Meanwhile, Ronnie Dunn grew up performing with his father's band in west Texas.
He also continued pursuing a solo career, releasing albums on Avion and Capitol, with only minor success. Brooks became a staff writer at Tree Publishing, where he penned hits for John Conley, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Highway 101, Sawyer Brown, The Oak Ridge Boys and Ricky Van Shelton. "When they'd get too wild, I'd pop a cap, and they'd be looking for bullet holes in themselves and running for cover." Dunn added, "It took us about 40 years combined, but we finally got out of those danged bars."Īfter traveling to Alaska to work on the pipeline and to Maine to work in advertising, Brooks moved to Nashville, where a former classmate worked for Charlie Daniels' publishing company. He recalled a New Orleans joint where flying fists and beer bottles filled the air. By the time he began college at Louisiana State University, Brooks was a regular on the club circuit. At age 12, he gave his first performance, during a birthday party for country legend Johnny Horton's daughter, who lived down the street. At six years old, he started playing the ukelele. The energetic Kix Brooks-who earned his nickname before he was born -began his musical journey in Shreveport, Lousiana. "They have an electricity and a camaraderie together that's infectious." "There's never been a male pairing that's turned into this kind of sociological phenomenon," Country Music Association director Ed Benson told Entertainment Weekly. Since their 1991 breakthrough, the duo's standout songwriting and performances have continued to win critical acclaim and every major industry award-as well as an enthusiastic audience, evidenced by record-breaking tours and album sales topping 17 million. Their debut album, Brand New Man, remained on Billboard's Top Country Albums charts for more than five years and is the best-selling album by a country duo in music history. When Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn teamed up, two little-known solo artists who struggled for decades were transformed into overnight superstars, becoming country's top vocal duo. Mixing two elements can sometimes cause an explosive reaction that results in something completely new, something greater than the sum of its parts. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Brooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters.
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