Kix Brooks

Kix Brooks was born on 12 May 1955(69 years old) in Louisiana. Kix Brooks is Country Singer, Zodiac sign - Taurus. More detail about Kix Brooks given below.

Kix Brooks Timeline

• 1983
  

  Brooksu0027 father urged him to pursue his desire to become a musician, and he moved to Nashville, Tennessee in the early 1980s. His then-girlfriend (now wife Barbara, with whom he has a son and daughter) followed shortly thereafter. He worked for Tree Publishing as a staff songwriter. He recorded his first solo single, Baby, When Your Heart Breaks Down, for Avion in 1983, but returned to songwriting after it failed to chart. Brooks and Dan Tyler co-wrote Modern Day Romance, released by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in June 1985; it became the bandu0027s second No. 1 hit on the country chart.

• 1989
  

  Brooks released an album, Kix Brooks, in 1989 on Capitol Records. This album also featured the song "Sacred Ground rising to No. 2 country hit for McBride & the Ride in 1992.

• 1991
  

  Brooks and Dunn have more Country Music Association awards and Academy of Country Music awards than any act in the history of country music. They have the Country Music Association Vocal Duo of the Year award every year since they debuted in 1991 except in 2000 (the honor went to Montgomery Gentry), and in 2007 and 2009 (it was awarded to Sugarland). They sold over 30 million records, and continue to be one of the most-consistently successful touring acts on the concert circuit.

• 2005
  

  In 2005, Brooks, along with timber industrialist Roy O. Martin Jr., and the Louisiana State University sports legends Paul Dietzel, and Sue Gunter were among those named a "Louisiana Legend" by Louisiana Public Broadcasting.

• 2006
  

  Since January 2006, Brooks has hosted American Country Countdown, a syndicated radio countdown show based on Mediabase (originally was BILLBOARD, from 2006 to August 2009), country charts. Brooks succeeded the showu0027s former host, Bob Kingsley. Brooks is also co-owner of Arrington Vineyards, a Nashville winery with winemaker Kip Summers and businessmen John Russell.

• 2009
  

  On August 10, 2009, Brooks & Dunn announced to their fans, via their website they intended to disband after twenty years of touring. According to the short statement released on their web site, Brooks & Dunn intended to release a greatest hits album, tour during the rest of 2009, and have a farewell tour in 2010.

• 2012
  

  Brooks resumed his solo career in 2012, releasing a new 12-track album on September 11, 2012. New to This Town features nine songs co-written by Brooks, including the albumu0027s first single, the title track. He followed his second album with the soundtrack to the western film Ambush at Dark Canyon in 2014. Brooks composed the majority of the musical score as well as starring in the film.

• 2013
  

  On July 13, 2013, during his performance at Paragon Casino, Marksville, Louisiana, Kix Brooks was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.In 2013, Kix launched the film company Team Two Entertainment along with Eric Brooks. The company makes independent films Kix produces, and Kix occasionally appears as an actor.

• 2014
  

  On December 3, 2014, Brooks & Dunn re-united, and along with Reba McEntire, performed a series of concerts in Las Vegas, Nevada, throughout the summer and fall of 2015.

• 2015
  

  In 2015, Brooks contracted with Cooking Channel to host Steak Out with Kix Brooks, in which he travels around America in search of the best steakhouses.