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- Name: Troyal Garth Brooks
- Born: February 7, 1962
- Origin: Yukon, Oklahoma
- Exclusive distribution deal with Wal-Mart
- Grammy Awards: 2
- Country Music Association Awards: 11
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Garth Brooks is the quintessential modern American country western singer, songwriter and performer and is one of the biggest selling solo artists of all time, having sold over 115 million albums in the Unites States alone. As one of the first country performers to incorporate elements of Pop into the traditional country formula, Brooks dominated the 1990s music scene, producing a number of best-selling singles, albums and tours and winning countless awards. Although Brooks announced that he was officially retiring from recording and performing in 2001, he has continued to sell millions of albums each year.
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Chris Gaines
In 1999, as a way to promote a proposed movie role, Brooks briefly took on the persona of Chris Gaines - a fictional Rock star with a conflicted life. After releasing a full-length album called Garth Brooks in ... The Life of Chris Gaines and performing in character on Saturday Night Live, Brooks soon found out that his alter-ego was not as popular as his real life persona and the character was eventually retired.-
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Garth Brooks Questions
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Will Garth Brooks be able to match his previous popularity as he comes out of retirement? 5 AnswersSince he is still refusing to put any of his music on iTunes it will hurt him because it will create some resentment among the fan base, may not buy any new mat... read more -
Whatever happened to Garth Brooks? 1 AnswerIn 2001 troubled by conflicts between career and family Brooks officially retired from recording and performing. In 2005 he said he did not plan to record any n... read more -
Who is the #1 recording artist of all time (in the world)? Most money, most records sold, most top 10, etc... 3 Answers#1 Band (and Biggest Sellers of All Time): The Beatles#1 Individual Artist (2nd Seller of All Time): Garth Brooks read more -
Do you think Kevin Skinner's voice is as good as Garth Brooks? 4 AnswersI actually had to look this up because I had never heard him before. I had seen all the headlines of how this guy had "blown america away," but haven't heard h... read more
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