Junior Wells and Eric Johnson in the summer of 1993. Eric Clapton, performing in Chicago as part of his "From the Cradle" tour, honored Brooks by inviting the bluesman on stage for an impromptu jam at the blues club Buddy Guy's Legends. In 1996, Brooks released Roadhouse Rules. The album was produced in Memphis by Jim Gaines, who also produced recordings by Luther Allison, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Santana. Ronnie Baker Brooks also played on this album. With fellow Gulf Coast blues veterans Long John Hunter and Phillip Walker (both of whom he had known and played with in the 1950s in Port Arthur), Brooks released Lone Star Shootout in 1999. Brooks continued to tour in the United States and Europe. His sons, Ronnie Baker Brooks and Wayne Baker Brooks, are also full-time blues musicians, fronting their own bands and touring extensively in the United States and abroad. Wayne Baker Brooks also played in his father's band. The Brookses are frequent guest performers at each other's shows and have booked appearances as the Brooks Family. Besides his live and recorded performances, Brooks appeared in the films Blues Brothers 2000 and The Express: The Ernie Davis Story and in two UK television commercials for Heineken beer. His song "Eyeballin'" was used in the film Forever LuLu. "Got Lucky Last Night", featuring Johnny Winter, was used in the film Masters of Menace. Brooks was an influence on the soul artist Reggie Sears. Death Brooks died in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on April 1, 2017, at the age of 83. Author Brooks co-authored the 1998 book Blues for Dummies, with Wayne Baker Brooks and the music historian, guitarist, and songwriter Cub Koda. it is still in print. Discography Broke an' Hungry, as Guitar Jr. (Capitol, 1969) Sweet Home Chicago (Black & Blue, 1975; reissued by Evidence Records, 1994) Living Chicago Blues, vol. 3 (Alligator, 1978) Bayou Lightning (Alligator, 1979) Blues Deluxe (Alligator/WXRT, 1980) Turn On the Night (Alligator, 1981) Hot Shot (Alligator, 1983) The Crawl, as Guitar Jr. (Goldband singles reissued by Charly, 1984) Live at Pepper’s 1968 (Black Magic, 1985; reissued by Black Top, 1996) Wound Up Tight (Alligator, 1986) Live from Chicago: Bayou Lightning Strikes (Alligator, 1988) Satisfaction Guaranteed (Alligator, 1991) Let’s Talk It Over (1977 sessions released by Delmark, 1993) Roadhouse Rules (Alligator, 1996) Deluxe Edition (Alligator, 1997) Lone Star Shootout, with Long John Hunter and Phillip Walker (Alligator, 1999)