Just for Kix: In Honor of Kix Brooks’ Birthday Today, We’re Kix-Starting Things With an 11-Song Playlist

by Jason Simanek | May 12, 2017

Kix Brooks is celebrating his 62nd birthday today (May 12). To help celebrate the birth of one-half of the greatest country music duo of all time, Brooks & Dunn, we’ve created a Kix-centric playlist for everyone to enjoy.

1. “Brand New Man” – Brooks & Dunn, 1991

Written by Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn and Don Cook
Title track of Brooks & Dunn’s 1991 debut album
Brooks & Dunn’s first No. 1 song

2. “Modern Day Romance” – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 1985

Written by Kix Brooks and Dan Tyler
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s second No. 1 song

3. “Red Dirt Road” – Brooks & Dunn, 2003

Written by Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn and Mark Wright
A title track that went No. 1 for Brooks & Dunn in 2003

4. “Mama Don’t Get Dressed Up for Nothing” – Brooks & Dunn, 1996

Written by Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn and Don Cook
Kix sings lead vocals
Reached No. 13 on the Billboard chart

5. “Rock My World (Little Country Girl)” – Brooks & Dunn, 1993

Written by Bill LaBounty and Steve O’Brien
Kix sings lead vocals
No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart in 1993

6. “Lost and Found” – Brooks & Dunn, 1992

Written by Kix Brooks and Don Cook
First Brooks & Dunn single to feature Kix singing lead vocals
Peaked at No. 6 on Billboard

7. “New To This Town” – Kix Brooks, 2012

Written by Kix Brooks, Marv Green and Terry McBride
Produced by Kix Brooks and Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus

8. “Only In America” – Brooks & Dunn, 2001

Written by Kix Brooks, Don Cook and Ronnie Rogers
No. 1 in 2001

9. “Sacred Ground” – McBride and The Ride, 1992

Written by Kix Brooks and Vernon Rust
Kix Brooks originally recorded this song for his self-titled solo album in 1989. McBride and the Ride took it to No. 2, the band’s highest chart performance.

10. “My Next Broken Heart” – Brooks & Dunn, 1991

Written by Kix Brooks, Don Cook and Ronnie Dunn
“My Next Broken Heart” was Brooks & Dunn’s second consecutive No. 1 song following their debut single, “Brave New Man”

11. “You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone” – Brooks & Dunn, 1995

Written by Kix Brooks, Don Cook and Ronnie Dunn
Kix sang the lead vocals and earned Brooks & Dunn its 9th No. 1 song

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photo by Brett Warren/The Greenroom PR

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