Kix Brooks
Kix Brooks
Leon Eric "Kix" Brooks IIIis an American country music artist, actor, and film producer best known for being one half of the duo Brooks & Dunn and host of radio's American Country Countdown. Prior to the duo's foundation, he was a singer and songwriter, charting twice on Hot Country Songs and releasing an album for Capitol Records. Brooks and Ronnie Dunn comprised Brooks & Dunn for 20 years, with both members beginning solo careers. Brooks's solo career after Brooks &...
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth12 May 1955
CityShreveport, LA
Our business is based in Nashville, and it always will be, but New York City is still our No. 1 or No. 2 market. There's an amazing history of country music here; most people just don't realize. Garth (Brooks) is still the biggest concert that was ever in (Central) Park.
It's a doggone Tucson choir out here on 'Neon Moon.' Y'all are good.
He gave us a lot of freedom, and he has a lot of respect for what we do.
We've got our friends in the world of sports,
We went totally out of our genre to make sure we weren't doing the same old thing.
We were influenced by classic country acts like Merle Haggard and George Jones and Hank Williams but also by Clapton and the Stones and all the rock acts like that. I mean, what guitar player didn't start out with 'Satisfaction'?