Kix Brooks goes solo on 'New To This Town'
<p><span word="Kix">Kix</span> <span word="Brooks">Brooks</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="Louisiana">Louisiana</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Nashville">Nashville</span>, <span word="Tennessee">Tennessee</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solo">solo</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Country">Country</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sidelined">sidelined</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> <span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="DuBois">DuBois</span> <span word="teamed">teamed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Ronnie">Ronnie</span> <span word="Dunn">Dunn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="duo">duo</span> <span word="Brooks">Brooks</span> & <span word="Dunn">Dunn</span>. <span word="Brooks">Brooks</span>’ <span word="career">career</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solo">solo</span> <span word="act">act</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Kix">Kix</span> <span word="Brooks">Brooks</span>’ <span word="new">new</span> <span word="solo">solo</span> <span word="album">album</span> “<span word="New">New</span> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="Town">Town</span>” <span word="features">features</span> <span word="Eagles">Eagles</span> <span word="guitarist">guitarist</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="Walsh">Walsh</span>. <span word="Brooks">Brooks</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rascal">Rascal</span> <span word="Flatts">Flatts</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="DeMarcus">DeMarcus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collection">collection</span>.</p><p><span word="Brooks">Brooks</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="solo">solo</span> <span word="album">album</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1989. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="a">a</span> 20-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Ronnie">Ronnie</span> <span word="Dunn">Dunn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Country">Country</span> <span word="music">music</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="duos">duos</span>, <span word="Brooks">Brooks</span> & <span word="Dunn">Dunn</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2009, <span word="Brooks">Brooks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dunn">Dunn</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farewell">farewell</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010.</p><p><span word="Brooks">Brooks</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="guitar">guitar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="harmony">harmony</span> <span word="vocals">vocals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brooks">Brooks</span> & <span word="Dunn">Dunn</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rediscover">rediscover</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="admits">admits</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="solo">solo</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brooks">Brooks</span> & <span word="Dunn">Dunn</span> <span word="fans">fans</span>. <span word="Brooks">Brooks</span> <span word="happily">happily</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="concerts">concerts</span>.</p><p>“<span word="She">She</span> <span word="Knew">Knew</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="Was">Was</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Cowboy">Cowboy</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="ballads">ballads</span> <span word="Brooks">Brooks</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="on">on</span> “<span word="New">New</span> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="Town">Town</span>.” <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="album">album</span> <span word="leans">leans</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="blues">blues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Country">Country</span>-<span word="Rock">Rock</span>. <span word="Brooks">Brooks</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barroom">barroom</span> <span word="feel">feel</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="album">album</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="again">again</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="People">People</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="album">album</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="that">that</span>.”</p>
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