Ronnie Dunn

Induction Year: 2018

Birth Name: Ronnie Gene Dunn

Birth Date: 06-01-1953

Place of Birth: Coleman, Texas

Ronnie Dunn was born in Texas, but Tulsa, Okla., became his hometown. He began playing guitar and performing in Country bands when he was in his teens.

After winning the Marlboro Talent Search, Arista Records expressed interest in him. The label later teamed him with singer-songwriter Kix Brooks, and the two recorded as Brooks & Dunn from 1991-2011. The mega-duo sold millions of records and was named CMA Vocal Duo 14 times.

The Brooks & Dunn hits “Neon Moon,” “Hard Workin’ Man,” “She Used To Be Mine,” “She’s Not The Cheatin’ Kind” and “Little Miss Honky Tonk” were all written solo by Ronnie, as was “Boot Scootin’ Boogie,” which was named ACM Song of the Year in 1992. Ronnie was BMI’s Country Songwriter of the Year in 1996 and 1998.

Co-written Brooks & Dunn hits include songs such as “Brand New Man,” “My Next Broken Heart” and “Believe,” which was the ACM Song of the Year in 2005 and the CMA Song and Single of the Year in 2006.

In 2011, Ronnie resumed his solo career as a singer-songwriter with “Cost Of Livin’.” Ronnie was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2003.

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Song Catalog

 

"A Man This Lonely"

(written with Tommy Lee James)

Brooks & Dunn1996 #1 country

"Believe"

(written with Craig Wiseman)

2006 CMA Single & Song of the Year; 2005 ACM Song of the Year

Brooks & Dunn2005 #8 country, #60 pop
Jennifer Hudson2011 

"Boot Scootin' Boogie"

1992 ACM Single of the Year

Brooks & Dunn1992 #1 country, #50 pop

"Brand New Man"

(written with Kix Brooks, Don Cook)

Brooks & Dunn1991 #1 country
 

"Cost Of Livin'"

(written with Phillip Coleman)

Ronnie Dunn2011 #19 country
 

"Cowgirls Don't Cry"

(written with Terry McBride)

Brooks & Dunn with Reba McEntire2008 #2 country
 

"Darned If I Don't (Danged if I Do)"

(written with Dean Dillon)

Shenandoah1995 #4 country
 

"Hard Workin' Man"

Brooks & Dunn1993 #4 country
 

"He's Got You"

(written with Terry McBride)

Brooks & Dunn1997 #2 country
 

"Honky Tonk Truth"

(written with Kim Williams, Lonnie Wilson)

Brooks & Dunn1997 #3 country
 

"I Can't Get Over You"

(written with Terry McBride)

Brooks & Dunn1999 #5 country, #51 pop
 

"I Keep On Lovin' You"

(written with Terry McBride)

Reba McEntire2010 #7 country
 

"I'll Never Forgive My Heart"

(written with Dean Dillon, Janine Dunn)

Brooks & Dunn1994 #6 country
 

"Little Miss Honky Tonk"

Brooks & Dunn1995 #1 country

"My Next Broken Heart"

(written with Kix Brooks, Don Cook)

Brooks & Dunn1991 #1 country

"Neon Moon"

Brooks & Dunn1992 #1 country
 

"Play Something Country"

(written with Terry McBride)

Brooks & Dunn2005 #1 country, #37 pop
 

"Proud Of The House We Built"

(written with Marv Green, Terry McBride)

Brooks & Dunn2007 #4 country, #57 pop
 

"Red Dirt Road"

(written with Kix Brooks)

Brooks & Dunn2003 #1 country, #25 pop
 

"She Used To Be Mine"

Brooks & Dunn1993 #1 country
 

"She's Not The Cheatin' Kind"

Brooks & Dunn1994 #1 country
 

"That Ain't No Way To Go"

(written with Kix Brooks, Don Cook)

Brooks & Dunn1994 #1 country
 

"That's What It's All About"

(written with Kix Brooks)

Brooks & Dunn2004 #6 country, #38 pop
 

"That’s What She Gets For Loving Me"

(written with Terry McBride)

Brooks & Dunn2001 #6 country, #53 pop
 

"We'll Burn That Bridge"

(written with Don Cook)

Brooks & Dunn1993 #2 country
 

"Whiskey Under The Bridge"

(written with Kix Brooks, Don Cook)

Brooks & Dunn1995 #5 country
 

"You'll Always Be Loved By Me"

(written with Terry McBride)

Brooks & Dunn2000 #5 country
 

"You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone"

(written with Kix Brooks, Don Cook)

Brooks & Dunn1995 #1 country

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Ronnie Dunn

Induction Year: 2018