Garth Brooks

Garth Brooks
Born: Feb 7, 1962 in Tulsa, OK
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Genre: Country
Styles: New Traditionalist, Country-Pop, Contemporary Country, Pop/Rock
Biography: Garth Brooks is a pivotal figure in the history of country music, no matter how much some country purists would like to deny it. With his commercially savvy fusion of post-Merle Haggard country, honky tonk, post-folk-rock sensitive singer/songwriter sensibilities, and '70s arena rock dramatics, Brooks ...Read full biography
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Ropin' the Wind
Released: 1991
Label: LCT
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With Ropin' the Wind, Garth Brooks begins to make his '70s rock influences more explicit. Naturally, that is most notable in his reworking of Billy Joel's "Shameless," which he transforms from a rock power ...Read full review
No Fences
Released: 1990
Label: LCT
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Essentially, Garth Brooks's second album, No Fences, follows the same pattern as his debut, but it is a more assured and risky record. Brooks still performs neo-traditional country, such as the honky tonk ...Read full review
Photos
Garth Brooks attends the George Strait: ACM Artist of the Decade concert, held at MGM Grand Garden...
Garth Brooks performs at the Lincoln Memorial as part of the presidential inauguration celebration...
Garth Brooks attends the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, held at the MGM Grand Hotel in...
Country star Garth Brooks attends the WB Radio Music Awards at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in...
Garth Brooks performs at the Dream Concert to benefit the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial....
Garth Brooks in an undated photo
Country singer Garth Brooks attends the 28th Annual People's Choice Awards, held in Pasadena,...
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