▁bass ▁guitar ▁and ▁joined ▁his ▁father ' s ▁band ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁He ▁played ▁guitar ▁on ▁his ▁father ' s ▁live ▁album , ▁Live ▁from ▁Chicago : ▁Bay ou ▁Light ning ▁St rik es , ▁released ▁by ▁All ig ator ▁Records ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁part ▁of ▁All ig ator ▁Records ' ▁ 2 0 th ▁An ni versary ▁Tour , ▁performing ▁alongside ▁K oko ▁Taylor , ▁El vin ▁Bishop , ▁and ▁Lil ' ▁Ed ▁Williams . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Bro oks ▁was ▁purs uing ▁a ▁solo ▁career . ▁His ▁debut ▁album , ▁Gold d igger , ▁was ▁released ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁by ▁the ▁Watch dog ▁label . ▁It ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Jan et ▁Jackson . ▁He ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁Blues ▁Music ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁for ▁Best ▁New ▁Art ist . ▁His ▁second ▁album , ▁Take ▁Me ▁W itch a , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Bro oks ▁next ▁album ▁was ▁The ▁Tor ch ▁( 2 0 0 6 ). ▁The ▁Boston ▁Her ald ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" fer o cious ▁and ▁un rel ent ing , ▁The ▁Tor ch ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁year ' s ▁best ▁bl ues ▁album ." ▁The ▁album ▁included ▁contributions ▁from ▁L on nie ▁Bro oks , ▁Edd y ▁Clear water , ▁Jimmy ▁Johnson , ▁Will ie ▁Kent , ▁and ▁Al ▁Kap one ▁and ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁J elly bean ▁Johnson .