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Brooks And Dunn Biography
The undisputed kings of the '90s line-dancing craze, Brooks
& Dunn are not only the biggest-selling duo in country music
history, they've also sold more records than any other duo period, save
for Simon & Garfunkel. Ronnie Dunn was the quietly intense singer
with the soulful voice, while Kix Brooks played the part of the
high-energy showman. Neither had been able to break through as a solo
act, but together they hit upon a winning formula of rambunctious,
rocked-up honky tonk with punchy, danceable beats, and alternated those
cuts with smooth, pop-tinged ballads. The combination made them one of
the most popular country artists of the '90s, and they were still going
strong as the new millennium dawned.
Leon Eric Kix Brooks (born in Shreveport, LA) and Ronnie Gene Dunn
(born in Coleman, TX) arrived in Nashville from very different
backgrounds. Brooks was a neighbor of Johnny Horton and first began
singing with the country legend's daughter at age 12; after a time
working on the Alaskan oil pipeline, he moved to Maine and performed in
ski resorts and other local venues. He went to Nashville in the early
'80s and found success as a songwriter, penning hits for John Conlee,
Highway 101, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, among others; however, his
solo recordings -- a few small-label singles in 1983 and a self-titled
album in 1989 -- failed to make any impact. Dunn, meanwhile, had been
playing with traditional string bands since he was a teenager, but
originally aspired to become a Baptist minister. He attended the highly
conservative Abilene Christian University, but was kicked out for
continuing to play music on the side in area bars. He decided to pursue
music full-time and moved to Tulsa, where he led a house band and
recorded for a local label from 1983-1984. In 1988, he won a
songwriting contest whose prize included a recording session in
Nashville; the producer, Scott Hendricks, was impressed enough to pass
some of Dunn's material on to Arista executive Tim DuBois. DuBois had a
hunch that Dunn and Brooks would complement each other well, and he
introduced the two and encouraged them to try writing and recording
some demo songs together. When he heard the results, DuBois signed the
newly minted Brooks & Dunn duo to a contract.
Brooks & Dunn issued their debut album, Brand New Man, in 1991, and
it was an out-of-the-box smash. The title track, My Next Broken
Heart, Neon Moon, and Boot Scootin' Boogie all hit number one on
the country charts, and the latter song in particular was an
inescapable smash that helped kick-start the line-dancing fad that
swept country bars across the nation. Brand New Man eventually went on
to sell over five million copies, and made the duo into country
superstars; their supporting tour established their penchant for
theatrical live shows as well. Their follow-up, Hard Workin' Man,
consolidated their success with a string of five Top Five country hits:
the title track, the number ones She Used to Be Mine and That Ain't
No Way to Go, and the number twos We'll Burn That Bridge and Rock
My World (Little Country Girl). Hard Workin' Man sold over four
million copies, and by the time its run of singles was exhausted, the
duo had already completed a follow-up in 1994's Waitin' on Sundown.
Five more Top Ten hits followed, including the number ones She's Not
the Cheatin' Kind, Little Miss Honky Tonk, and You're Gonna Miss Me
When I'm Gone (the others were I'll Never Forgive My Heart and
Whiskey Under the Bridge ). Waitin' on Sundown went double platinum,
confirming Brooks & Dunn's status as a blockbuster success.
Brooks & Dunn's commercial dominance continued apace with 1996's
Borderline, another double-platinum success which produced two more
chart-toppers in My Maria (a cover of the B.W. Stevenson pop hit from
1972) and A Man This Lonely, and a number two hit in I Am That Man.
In 1997, the duo issued The Greatest Hits Compilation, whose new
tracks, Honky Tonk Truth and He's Got You, both reached the Top
Five. And they weren't done as hitmakers by any means; despite failing
to go platinum, 1998's If You See Her contained two number ones in
Husbands and Wives (a Roger Miller cover) and How Long Gone, and
another Top Fiver in I Can't Get Over You. With such a consistent
track record, Brooks & Dunn were perhaps due for the inevitable
slip, and 1999's Tight Rope was the closest thing to a commercial
misstep they'd ever recorded. Despite some chance-taking in the
production and the cover of rocker John Waite's ballad Missing You,
other parts of the album found their formula wearing thin. The record
produced only one Top Ten hit in You'll Always Be Loved by Me, and
failed to even go gold.
Faced with a downturn in their sales, Brooks & Dunn spent more time
crafting their next album, 2001's Steers and Stripes. It helped restore
their commercial fortunes with a trio of chart-topping singles: Ain't
Nothing 'Bout You, Only in America, and The Long Goodbye. The
following year, the duo issued their first holiday album, It Won't Be
Christmas Without You. The duo pushed the envelope even further with
2003's Red Dirt Road, a song cycle that served as both a biography and
a tribute to their roots and upbringing. The rowdy Hillbilly Deluxe, a
Top Ten hit, followed in 2005. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide
Written by Steve Huey