Country duo Brooks & Dunn ending musical partnership after two decades together

August 11, 12:53 AMCountry Music ExaminerLisa L. Rollins

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The top-selling country duo, Kix Brooks, left, and Ronnie Dunn,
have opted to end their days as a music duo. (Photo: AP)

After some 20 years of making music as a duo, Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks, known collectively as Brooks & Dunn, have opted to call it quits.

The platinum-selling, award-winning players--who earlier this year were presented with an International Artist Achievement honor from the CMA while on tour in Austrailia, announced via their Web site today to fans that they will no longer operate as a a hit-making music entity.

Firmly established as the best-selling duo in country music, Brooks & Dunn have sold more than 30 million records and just last year received the 2, 367th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The aforementioned message to fans from Texas native Dunn and Louisiana son Brooks reads as follows:

To Our Fans:

After 20 years of making music and riding this trail together, we have agreed as a duo that it's time call it a day. This ride has been everything and more than we could ever have dreamed.... We owe it all to you, the fans. If you hear rumors, don't believe them, it's just time.

We will release our #1's and then some" on September 8th and bid you farewell one last time in 2010, with The Last Rodeo Tour...(dates to be announced).

Brooks & Dunn

For more info: Official Brooks & Dunn Web site,  Brooks & Dunn team with Reba McEntire to make country music history