Brooks & Dunn

Brooks & Dunn
Kix Brooks (rechts), Ronnie Dunn (links)

Brooks & Dunn – bestehend aus Kix Brooks (* 12. Mai 1955 in Shreveport, Louisiana) und Ronnie Dunn (* 1. Juni 1953 in Coleman, Texas) – ist eines der erfolgreichsten Duos in der Geschichte der Country-Musik. Bis 2008 hatten sie 20 Nr.-1-Singles und fünf Nr.-1-Alben in den US-Country-Charts.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Musikalische Karriere

Kix Brooks wuchs in der Nachbarschaft von Johnny Horton auf und musizierte als Teenager gemeinsam mit dessen Tochter. In dieser Zeit begann er erste Songs zu komponieren. Anfang der achtziger Jahre zog er nach Nashville, wo er sich schnell als Songwriter etablierte. Er spielte auch einige Platten ein, die aber nicht sonderlich erfolgreich waren.

Ronnie Dunn kam nach einem gewonnenen Talentwettbewerb nach Nashville. Er fand eine Anstellung im selben Musikverlag, in dem auch Brooks beschäftigt war. Zunächst schrieben sie zusammen erfolgreich Songs. 1990 erhielten sie einen Plattenvertrag. Bereits ihre erste Single, Brand New Man, erreichte Platz 1 der Country-Charts. Ein Jahr später wurde ihr Debüt-Album gleichen Namens veröffentlicht, aus dem weitere Nummer-1-Hits ausgekoppelt wurden, darunter ihr größter Erfolg: Boot Scootin' Boogie. Das Album wurde mit dreifachem Platin ausgezeichnet. Fast alle Titel wurden von dem Duo selbst geschrieben.

1993 erschien ihr zweites Album, Hard Working Man, das ebenfalls mit Platin ausgezeichnet wurde. Ihre Erfolgssträhne hielt auch in den folgenden Jahren an, praktisch jede Single und jedes Album erreichte hohe Hitparaden-Positionen. Brooks & Dunn wurden vielfach ausgezeichnet, unter anderem erhielten sie zwischen 1991 und 2006 insgesamt 14 Mal den CMA Award Vocal Duo of the Year.

Weitere Aktivitäten

Kix Brooks ist Moderator der in den USA wöchentlich produzierten Radiomusikshow „American Country Countdown Top 40“. Diese Sendung ist in Deutschland jeden Sonntag u. a. auf AFN (American Forces Network) Heidelberg zu hören.

Diskografie

Alben

Jahr Album Chartposition[1] Auszeichnungen[2][3]
US Country US Billboard 200 Kanada Country Kanada Alben
1991 Brand New Man 3 10 5
  • US: 6× Multi-Platin
  • KAN: 3× Platin
1993 Hard Workin' Man 2 9 1 41
  • US: 5× Multi-Platin
  • KAN: 3× Platin
1994 Waitin' on Sundown 1 15 1 31
  • US: 3× Multi-Platin
  • KAN: Platin
1996 Borderline 1 5 1 37
  • US: 2× Multi-Platin
  • KAN: Gold
1998 If You See Her 4 11 7 42
  • US: 2× Multi-Platin
  • KAN: Gold
1999 Tightrope 6 31 6 *
  • US: Gold
2001 Steers & Stripes 1 4 * *
  • US: Platin
  • KAN: Platin
2003 Red Dirt Road 1 4 * *
  • US: Platin
  • KAN: Gold
2005 Hillbilly Deluxe 1 3 * 31
  • US: Platin
2007 Cowboy Town 4 13 5 23

