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History of Brooks & Dunn
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Brooks & Dunn are a country music singer-songwriter duo, the most successful in the history of country music [citation needed]. Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn debuted as Brooks & Dunn in 1991. They have since won the Vocal Duo Award of the Country Music Association every year between 1992 and 2005, with the exception of 2000 in which Southern Rock duo Montgomery Gentry took the honor. Other notable awards include the CMA Album of the Year award for 1994 and the Entertainer of the Year gong for 1996. As of 2004, the duo had won 19 CMA awards[1] and remain the foremost duo in their genre.
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-energy 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."
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BiographiesRonnie Dunn bass player and vocalist, was born Ronnie Gene Dunn in Coleman, Texas on June 1, 1953. He was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma by his father, a truck driver, and his mother, a devout Christian. He briefly attended Abilene Christian College, studying psychology and theology, but was expelled from the school for some of performances.[1] He is currently in the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. By 2000, he had won 17 BMI awards. Kix Brooks - who was born Leon Eric Brooks in Shreveport, Louisiana on May 12, 1955. After graduating from high school he moved to Alaska to work on an oil pipeline. He then temporarily moved to Maine and then to Nashville in the early 1980s. He began working for Tree Publishing as a staff songwriter. He recorded his first solo single, "Baby, When Your Heart Breaks Down", for Avion in 1983, but returned to songwriting after its failure.[2] By 2000, he had won 6 BMI awards. As of January 2006, Kix Brooks is the new host of American Country Countdown, a well known syndicated radio program formerly hosted by Bob Kingsley.
Band membersLou 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
Discography
Chart performance Hillbilly Deluxe (2005) US #3 [Certified Platinum]
Play Something Country (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1) Believe (Single: BB #8) Building Bridges The Greatest Hits Collection, Vol. 2 (2004) US #7 [Certified Gold]
That's What It's All About (Single: BB #2 / R&R #2) It's Getting Better All The Time (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1) Red Dirt Road (2003) US #4 [Certified 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) It Won't Be Christmas Without You (2002) US #81
Steers and Stripes (2001) US #4 [Certified 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) Super Hits (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) Tight Rope (1999) US #31 [Certified 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) If You See Her (1998) US #11 [Certified 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) Greatest Hits (1997) US #4 [Certified 4x Platinum]
Honky Tonk Truth (Single: BB #3 / R&R #3) He's Got You (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1) Borderline (1996) US #5 [Certified 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) Waitin' on Sundown (1994) US #15 [Certified 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) Hard Workin' Man (1993) US #9 [Certified 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 [Club Mix] (Single: BB #1 / R&R #1) Brand New Man (1991) US #10 [Certified 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)
Awards2006 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo 2006 Academy of Country Music Song of the Year "Believe" 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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