Brooks & Dunn's music covers the full range of modern Country Music , and their chart-topping hits have included everything from the Ronan Keating -penned ballad "The Long Goodbye," through the Rivers Rutherford -written "Ain't Nothing About You," to the Gospel Music -influenced "Believe." They are also associated with being pioneers of the Line Dance craze of the mid-1990s. One of their hits, "Boot Scootin' Boogie" - the video for which was made in Tulsa, Oklahoma - is most emblematic of this style.
Both band members write, sing, and play guitar. One or both artists writes or co-writes a large majority of their material, and self-penned successes include the 2004 smash "Red Dirt Road" which the duo wrote together. Both artists have served as song-writers for other artists too. Ronnie Dunn co-wrote country superstar Toby Keith 's song "Don't Leave I Think I Love You" which appeared on his 2003 album Shock'n Y'all . Dunn's vocal performances have tended to be released as radio singles: recent hits "You Can't Take the Honkytonk Out of The Girl," "Red Dirt Road," "It's Getting Better All The Time," "That's What It's All About," "Play Something Country," and "Believe" all feature Ronnie Dunn singing lead vocals.
Brooks & Dunn are renowned for their high-octane stage shows. Recent tours have featured Australian country singer Keith Urban , fellow duo Montgomery Gentry , and successful country newcomer Gretchen Wilson . Their latest Deuces Wild tour of 2005 featured fellow country duo Big And Rich . In 2006, the duo opened for the Rolling Stones at their Omaha, Nebraska show.
The duo's songs have been used by President George W Bush as his official campaign songs in both his election and re-election campaigns. In 2000, the then Texas Governor chose the blue-collar line-dance-friending hit of the mid-1990s, "Hard Workin' Man," and in 2004, the President selected the (pre- 9/11 ) hit patriotic "Only in America." Brooks & Dunn both supported the President's re-election campaign, performing at a Republican rally featuring Laura Bush on the eve of the election.
Their latest album is ''Hillbilly Deluxe'' which features the number 1 single "Play Something Country."
- - who was born Leon Eric Brooks in Shreveport , Louisiana on May 12 , 1955 . By 2000, he had won 6 BMI awards. As of January 2006 , Kix Brooks is the new host of the ACC Top 40, a well known syndicated radio program formerly hosted by Bob Kingsley.
- Lou Toomey - Guitar
- Terry McBride - Bass
- Dwain Rowe - Keyboards
- Tony King - Guitar, backup vocals
- Jimmy Stewart - Fiddle, Acoustic Guitar
- Gary Morse - Steel Guitar
- Trey Gray - Drums
(2005) US #3
- Play Something Country (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- Believe (Single: BB #8)
(2004) US #7 Gold
- That's What It's All About (Single: BB #2 / R&R #2)
- How Long Gone (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- Ain't Nothing 'Bout You (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- The Long Goodbye (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- My Heart is Lost To You (Single: BB #5 / R&R #5)
- I Can't Get Over You (Single: BB #5 / R&R #4)
- Red Dirt Road (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- Husbands and Wives (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- That's What She Gets for Loving Me (Single: BB #4 / R&R #6)
- Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl (Single: BB #3 / R&R #3)
- It's Getting Better All The Time (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- Only in America (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- A Man This Lonely (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- I'll Never Forgive My Heart (Single: BB #6 / R&R #3)
- If You See Him (If You See Her) (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- South of Santa Fe (Single: BB #41 / R&R #34)
(2003) US #4 Platinum
- Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl (Single: BB #3 / R&R #3)
- That's What She Gets For Loving Me (Single: BB #4 / R&R #6)
- Red Dirt Road (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
(2002) US #81
(2001) US #4 Platinum
- Only in America (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- The Long Goodbye (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- My Heart is Lost to You (Single: BB #5 / R&R #5)
- Ain't Nothing 'Bout You (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- Every River (Single: BB #12 / R&R #12)
(1999)
- Neon Moon (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- Rock My World (Little Country Girl) (Single: BB #2 / R&R #2)
- A Man This Lonely (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
(1999) US #31 Gold
- Missing You (Single: BB #15 / R&R #13)
- You'll Always Be Loved By Me (Single: BB #5 / R&R #5)
- Beer Thirty (Single: BB #19 / R&R #15)
(1998) US #11 2x Platinum
- How Long Gone (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- I Can't Get Over You (Single: BB #5 / R&R #4)
- South of Santa Fe (Single: BB #41 / R&R #34)
- If You See Him/If You See Her (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- Husbands and Wives (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
(1997) US #4 4x Platinum
- My Maria (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- Honky Tonk Truth (Single: BB #3 / R&R #3)
- You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- Boot Scootin' Boogie (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- He's Got You (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- Hard Workin' Man (Single: BB #4 / R&R #4)
- That Ain't No Way To Go (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- Rock My World (Little Country Girl) (Single: BB #2 / R&R #2)
