RONNIE BAKER BROOKS ANNOUNCES BLUES IN MY DNA TOUR, UNVEILS SECOND LIVE VIDEO

        

"In Ronnie Baker Brooks’ powerhouse hands, blues-rock never sounded so outrageous. Soul never sounded so delicious. And the blues never sounded so profound…one of today’s top live performers."
—Blues Music Magazine

"A monster guitarist with an ample supply of technique and passion"
—AllMusic

"Ronnie Baker Brooks bristles with energy, inspiration and self-confidence."
—Living Blues 

Today, Friday October 18, 2024, Chicago's own Ronnie Baker Brooks announced dates for his Blues In My DNA tour. Brooks officially kicks things off today with a celebratory hometown record release party for his brand new Alligator Records debut, Blues In My DNA. After performing on the blues cruise in the Caribbean, Brooks then hops over to Denmark before the tour takes to the East Coast, through the Midwest and south into Florida, and then to the West Coast. Many of the East Coast performances will be special double bills with Brooks' labelmate, Coco Montoya.

Additionally, today Brooks unveils his new live performance video of All True Man. The song—featured in its studio version on Blues In My DNA was written with Brooks' friend Todd Mohr of Big Head Todd And The Monsters. Brooks describes All True Man as "definitely an inspiration from my dad. And working with Todd, a great songwriter on his own, it became my own thing, and I'm thrilled to share it with everyone." 

BLUES IN MY DNA TOUR:

Oct 18, 2024 -- FitzGerald's, Berwyn, IL
Oct 19, 2024 -- The Token Lounge, Westland, MI
Oct 26, 2024 - Nov 02, 2024 -- Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, departing from Fort Lauderdale, FL
Nov 09, 2024 -- Blues Heaven Festival, Frederikshavn, DENMARK
Nov 13, 2024 -- The Cellar at Pittsburgh Winery, Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 15, 2024 -- Tupelo Music Hall, Derry, NH, with Coco Montoya
Nov 16, 2024 -- The Iridium, New York, NY, with Coco Montoya
Nov 17, 2024 -- Jammin’ Java, Vienna, VA
Nov 18, 2024 -- Rams Head On Stage, Annapolis, MD, with Coco Montoya
Nov 19, 2024 -- Music Hall at World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, with Coco Montoya
Nov 21, 2024 -- The Suffolk, Riverhead, NY, with Coco Montoya
Nov 22, 2024 -- Center for the Arts of Homer, Homer, NY, with Coco Montoya
Nov 23, 2024 -- Asbury Hall at Babeville, Buffalo, NY, with Coco Montoya
Nov 24, 2024 -- The Kent Stage, Kent, OH, with Coco Montoya
Nov 29, 2025 -- Vivarium, Milwaukee, WI, with Coco Montoya
Dec 06, 2024 -- The Castle Theatre, Bloomington, IL
Jan 22, 2025 -- Cafe Eleven, St. Augustine Beach, FL
Jan 23, 2025 -- The Funky Biscuit. Boca Raton, FL
Jan 25, 2025 -- Arts Bonita, Bonita Springs, FL
Jan 26, 2025 - February 2, 2025 -- Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, departing from Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Feb 02, 2025 -- The Lyric Theatre, Stuart, FL
Feb 14, 2025 -- Winter Blues Festival, Des Moines, IA
Feb 15, 2025 -- Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO
Feb 19, 2025 -- Oriental Theater, Denver, CO 
Feb 22, 2025 -- The State Room, Salt Lake City, UT
Feb 25, 2025 -- Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, Seattle, WA
Feb 26, 2025 -- Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, Seattle, WA
Feb 27, 2025 -- Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland, OR
Mar 01, 2025 -- Almost Famous Wine Company, Livermore, CA
Mar 02, 2025 -- Arena Theater, Point Arena, CA
Mar 03, 2025 -- Yoshi's, Oakland, CA
Mar 06, 2025 -- The Venice West, Venice, CA, with Coco Montoya
Mar 07, 2025 -- The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA, with Coco Montoya
Apr 10, 2025 -- Tampa Bay Blues Festival's Kickoff Party. St. Petersburg, FL, at The Palladium Theater
Apr 11, 2025 -- Tampa Bay Blues Festival. St. Petersburg, FL, at Vinoy Waterfront Park 

For Ronnie Baker Brooks—son of legendary multiple GRAMMY Award nominee, Blues Hall Of Famer, and longtime Alligator Records recording star Lonnie Brooks—the process of writing songs for Blues In My DNA was as fun and exciting as playing live. “I love writing as much as performing. I love watching an idea become a song, then a song become something people can relate to, and then sing along with. And I always keep it authentic to myself. Everyone can feel it and be familiar with it. I’m here to build bridges, not walls.”

Blues In My DNA is already being hailed as an up-to-the-minute masterpiece. Blues Matters UK says the album is  “a masterful testament to Ronnie Baker Brooks’ legacy as one of modern blues most dynamic torchbearers…personal and powerful…a must listen.” The record effortlessly moves from funkified rockers to deep Memphis soul to epic, crowd-pleasing blues anthems. Produced by famed studio wizard Jim Gaines (who has produced Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lonnie Brooks, Luther Allison, and many others), Blues In My DNA is a career-defining statement from Baker Brooks, with each of the 11 original songs its own chapter in his ever-evolving story.

The new live performance video of All True Man was recorded in Chicago in July of 2024. It is the second in a series of six videos, with a new one to be released every second Friday. The upcoming schedule will be as follows: November 1, My Love Will Make You Do Right; November 15, Accept My Love; November 29, I'm Feelin' You; December 13, Stuck On Stupid.

Watch All True Man below: