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Garth Brooks Biography
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| Name : | Garth Brooks |
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Date of birth :
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7 February 1962
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Place of birth :
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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Birth name :
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Troyal Garth Brooks
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Height :
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6' 1
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Garth Brooks Trivia
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- In July of 1993, Brooks threatened to withhold his albums from stores that sell used CDs, calling the practice "evil". He dropped his boycott after dismal sales of his subsequent album, "In Pieces", forced him to distribute it in the stores he was boycotting.
- Wife was his college sweetheart.
- Three daughters
- Is obsessed with brushing his teeth. Claims to have over 80 toothbrushes in his house.
- Participated in spring training with the San Diego Padres prior to the 1999 Major League Baseball season.
- Once ended a TV concert by smashing his guitar, and giving the pieces to a fan in the front row.
- Went to Oklahoma State University on a javelin throwing scholarship.
- He has three daughters: Taylor Mayne Pearl (b. 1992), August Anna (b. 1994) and Allie Colleen (b. 1996).
- Earned a degree in advertising.
- Is a 1984 graduate of Oklahoma State University in Stillwater
- Has scored 18 No. 1 hits on Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart. His biggest hits include "The Dance" and "Friends in Low Places" (both 1990); "The Thunder Rolls" (1991); "What She's Doing Now" (1992); and "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)" (1993), which was the first song since Glen Campbell's 1975 hit "Rhinestone Cowboy" to spend nonconsecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
- His fall 2001 single, "Beer Run (B Double-E Double-R You In?)" is a duet with one of his idols, George Jones.
- Daughters Taylor Mayne Pearl Brooks was born on July 8, 1992, August Anna Brooks was born on May 3, 1994 (hours before Brooks was named entertainer of the year for a fourth consecutive time at the Academy of Country Music Awards), and Allie Colleen Brooks was born on July 28, 1996.
- Brooks filed for divorce in November 2000 in Davidson County Circuit Court (TN), citing irreconcilable differences.
- Admitted in a Barbara Walters interview that he had cheated on his wife repeatedly when he went on tour.
- Announced his retirement. He is the only solo artist to have sold 10 million or more copies of 4 individual albums, and has publically announced that he wants to be the first artist to sell 100 million albums. His last album, Scarecrow, came out 13 November 2001. (26 October 2000)
- Dating Trisha Yearwood (2004).
- Born on the same day as Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan.
- Attended Yukon High School in Yukon, Oklahoma.
- Became engaged to Trisha Yearwood in Bakersfield, California on May 25, 2005.
- Lives on a farm in Owasso, Oklahoma.
- Had a blues-rock alter-ego named Chris Gaines.
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Garth Brooks Detailed Biography
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Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American singer/songwriter who performs country music.
He won a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1992 for the album Ropin' The Wind. He was awarded the Academy of Country Music award for Entertainer of the Year for 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993, and the award for Top Male Vocalist for 1990 and 1991.
According to the Recording Industry Association of America, as of January 2004 Garth Brooks had the fourth highest certified total for US album sales (105 million), outsold only by The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Led Zeppelin. This makes him the best-selling artist in country music and the second best-selling solo artist.
He created a fictional character Chris Gaines whose album only sold a little over 2 million copies; acceptable to most artists but a disappointment compared to Garth's selling record.
He attended Oklahoma State University on a track scholarship as a javelin thrower.
In 1999, Garth Brooks began the Teammates For Kids Foundation which provides financial aid to charities for children. The organization breaks down into three categories spanning three different sports.
- Touch 'Em All Foundation - Baseball Division
- Top Shelf - Hockey Division
- Touchdown - Football Division
The foundation enlists players to donate a predetermined sum of money depending on their game performance. Garth Brooks has participated in spring training for the San Diego Padres in 1998 and 1999; the New York Mets in 2000, and is currently in spring training with the Kansas City Royals as of March 12, 2004 to promote his Foundation.
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