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Original at purecountrymusic.Com
• Tue, Jun 30
By Todd First, we found out that Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson were elitists. Garth Brooks’ music is exclusively sold at Wal-Mart, and the gospel performance by Alan Jackson at the Ryman is only sold at Target. We will not mention all of the numerous albums that can only be found at Cracker Barrel. No...
Ben Kweller rides into town to support Changing Horses
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Wed, Jun 17
United States Kweller grew up in Greenville, where he spent as much time as a kid fishing and listening to Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks as playing piano and dissecting Beatles songs. A few years ago he and his wife and child relocated to Austin. ...
Taylor Swift wins CMT video of the year
Original at google.com
• Tue, Jun 16
She thanked Shania Twain for making theatrical videos and Garth Brooks for "always putting the fans first." The 19-year-old singer also thanked her younger brother, Austin, for being her date. Swift had a big night, also winning female video of the ...
Garth Brooks
Original at cmt.ca
• Tue, Jun 16
The fastest selling solo artist in music history... more... The fastest selling solo artist in music history, Garth Brooks sold in excess of 100 ... www.cmt.ca
Hank III: grandpa's voice, soul of rocker
Original at Louisville Courier-Journal
• Mon, Jun 15
KY He'd sing the songs Nashville told him to sing, wear stacked Wranglers and Western shirts without irony, shimmy on stage like Garth Brooks and happily do radio spots and smile for music videos on Country Music Television. He's a dead ringer for his ...
Dashin' through Nashville provides a quick dose of music history
Original at New York Daily News
• Sun, Jun 14
NY True, they're not exactly Garth Brooks. Or even Brooks and Dunn. But the quickness and ease of these sightings tips off one of the main draws of Nashville: accessibility and ubiquity of talent. That sums up the character almost all country stars work ...
CMT Music Awards
Original at USA Weekend
• Thu, Jun 11
The Dance, from Garth Brooks (1990). It's so well done, with images of people who have passed away. One of my idols, Keith Whitley, is in it. But it also has images of non-music people, too, like John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King. ...
Country music artist brings interactive show to High River
Original at High River Times
• Fri, May 29
Canada Rick Tippe, who has been called “the most exciting entertainer north of Garth Brooks” will be bringing his energetic country music act to the Highwood Memorial Centre on Saturday evening as the last show in a series hosted by the High River Culture ...
George Strait -- Artist of the Decade
Original at Country Standard Time
• Thu, May 28
I wanted to watch the George Strait Artist of the Decade concert, but I had something else going on, so I've been catching up on youtube.com, to see the clips of all the artists covering the GS tunes. It was touching to see Garth Brooks' present Strait with the Artist of the Decade Award. Brooks w...
Keith Urban Is Not Kris Allen's Cup of Music
Original at blog.cmt.com
• Wed, May 27
TN While artists like Jimmy Wayne have incorporated some soul into their country, it's not typical of country music. Think about what Kris did during country week on Idol - he sang a Bob Dylan song - it just happened to have been covered by Garth Brooks ...
The Garth Factor: The Career Behind Country�s Big Boom
Original at PlanetGarth.com
• Wed, May 27
Nashville, Tenn (May 2009) - Megalomaniac or marketing genius? Savior or savage? Biographer Patsi Bale Cox in The Garth Factor: The Career Behind Country�s Big Boom (May 2009, Center Street, $24.99) reveals the inner-workings of music�s best-selling solo artist and how he challenged...
Thanks, Garth
Original at Country Standard Time
• Sun, May 24
I was just telling one of my friends that if it weren't for Garth Brooks, I never would have been introduced to the late, great Chris LeDoux or Texas legend Robert Earl Keen. Of course, I'd heard of both artists, but I wasn't familiar with their work. Brooks introduced an entire audience to his...
BEHIND THE MIC: WDEZ's Vanessa Ryan
Original at WSAW
• Fri, May 8
WI During her 14 years in radio she has met some of country music's biggest stars. "Keith Urban, [he's] my favorite, Carrie Underwood, Brooks and Dunn, Garth Brooks, I just met him for the first time about a year ago in Nashville it was pretty cool. ...
Yearwood, Brooks help build local home
Original at Tulsa World
• Tue, May 5
OK - Mike Averill, Mike Averill They'll also have door and window frames built by country music stars Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks. Yearwood and her husband Brooks spent Saturday working on the Horn's home as part of National Women Build Week. The home is the ninth to be built by ...
