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With his debut release Mystery, Wayne Baker Brooks serves notice of a new, powerful
force at play in the music world. Combining outstanding song craft, passionate vocals and
a liquid fire guitar style, this talented artist manages to honor his rich blues heritage while
effortlessly expanding the boundaries of the genre.

Mystery is an intense sonic mixture comprised of a wide range of elements including the joyous abandon of Chicago’s wild South side and the inspired devotion of Led Zeppelin at their blues-worshiping best , along with experimentation of Blues/Hip Hop/House music/Dance, Mystery also features Wayne’s father Chicago Blues Master Lonnie Brooks Courtesy of Alligator Records.

This should come as no surprise. Wayne Baker Brooks is known for bringing the house
down. Whether performing with his own WBB Band or in the midst of white-knuckle jams with
blues legends like Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, John Mayall, and Otis Rush, or famous rockers
like Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes, George Thorogood, Slash, just to name but a few, top critics of all media agree Brooks is an exciting artist not to be missed.

“He’s got the talent, the energy and everything else to make it click”,
declares the Queen of the Blues, Koko Taylor, “I’ll bet my money that
he’ll succeed and that’s something I don’t do is gamble.”

As the son of blues super star, Lonnie Brooks, Wayne was raised in an extraordinarily
gifted and hard working household. He began his career polishing musical skills during the

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