Wayne Baker Brooks (born April 30, 1970, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American blues and blues-rock guitarist and singer.

Biography

The son of the

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musician

Lonnie Brooks Lonnie Brooks (born Lee Baker Jr., December 18, 1933 – April 1, 2017) was an American blues singer and guitarist. The musicologist Robert Palmer, writing in ''Rolling Stone'', stated, "His music is witty, soulful and ferociously energetic, b ...

, he joined his father's band playing guitar in the band in 1990. In 1997, he formed the Wayne Baker Brooks Band. In 1998 he spearheaded and co-authored the book ''Blues for Dummies'' with

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and Lonnie Brooks, published in August that year. On October 27, 1998, he and his band performed for then– First Lady

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at Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation/Chess Records, in Chicago. On July 15, 2003, Brooks performed at

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in front of 47,000 people at the

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All Star Game. Brooks started his own

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in 2003 and released his debut album, ''Mystery'' on October 26, 2004, receiving numerous accolades, including four stars from

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Discography

Awards

*''Real Blues Magazine'' Awards ** Best Blues Book (''Blues for Dummies''), 1998 ** Carry-the-Blues-Torch Award, 2004 ** Top Blues-Stars-of-the-Future Award, 2004

References

External links

Official website
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