Ronnie Baker Brooks

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Born in Chicago on January 23, 1967, Ronnie Baker Brooks is an American blues singer-songwriter carrying on the tradition of his father Lonnie Brooks along with his guitarist brother Wayne Baker Brooks. He learned to play the guitar as a child and toured with his father's band playing bass before switching to lead. When his father fell ill before a concert at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 1992, he stepped in and became a headliner. He continued to tour with his father and they performed with artists such as Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Koko Taylor. After his father urged him to pursue a solo career in 1998, he released his debut album Golddigger followed by Take Me Witcha (2001) and The Torch (2006). His first studio album for ten years, Times Have Changed, went to number ten on Billboard's Blues Albums Chart in 2017. Produced by Steve Jordan the album features 'Big Head' Todd Mohr, Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Steve Cropper, Angie Stone, Eddie Willis, Al Kapone, Felix Cavaliere and Lee Roy Parnell. Brooks performs regularly in clubs in Chicago and his 2018 dates were to include venues in Ontario, Canada, Ohio and Indiana plus the Grolsch Blues Festival in Schöppingen, Germany, and the Ribs and Blues Festival in Raalte, Netherlands. After the Covid-19 pandemic spent at his home in Dolton, Illinois, the guitarist and singer is resuming his touring schedule, before planning a new album. This one, released in 2024, is the first to be released under the prestigious Alligator Records label. Upon its release, Blues in My DNA ranked No. 4 on the blues charts.

Top tracks

01
Show Me
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Times Have Changed
03:59
Writer: Joe Tex / Composers: Joe Tex
05
Let Me Love You Baby (feat. Ronnie Baker Brooks)
Big Head Blues Club
Way Down Inside
03:21
Composers: Willie Dixon
04
Times Have Changed
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Times Have Changed
05:17
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker - Al Kapone
01
I'm Feeling You
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues In My DNA
04:37
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker
02
Doing Too Much
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Times Have Changed
04:18
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker - Todd Park Mohr
06
It Takes A Smart Man To Play Dumb (Smart Dummy)
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
04:42
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
11
Drama Queen
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
03:55
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
10
Stuck On Stupid
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues In My DNA
08:12
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker
01
I Had My Chance
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
05:22
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
08
Make These Blues Survive Featuring Lonnie Brooks
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Golddigger
04:08
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
07
Robbing Peter To Pay Paul
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues In My DNA
04:15
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker
05
Love Rebound
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Golddigger
05:55
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
03
See You Hurt No More
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
05:55
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
05
Do You Love Me Baby
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
04:04
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
12
Perfect Love
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
04:02
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
07
You Make me Feel So Good
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Golddigger
03:54
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
09
Must've Been Bought Featuring Jellybean Johnson
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Golddigger
04:02
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
03
Baby Please (Come Back Home)
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Golddigger
05:03
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
12
My Boo
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues In My DNA
03:39
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker
08
Instant Gratification
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues In My DNA
03:59
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker
02
Hit Me On The Hip
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
04:14
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
04
Where do I Stand in Line
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Golddigger
06:00
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
06
Stuck on Stupid
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Golddigger
07:46
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
10
Bald-Headed Woman
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Golddigger
04:45
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
06
All True Man
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues In My DNA
04:10
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker - Todd Park Mohr / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker - Todd Park Mohr
05
Accept My Love
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues In My DNA
04:24
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker
11
Cry Baby Cry
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Golddigger
05:03
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
08
Old Love
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Times Have Changed
04:37
Writer: Robert William Cray / Composers: Robert William Cray - Eric Patrick Clapton
04
Take Me Witcha
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
04:17
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
14
Give Me Your Heart
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
03:37
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
01
She's A Golddigger
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Golddigger
05:14
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
03
Blues In My DNA
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues In My DNA
04:48
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker
13
Flavor Of The Week
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
04:11
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
08
Set Me Free Featuring Memphis Willie
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
04:50
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
04
My Love Will Make You Do Right
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues In My DNA
