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was a chance meeting between Luke Combs and the duo’s long-time manager
that sparked the whole project, when he had explained what the duo
meant for his own music. “Brand New Man” offers a brawny, almost gleeful
rendition that is a revelation, baptized with a splash of high-energy
nostalgia. In similar fashion, Kane Brown took a faithful approach to
the spiritually-charged “Believe.” With its breathtaking emotional
beauty, Brown tapped into something so genuine it must be heard to be
truly comprehended.
“Brooks & Dunn’s music absolutely had a tremendous impact on me,”
said Combs. “To me, they invented that foot stomping, driving sound. And
it’s so cool that this has turned into such an awesome album, with
artists that actually grew up listening to Brooks & Dunn. Their
music was so influential to us that having the chance to come in and
bounce ideas off the guys and sing with them in the studio was a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
“I’ve never really sung in the studio with someone else, especially not
with someone whose voice is as good as Ronnie’s,” said Kane Brown. “For
him to be looking at me on the other side of the glass, and both of us
singing, it was just awesome. It felt like we just got comfortable
around each other, so we were really able to kill it.”
To go into the studio with Brooks & Dunn for the making of “Brand New Man” with Luke Combs click HERE and for “Believe” with Kane Brown click HERE.
With 20 No. One hits stretching back to 1991, two GRAMMY awards, dozens
of ACM and CMA honors and a discography counting more album sales than
any duo in history – regardless of genre – Brooks & Dunn’s influence
on today’s country has never been in question. Hits like “Boot Scootin’
Boogie,” “My Maria” and “Believe” have propelled the duo to more than
30 million albums sold, with the New York Times
heralding “together they helped drive the power-country era of the
early-to-mid 1990s and continued to benefit from the sea change in the
genre they helped initiate right through their most recent albums.”
Their original “Merle Haggard meets The Rolling Stones” vibe made them
progressive stars in their own right. In 2014, the duo announced their
reunion along with long-time friend, Reba McEntire, for a residency
called “Together in Vegas” at The Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace in Las
Vegas, which received rave reviews and continues to be extended
including more shows throughout this year. For more information, visit www.brooks-dunn.com.
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