Wayne Baker Brooks

Name: Wayne Baker Brooks
Start: 2025-03-12T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-12T20:30:00-04:00
Location: Rohan Recreation Center in the Villages

Schedule

Wed Mar 12 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Rohan Recreation Center in the Villages | The Villages, FL

Wayne Baker Brooks is considered one of today's top guitarists whose signature style combines powerful vocals with liquid fire guitar playing that honors his rich blues heritage yet effortlessly expands the boundaries of the genre.
Born and raised in Chicago, IL amongst the most prolific blues legends and blues masters in the world, Wayne Baker Brook's blues roots may run deeper and wider than the Great Lakes themselves.
Chicago Blues laid the foundation for Wayne's innovative style. Growing up Brooks was a regular visitor to such historic places as Chess Studios, Checkerboard Lounge, Wisefools, and many other blues landmarks at which he witnessed many live performances by blues masters like Buddy Guy, Jr. Wells, Luther Allison, KoKo Taylor, the great Muddy Waters, & his father. The youngest son of blues master Lonnie Brooks - Wayne Brooks was literally born into the blues!