04:39
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker
11
I Found A Dollar Looking For A Dime
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues In My DNA
04:52
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker
10
Bring Back The Love Featuring Jellybean Johnson
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
05:51
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
09
I Got To Make You Mine
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues In My DNA
04:12
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker
09
Time Will Tell
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
05:54
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
07
Pick Powder
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
03:12
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
02
Turn a Bad into a Positive
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Golddigger
04:14
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
15
I Laugh To Keep From Cryin' Featuring Lonnie Brooks
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
03:41
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
06
Blues Cruise
Buckwheat Zydeco
Red Dog Speaks
03:24
04
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Chicago Plays the Stones
03:43
Composers: Jagger - Richards

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  • Discography
Albums
2024 Alligator Records, LLC
11-10-2024
Blues In My DNA
01
I'm Feeling You
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues In My DNA
04:37
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker
02
Lonnie Brooks' Blessing
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues In My DNA
00:14
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker
03
Blues In My DNA
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues In My DNA
04:48
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker
04
My Love Will Make You Do Right
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues In My DNA
04:39
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker
05
Accept My Love
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues In My DNA
04:24
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker
06
All True Man
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues In My DNA
04:10
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker - Todd Park Mohr / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker - Todd Park Mohr
07
Robbing Peter To Pay Paul
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues In My DNA
04:15
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker
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Mascot Label Group/Provogue
20-01-2017
Times Have Changed
01
Show Me
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Times Have Changed
03:59
Writer: Joe Tex / Composers: Joe Tex
02
Doing Too Much
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Times Have Changed
04:18
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker - Todd Park Mohr
03
Twine Time
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Times Have Changed
04:15
Writer: Andre Williams / Composers: Verlie Rice - Andre Williams
04
Times Have Changed
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Times Have Changed
05:17
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker - Al Kapone
05
Long Story Short
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Times Have Changed
05:52
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker
06
Give Me Your Love (Love Song)
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Times Have Changed
08:04
Writer: Curtis Mayfield / Composers: Curtis Mayfield
07
Give The Baby Anything The Baby Wants
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Times Have Changed
05:35
Writer: Joe Tex / Composers: Joe Tex
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23-09-2008
The Blues Rolls On
01
The Blues Rolls On (feat. Warren Haynes & Kim Wilson)
Elvin Bishop
The Blues Rolls On
04:23
02
Night Time is the Right Time (feat. John Nemeth & Angela Strehli)
Elvin Bishop
The Blues Rolls On
03:09
03
Yonder's Wall (feat. Ronnie Baker Brooks & Tommy Castro)
Elvin Bishop
The Blues Rolls On
04:06
04
Struttin' My Stuff (feat. Derek Trucks & Warren Haynes)
Elvin Bishop
The Blues Rolls On
04:00
05
Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket (feat. B.B. King)
Elvin Bishop
The Blues Rolls On
04:53
06
Who's the Fool (feat. John Nemeth & Kid Andersen)
Elvin Bishop
The Blues Rolls On
03:47
07
Black Gal (feat. R.C. Carrier & Andre Thierry)
Elvin Bishop
The Blues Rolls On
03:11
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2006 Ronnie Baker Brooks
15-08-2006
The Torch
01
Born in Chicago
Ronnie Baker Brooks
The Torch
04:33
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
02
Are You Free for Me
Ronnie Baker Brooks
The Torch
04:07
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
03
It's On
Ronnie Baker Brooks
The Torch
05:01
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
04
A Long Goodbye
Ronnie Baker Brooks
The Torch
03:54
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
05
Love Again
Ronnie Baker Brooks
The Torch
04:30
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
06
You Wrong for That Now
Ronnie Baker Brooks
The Torch
03:39
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
07
Half
Ronnie Baker Brooks
The Torch
03:55
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
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2001 Watchdog Records
01-01-2001
Take Me Witcha
01
I Had My Chance
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
05:22
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
02
Hit Me On The Hip
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
04:14
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
03
See You Hurt No More
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
05:55
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
04
Take Me Witcha
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
04:17
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
05
Do You Love Me Baby
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
04:04
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
06
It Takes A Smart Man To Play Dumb (Smart Dummy)
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
04:42
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
07
Pick Powder
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Take Me Witcha
03:12
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
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1998 Watchdog Records
01-01-1998
Golddigger
01
She's A Golddigger
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Golddigger
05:14
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
02
Turn a Bad into a Positive
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Golddigger
04:14
