Wayne Baker Brooks is an American

United States

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 blues

Blues

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 and blues-rock

Blues-rock

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 guitarist

Guitarist

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 and singer.

Biography

The son of the Chicago blues

Chicago blues

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 musician Lonnie Brooks

Lonnie Brooks

Lonnie Brooks is an American blues singer and guitarist. He was born in Dubuisson, Louisiana, United States...

, he joined his father's band as a roadie in 1988, and started 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, along with Cub Koda

Cub Koda

Michael "Cub" Koda was an American rock and roll singer, guitarist, songwriter, disc jockey, music critic, and record compiler. Rolling Stone magazine felt that Koda was best known for writing the song "Smokin' in the Boys' Room", which reached #3 on the 1974 Billboard charts as performed by...

 and Lonnie Brooks, the book was published in August that year. On October 27, 1998, he and his band performed for then First Lady of the United States

First Lady of the United States

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, Hillary Rodham Clinton

Hillary Rodham Clinton

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 (now Secretary of State

Secretary of State

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) at Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation/Chess Records, 2120 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago.

On July 15, 2003, Brooks performed at U.S. Cellular Field

U.S. Cellular Field

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 in front of 47,000 people at the Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 All Star Game

All-star game

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. Brooks started his own record label

Record label

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 in 2003, and officially released his debut Mystery on October 26, 2004, receiving numerous accolades including four stars from Allmusic.

Discography

Album	Year	Label	Song	Instrument
Sweet Emotion: The Songs of Aerosmith	2001	Heavy Hip Mamma	"Last Child"	Lead guitar, solo
Genuine Houserockin' Christmas	2003	Alligator Records	"Christmas on the Bayou"	Rhythm guitar
Mystery	2004	Blues Island Records	All tracks	Lead guitar, lead vocals

Awards

Real Blues Magazine Awards 1998

• Best Blues Book (Blues for Dummies
  ...for Dummies
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  )

Real Blues Magazine Awards 2004

• Carrying The Torch Award
• Top Blues Stars of the Future Award
• Best Chicago Blues Guitar Award
• Best New Chicago Blues Talent/Male Award
• Best Chicago Blues Tune Award

External links

• Official website
• Myspace
• [ Allmusic Biography]
• [ AllMusic.com Review of Mystery]