Brooks & Dunn

Some of the best stories in country music are written simply out of happenstance. That is the case for one of the most popular and iconic country duos in music history, Brooks & Dunn.

Comprised of revered singer-songwriters Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, both men started out their careers as songwriters, each scoring hits for the likes of John Conlee, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Highway 101, The Oak Ridge Boys and more. Brooks, hailing from Louisiana, and Dunn, coming to Nashville by way of Texas, came together by the suggestion of celebrated music executive Tim DuBois, who thought the pair would make a great songwriting team. Lo and behold, after recording their first demo together, fate would have other plans for the men.

Officially coming together as a duo in 1988, Brooks & Dunn signed to Arista Nashville where they recorded eleven studio albums, one Christmas album and five compilation albums. With more than 50 singles, 20 No. 1s and 19 Top 10s, their discography simply speaks for itself, brimming with timeless modern classics like 'Brand New Man,' 'Neon Moon,' 'Boot Scootin' Boogie,' 'Hard Workin' Man,' 'She's Not the Cheatin' Kind,' 'My Maria,' 'Ain't Nothing 'bout You,' 'Red Dirt Road,' 'Play Something Country,' 'Believe' and countless others from their nearly 40-year career.

Tallying a staggering 30 ACM Awards–coming behind only Miranda Lambert for most ACM wins–as well as 18 CMAs–tying for the most alongside Vince Gill, Brooks & Dunn have also claimed two Grammy Awards and have their names etched into the coveted Country Music Hall of Fame, to which they were inducted in 2019.