Ronnie Baker Brooks Reveals Live Video For ‘Blues In My DNA’

Ronnie Baker Brooks Reveals Live Video For ‘Blues In My DNA’

Ronnie Baker Brooks releases a newly recorded live performance video of the song “Blues In My DNA.” The song is the first single from his Alligator Records debut, Blues In My DNA, set for October 11 release. The jaw-dropping new album from the award-winning blues-rock guitarist, songwriter and vocalist is an up-to-the-minute masterpiece. The album, the fifth of Ronnie’s career, is firmly rooted in the blues with Ronnie incorporating his own brand of rock, funk and soul to the mix. “I just play what I feel,” he says. “It’s all from the heart.”

The new video was recorded on July 16 in Chicago in front of an exuberant, fired-up audience. Going forward, Ronnie will release five more videos from the same performance every second Friday, each to feature a live version of a song from Blues In My DNA.

Ronnie describes the autobiographical song “Blues In My DNA” as “a bridge between me and my audience.” The song is the album’s centerpiece, the passionate guitar solos underlining the lyrics’ story of triumphing over racism, poverty and glass ceilings. “I ain’t complaining,” he sings, “I’m just explaining,” before declaring, “I got love in my blood, the blues in my DNA.”

Watch “Blues In My DNA”

 
The new album 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.

For Ronnie — 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.”