 Birth Name: Leon Eric Brooks III
Birth Place: Shreveport, LA
Date of Birth: 05/12/1955
Profession: Singer; songwriter; musician
Kix Brooks Fast Facts:
- Took a year off of college and worked with his father in an Alaskan oil field.
- Released his first single in 1983 titled "Baby, When Your Heart Breaks Down."
- Joined Ronnie Dunn in 1990 to form Brooks & Dunn.
- Began hosting American Country Countdown, the country version of the American Top 40, in 2006.
- Took his first USO tour to Iraq and Kuwait in 2008.
- Is part-owner of Arrington Vineyards winery in Tennessee.
- Kix Brooks Relationships:
- Barbara Brooks - Wife
- Molly Brooks - Daughter
- Eric Brooks - Son
- Leon Eric Brooks Jr. - Father
- Kix Brooks Awards:
- 1996 Grammy: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Winner
- 1993 Grammy: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Winner
- College:
- Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA (BA in Speech Communications, 1978)
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