Country Countdown USA host Lon Helton thinks back to the days before Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn became Brooks & Dunn — and more specifically, to a point when their Country Music Hall of Fame future seemed anything but certain. For more on Brooks & Dunn, visit "Brooks & Dunn: Kings of Neon," open now. Head here for more on the exhibition and how to plan your visit to the Museum: https://countrymusichalloffame.org/exhibit/brooks-dunn-kings-of-neon/ | Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

"Brooks & Dunn: Kings of Neon" closes on July 18, 2021, so a short time remains to visit the exhibition, which weaves through Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn's lives and music before and after they came together to form the best-selling country duo of all time. Around its opening, longtime "Country Countdown USA" host Lon Helton came to explore the story, and shared his thoughts on what the Country Music Hall of Fame duo's music has meant to country fans, and how their meteoric rise and uncommon stay