’s grounded in complete honesty. And when the music is over, you may find your own vision of the world has been gently set right.

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Elite Entertainment and Darryl Tookes is South Florida's premier wedding day, bar mitzvah, corporate or social event Dj live band and music show, Entertainment Company.

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