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
03
Baby Please (Come Back Home)
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Golddigger
05:03
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
04
Where do I Stand in Line
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Golddigger
06:00
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
05
Love Rebound
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Golddigger
05:55
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
06
Stuck on Stupid
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Golddigger
07:46
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
07
You Make me Feel So Good
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Golddigger
03:54
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
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Singles
2024 Alligator Records, LLC
05-08-2024
Blues In My DNA
01
Blues In My DNA
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues In My DNA
04:48
Writer: Rodney Dion Baker / Composers: Rodney Dion Baker
2019 Big Records
01-08-2019
Remedy
01
Remedy
Big Head Todd & The Monsters
Remedy
04:44
Splits
18-03-2008
Command Performance
01
Can't You See
The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue
Command Performance
04:21
02
I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On
The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue
Command Performance
07:03
03
Whammer Jammer
The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue
Command Performance
02:31
04
Still the Girl In the Band
The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue
Command Performance
07:20
05
See You Hurt No More
The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue
Command Performance
07:36
06
If It Ain't Me
The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue
Command Performance
03:51
07
If I Had a Nickel
The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue
Command Performance
06:17
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Featured in
(P) 2025 Rosa's Lounge Records, under exclusive license from Billy Branch
07-11-2025
The Blues is My Biography
01
Hole in Your Soul
Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues
The Blues is My Biography
03:46
Composers: Billy Branch
02
Dead End Street
Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues
The Blues is My Biography
04:47
Composers: Ben Raleigh - David Axelrod
03
Begging for Change
Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues
The Blues is My Biography
03:45
Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks - Billy Branch - Larry D. Batiste
04
Call Your Bluff
Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues
The Blues is My Biography
04:13
Composers: Andrew Terrell ("Blaze") Thomas
05
The Blues is My Biography
Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues
The Blues is My Biography
04:23
Composers: Billy Branch
06
The Harmonica Man
Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues
The Blues is My Biography
05:47
Composers: Billy Branch
07
Real Good Friends
Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues
The Blues is My Biography
03:42
Composers: Billy Branch
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2016 Big Records
16-09-2016
Way Down Inside
01
Hidden Charms
Big Head Blues Club
Way Down Inside
02:23
Composers: Willie Dixon
02
The Seventh Son
Big Head Blues Club
Way Down Inside
03:31
Composers: Willie Dixon
03
You Need Love (feat. Mud Morganfield)
Big Head Blues Club
Way Down Inside
04:07
Composers: Willie Dixon
04
Bring It On Home (feat. Billy Branch)
Big Head Blues Club
Way Down Inside
03:29
Composers: Willie Dixon
05
Let Me Love You Baby (feat. Ronnie Baker Brooks)
Big Head Blues Club
Way Down Inside
03:21
Composers: Willie Dixon
06
Pretty Thing
Big Head Blues Club
Way Down Inside
03:00
Composers: Willie Dixon
07
Good Advice (feat. Billy Branch, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Mud Morganfield)
Big Head Blues Club
Way Down Inside
04:26
Composers: J.B. Lenoir
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(P) 2018 Chicago Plays the Stones LLC
14-09-2018
Chicago Plays the Stones
01
Let It Bleed
John Primer
Chicago Plays the Stones
04:05
Composers: Jagger - Richards
02
Play with Fire
Billy Boy Arnold
Chicago Plays the Stones
03:45
Composers: Nanker Phlege
03
Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)
Buddy Guy
Chicago Plays the Stones
04:53
Composers: Jagger - Richards
04
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Chicago Plays the Stones
03:43
Composers: Jagger - Richards
05
Sympathy for the Devil
Billy Branch
Chicago Plays the Stones
05:56
Composers: Jagger - Richards
06
Angie
John Primer
Chicago Plays the Stones
04:55
Composers: Jagger - Richards
07
Gimme Shelter
Leanne Faine
Chicago Plays the Stones
04:02
Composers: Jagger - Richards
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Jellybean Johnson
04-07-2021
GET EXPERIENCED
01
PUT SOME JELLY ON IT (feat. RONNIE BAKER BROOKS)
Jellybean Johnson
GET EXPERIENCED
03:56
Writer: Ronnie Baker Brooks - Garry George Johnson / Composers: Ronnie Baker Brooks
02
WHAT IS THIS FEELING (feat. ASHLEY TAMAR DAVIS)
Jellybean Johnson
GET EXPERIENCED
04:00
Writer: Ashley Tamár Davis - Garry George Johnson / Composers: Ashley Tamár Davis
03
ENERGY (feat. ILLISM)
Jellybean Johnson
GET EXPERIENCED
04:11
Writer: Emmanuel Duncan - Sarah Ruth Lanier - Garry George Johnson - Marcus Woodard - Mike G / Composers: Emmanuel Duncan - Sarah Ruth Lanier
04
LET'S STRAIGHTEN IT OUT (feat. CHANCE HOWARD)
Jellybean Johnson
GET EXPERIENCED
04:13
Composers: Latimore
05
IMAGINATION (MO' JELLY) (feat. ASHLEY TAMAR DAVIS)
Jellybean Johnson
GET EXPERIENCED
03:51
Writer: Ashley Tamár Davis - Garry George Johnson / Composers: Ashley Tamár Davis
06
BAD BLOOD (feat. TRACEY BLAKE)
Jellybean Johnson
GET EXPERIENCED
02:55
Writer: Tracey Morgan - Garry George Johnson / Composers: Tracey Morgan
07
SHE CAN GET IT (feat. L*A*W, TONY M. & MONTE MOIR) (EXTENDED MIX)
Jellybean Johnson
GET EXPERIENCED
05:13
Writer: Lawrence Taylor Worrell - Garry George Johnson - Anthony Mosley / Composers: Lawrence Taylor Worrell - Anthony Mosley
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2021 Todd Park Mohr Publishing Company
01-02-2021
All True Man
01
All True Man
Big Head Todd & The Monsters
All True Man
04:05
Composers: Todd Park Mohr - Brian Nevin - Rob Squires - Ronnie Baker Brooks - Jeremy Nevin
11-04-2011
Going to Chicago
01
This Is It
The Juke Joints
Going to Chicago
03:07
02
Magic Shoes
The Juke Joints
Going to Chicago
02:56
03
Stax Sound
The Juke Joints
Going to Chicago
03:22
04
Goodbye Baby
The Juke Joints
Going to Chicago
04:24
05
Two Hearts
The Juke Joints
Going to Chicago
04:37
06
Hard Times
The Juke Joints
Going to Chicago
03:48
07
Bad Bad Feeling
The Juke Joints
Going to Chicago
05:52
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