There is something about music that makes life more enjoyable. Our favorite songs and artists often play an essential role in our day-to-day living. Because their music means so much, it’s hard to imagine it not being exactly as we know it. Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn put on their first album as Brooks & Dunn, in 1991. Their debut, Brand New Man, started a career that’s endured more than 30 years. Even though we can’t imagine Brooks without Dunn or Dunn without Brooks, the men intended to be solo artists.
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Brooks & Dunn Almost Didn’t Happen
Kix and Ronnie explain to Inspiremore that they both wanted to be solo artists but ended up as a duo. Ronnie credits their partnership and relationship with their success.
“That’s a dynamic that we have to talk about all the time,” he says. “We realize that our differences are our assets.”
Ronnie adds that it just doesn’t happen. You have to have chemistry to begin with in order to be as successful as Brooks and Dunn.
Kix agrees and says that he tried to make it on his own, but it wasn’t until he and Ronnie got together.
“Why didn’t it happen?” He asks hypothetically. “I can’t tell you, but for whatever reason, we wrote our first two number-one records the week we met.”
Ronnie and Kix agree they were meant to be together. And if you’d like to see them live again, fans are in luck. Their Neon Moon Tour continues in the spring 2025. Fans will have a chance to see the legendary duo live.
Their newest album, Reboot II is streaming now. The duo shared on Instagram, “18 Brooks & Dunn songs + 18 bada– artists come together to reinvent time-tested classics. You are not going to believe where this genre-bending journey is about to take you.”
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