Singles

Jahr Single Chartposition[4] Album
Hot Country Songs US Billboard Hot 100 US Pop 100 Kanada Country Kanada Pop
1991 "Brand New Man" 1 1 Brand New Man
"My Next Broken Heart" 1 3
1992 "Neon Moon" 1 1
"Boot Scootin' Boogie" 1 50 1
"Lost and Found" 6 6
1993 "Hard Workin' Man" 4 1 Hard Workin' Man
"We'll Burn That Bridge" 2 1
"She Used to Be Mine" 1 1
"Rock My World (Little Country Girl)" 2 97 1
1994 "That Ain't No Way to Go" 1 3
"She's Not the Cheatin' Kind" 1 1 Waitin' on Sundown
"I'll Never Forgive My Heart" 6 3
1995 "Little Miss Honky Tonk" 1 1
"You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone" 1 1
"Whiskey Under the Bridge" 5 3
1996 "My Maria" 1 79 1 Borderline
"I Am That Man" 2 3
"Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing" 13 8
"A Man This Lonely" 1 4
1997 "Why Would I Say Goodbye" 8 9
"Honky Tonk Truth" 3 3 The Greatest Hits Collection
"He's Got You" 2 3
1998 "If You See Him/If You See Her" (mit Reba McEntire) 1 1 If You See Her
"How Long Gone" 1 1
"Husbands and Wives" 1 36 2
1999 "I Can't Get Over You" 5 51 2
"South of Santa Fe" 41 45
"Missing You" 15 75 6 Tightrope
"Beer Thirty" 19 12
2000 "You'll Always Be Loved By Me" 5 55 7
2001 "Ain't Nothing 'Bout You" 1 25 Steers & Stripes
"Only in America" 1 33
"The Long Goodbye" 1 39
2002 "My Heart Is Lost to You" 5 48
"Every River" 12 75
2003 "Red Dirt Road" 1 25 Red Dirt Road
"You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl" 3 39
2004 "That's What She Gets for Loving Me" 6 53 3
"That's What It's All About" 2 38 2 The Greatest Hits Collection II
"It's Getting Better All the Time" 1 56 3
2005 "Play Something Country" 1 37 53 1 Hillbilly Deluxe
"Believe" 8 60 95 21
2006 "Building Bridges" (mit Sheryl Crow und Vince Gill) 4 66 2
"Hillbilly Deluxe" 16 86 20
2007 "Proud of the House We Built" 4 57 1 60 Cowboy Town
"God Must Be Busy" 11 78 11 92
2008 "Put a Girl in It" 3 54 1 62
"Cowgirls Don't Cry" (mit Reba McEntire) 2 44 1 49

Die bedeutendsten Auszeichnungen

  • 2007 Academy of Country Music Awards Top Vocal Duo
  • 2007 Academy of Country Music Vocal Event of the Year für "Building Bridges" mit Vince Gill and Sheryl Crow
  • 2007 CMA Awards Vocal Duo of the Year
  • 2006 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
  • 2006 CMA Music Video of the Year "Believe"
  • 2006 CMA Single of the Year "Believe"
  • 2006 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
  • 2006 Academy of Country Music Song of the Year "Believe"
  • 2005 Billboard Music Awards Favorite Country Group
  • 2005 American Music Awards Favorite Band, Duo or Group
  • 2005 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
  • 2005 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
  • 2005 People's Choice Awards Favorite Country Group
  • 2004 American Music Awards Favorite Band, Duo or Group
  • 2004 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
  • 2004 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
  • 2003 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
  • 2003 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
  • 2003 CMT 40 Greatest Men in Country Music
  • 2002 CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards Group/Duo Video of the Year
  • 2002 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
  • 2002 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
  • 2001 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
  • 2001 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
  • 2000 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
  • 1999 TNN Awards/Music City News Vocal Group or Duo of the Year
  • 1999 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
  • 1998 TNN/Music City News Vocal Group or Duo of the Year
  • 1998 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
  • 1997 TNN/Music City News Vocal Duo of the Year
  • 1997 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
  • 1997 American Music Awards Favorite Band, Duo or Group
  • 1997 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo/Group
  • 1996 Grammy Best Country Performance by Duo/Group w/Vocals
  • 1996 CMA Entertainer of the Year
  • 1996 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
  • 1996 Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year
  • 1996 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
  • 1995 TNN/Music City News Vocal Group/Duo of the Year
  • 1995 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
  • 1994 TNN/Music City News Vocal Duo of the Year
  • 1994 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
  • 1994 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
  • 1993 TNN/Music City News Vocal Duo of the Year
  • 1993 Grammy Best Country Performance by Duo/Group w/Vocals
  • 1993 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
  • 1993 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
  • 1992 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
  • 1992 Academy of Country Music Album of the Year
  • 1992 Academy of Country Music Single of the Year
  • 1992 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
  • 1991 Academy of Country Music Top New Vocal Duo/Group
  • 1991 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo

Quellen

  1. allmusic ((( Brooks & Dunn > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))
  2. RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Brooks & Dunn May 20 2008
  3. CRIA Cerfication Database
  4. allmusic ((( Brooks & Dunn > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))

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