Brooks and Dunn Profile
Group Name: Brooks and Dunn
Current Members:
Kix Brooks (Leon Eric "Kix" Brooks III was born May 12th, 1955 in Shreveport, La)
Ronnie Dunn (Born June 1st, 1953, in Coleman, Texas)
Genre: Country
Formed: Arista Records' Tim DuBois introduced the two in 1990
Nationality: American
Height:
Ronnie Dunn 6' 4" (1.93 m)
Kix Brooks 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Influences:Merle Haggard, George Jones, Hank Williams, Eric Clapton, Rolling Stones
Status Quo: Dunn usually serves as the lead vocalist while Brooks plays guitar and works the stage
Debut Album: Brand New Man (1991)
Breakthrough Singles: Boot Scootin' Boogie (1991) Brand New Man (1991) My Maria (1996) How Long Gone (1998)
Did You Know:
President George W Bush chose Brooks and Dunn songs as official campaign songs in 2000 and 2004
Ronnie Dunn studied theology at Abilene (Texas) Christian College
Ronnie Dunn fronted the house band at a popular nightspot called Duke's Country in Tulsa, Ok
Ronnie Dunn won a talent contest sponsored by Marlboro
Ronnie Dunn enjoys racing his Legends car in his free time.
Ronnie has three children, Whitney, Jesse and Haley Marie.
Kix Brooks graduated from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana