Brooks And Dunn Influence

The country band Brooks and Dunn consisted of two vocalists, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn. They initially were formed in 1988 in Nashville, TN. Ronnie and Kix were both solo recording artists prior to forming a band together. The band Brooks and Dunn were influenced by many people and many kinds of music and they themselves had a heavy influence on others. Like many country music bands they used influences of Honky-Tonk, Mainstream Rock, and other Rock in their music. A major key aspect that is associated with the band is the starting of the line dancing phenomenon, the dance that spread across the nation like wild fire (Huey). They enjoyed using the rock culture in their country songs and because they were a bid influence on other bands, many artists began to insert …show more content…
The title of the last tour had an appropriate name as, “The Last Rodeo”. The two artists continue to produce to this day but not together. They are now solo artists like they were before they ever even started working together. They felt that it was the end for them and wanted to “retire” from the duo but they didn’t want the franchise to go away (Huey). They still wanted the name Brooks and Dunn to continue to be publicized. Many people were shocked that such a talented group wanted to retire. People wondered why a group wouldn’t want to just stay together and produce whenever they could instead of retiring. They wouldn’t have to be together all the time, just once in a while. That’s not what was wanted from Ronnie and Kix. They were satisfied with what they had accomplished and had had enough and were ready to do the things retired people are able to do such as relax on the beach somewhere (Mansfield). They had already been number one on the hit numerous times and were very well known. Ending on a good note is a great way to put a end mark on a group who were as successful as they