- Neon Moon (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- Lost and Found (Single: BB #6 / R&R #5)
- She's Not the Cheatin' Kind (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- Brand New Man (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- We'll Burn That Bridge (Single: BB #2 / R&R #1)
- She Used To Be Mine (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- Mama Don't Get Dressed Up For Nothing (Single: BB #13 / R&R #11)
- My Next Broken Heart (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- Whiskey Under The Bridge (Single: BB #7 / R&R #6)
- Little Miss Honky Tonk (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
(1996) US #5 2x Platinum
- My Maria (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- A Man This Lonely (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- Why Would I Say Goodbye (Single: BB #8 / R&R #6)
- Mama Don't Get Dressed Up For Nothing (Single: BB #13 / R&R #11)
- I Am That Man (Single: BB #2 / R&R #1)
(1994) US #15 2x Platinum
- Little Miss Honky Tonk (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- She's Not the Cheatin' Kind (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- I'll Never Forgive My Heart (Single: BB #6 / R&R #3)
- You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- Whiskey Under the Bridge (Single: BB #7 / R&R #6)
(1993) US #9 5x Platinum
- Hard Workin' Man (Single: BB #4 / R&R #4)
- We'll Burn That Bridge (Single: BB #2 / R&R #1)
- She Used to Be Mine (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- Rock My World (Little Country Girl) (Single: BB #2 / R&R #2)
- That Ain't No Way to Go (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- Texas Woman (Don't Stay Lonely Long)
- Boot Scootin' Boogie Mix (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
(1991) US #10 6x Platinum
- Brand New Man (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- My Next Broken Heart (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- Neon Moon (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- Lost and Found (Single: BB #6 / R&R #5)
- I've Got a Lot to Learn
- Boot Scootin' Boogie (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1)
- 1989 "She Used To Be Mine" (Released as part of "Hard Workin Man" in February 1993.)
- 1989 "Lost And Found"
- 1990 "Neon Moon"
- 1990 "My Next Broken Heart
- 1991 "Brand New Man"
- 1991 "Boot Scootin' Boogie" US #50
- 1992 "That Ain't No Way To Go"
- 1992 "Hard Workin' Man"
- 1993 "We'll Burn That Bridge"
- 1993 "She's Not The Cheatin' Kind"
- 1993 "Rock My World (Little Country Girl)" US #97
- 1995 "Honky Tonk Truth"
- 1996 "My Maria" US #79
- 1997 "How Long Gone (Are You Gonna Be)"
- 1998 "Husbands and Wives" US #36
- 1998 "I Can't Get over You" US #51
- 1999 "Missing You" US #75
- 2000 "Beer Thirty" US #94
- 2000 "You'll Always Be Loved by Me" US #55
- 2001 "Ain't Nothin' 'bout You" US #25
- 2001 "Only in America" US #33
- 2001 "The Long Goodbye/Go West" US #39
- 2002 "Every River" US #75
- 2002 "My Heart Is Lost to You" US #48
- 2003 "Red Dirt Road" US #25
- 2004 "That's What It's All About" US #38
- 2004 "That's What She Gets for Loving Me" US #53
- 2004 "You Can't Take the Honky Tonk out of the Girl" US #39
- 2005 "It's Getting Better All the Time" US #56
- 2005 "Play Something Country" US #37
- 2005 "Believe" US #21
- 2005 Billboard Music Awards Favorite Country Group
- 2005 American Music Awards Favorite Band, Duo or Group
- 2005 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 2005 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
- 2005 People's Choice Awards Favorite Country Group
- 2004 American Music Awards Favorite Band, Duo or Group
- 2004 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 2004 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
- 2003 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 2003 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
- 2002 CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards Group/Duo Video of the Year
- 2002 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1999 TNN/Music City News Vocal Group or Duo of the Year
- 1999 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1998 TNN/Music City News Vocal Group or Duo of the Year
- 1998 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1997 TNN/Music City News Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1997 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1997 American Music Awards Favorite Band, Duo or Group
- 1997 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo/Group
- 1996 Grammy Best Country Performance by Duo/Group w/Vocals
- 1996 CMA Entertainer of the Year
- 1996 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1996 Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year
- 1996 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
- 1995 TNN/Music City News Vocal Group/Duo of the Year
- 1995 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1994 TNN/Music City News Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1994 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1994 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
- 1993 TNN/Music City News Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1993 Grammy Best Country Performance by Duo/Group w/Vocals
- 1993 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1993 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
- 1992 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1992 Academy of Country Music Album of the Year
- 1992 Academy of Country Music Single of the Year
- 1992 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
- 1991 Academy of Country Music Top New Vocal Duo/Group
- 1991 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
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