How to play "The Dance" Garth Brooks Part 1Original at YouTube
• Sat, May 2
By rss@youtube.com (Brad99r) Author: Brad99r Keywords: Lesson piano tutorial The Dance Garth Brooks country classic easy learn teach keyboard mrmusiccanada Brad99r play Added: May 2, 2009
How To: Garth Brooks To Make You Feel My Love Guitar Lesson by Siggi MertensOriginal at YouTube
• Thu, Apr 16
By rss@youtube.com (siggi5153) Author: siggi5153 Keywords: Garth Brook Bob Dylan country rhythm pop popular tutor tutorial instruction instructional free guitar lessons simple easy beginner intermediate advanced chords and melody strumming strum acoustic electric Added: April 16, 2009
Country’s future once again at fair
Original at Springfield News Sun
• Thu, Apr 9
OH By Andrew mcginn SPRINGFIELD — Garth Brooks. Reba mcentire. Trisha Yearwood. Kenny Chesney. Brad Paisley. Rascal Flatts. You’d pay pretty decent money to see any one of those. Well, you could’ve seen ’em all for next to nothing — at the Clark County ...
New Book Goes Behind the Scenes of Garth Brooks� Career
Original at PlanetGarth.com
• Wed, Apr 8
Garth fans can get their fix in a new book hitting store shelves on May 28, 2009. The Garth Factor: The Career Behind Country's Big Boom is a 352-page book that will take a look at Garth Brooks' career in country, and also take a look at his family life. The book is written by Patsi Bale Cox who has c...
New Book Goes Behind the Scenes of Garth Brooks’ Career
Original at blog.cmt.com
• Thu, Mar 26
TN So I’m looking forward to the ability to read about Brooks‘ ascension into country music royalty at my own pace (and more than just 60 minutes of it, less commercials). Plus, this book is written by a woman who really gets Brooks. ...
Roger's Ramblings
Original at Dublin Courier Herald
• Fri, Mar 20
OK In addition to rock and roll, surely with Oklahomans ranging from Gene Autry to Garth Brooks, there will be a state country music song in the works soon if one is not already on the books. And what about other state historical and cultural influences? ...
Garth Brooks - Sony reissues 8 albums; tracklistings + watch “Shameless” videoOriginal at Band Weblogs » Albums
• Mon, Dec 15
By bandweblogs Watch “Shameless” video: Garth Brooks on amazon.com Garth Brooks on amazon.co.uk Garth Brooks - No Fences (originally released August, 1990) Garth Brooks - In Pieces (originally released August, 1993) Garth Brooks on amazon.com Garth Brooks on amazon.co.uk
Does Beer Chase the Blues Away?
Original at BlogHer
• Thu, Nov 27
By searchingwithin We all have heard, and many of us have related to, Garth Brooks famous song, “I’ve Got Friends in Low Places”, where he tells us that, “whiskey drowns and the beer chases the blues away”. I believe that anyone that drinks at all has been there, at one time or another. Usually resulting from bein...
2008 CMA Winners New Taylor Swift Free Music and More
Original at EZ
• Wed, Nov 12
By Karen The 42 annual Country Music Awards were handed out last night in Nashville. Kenny Chesney took home his fourth Entertainer of the Year award, tying Garth Brooks for the most number of wins in the category. During the show, Chesney performed a pair of songs alongside reggae group the Wailers.
The Garth Brooks Blood Feast Time ForgotOriginal at Idolator
• Tue, Jul 8
By Anthony Miccio I originally planned on ending my post about Red Roof Hotels with a reference to Garth Brooks' "The Red Strokes," a song from his 1993 album In Pieces that was never officially released to country radio despite an expensive video that allegedly took 5,000 gallons of paint, 12 white Stetso...
Review: Marked
Original at Tiny Little Reading Room
• Tue, Jun 24
By tinylittlelibrarian There's quite a funny bit when Zoey's country music-lovin' roommate points out that all the big country stars - Shania Twain, Kenny Chesney, etc - are all vamps. "Heck, Garth Brooks grew up right here in Oklahoma and you know he's the ...
Sevens ReviewOriginal at expotv.com
• Fri, May 30
Garth Brooks is one of my favorite country music stars. He sings such great songs. He puts alot of energy and attitude into every concert that he ... www.expotv.com
Review: Bon Jovi
Original at Back to Rockville
• Fri, Apr 18
By BacktoRockville Garth Brooks (Trisha Yearwood) made her way to a prime seat on the Sprint Center floor. If it was her, she no doubt recognized the mood that filled the place most of the night: raucous joy. The second-biggest rock band out of New Jersey ...
Garth Brooks: Trisha 'Makes Me Ten Times Stronger'
Original at Extra TV
• Fri, Jan 25
By ExtraTV Staff Country music superstar Garth Brooks is raising his voice about his weekend benefit concert marathon for California firefighters and singing his praises for his wife, Trisha Yearwood. "I don't know if it's getting old or what, ...
Fanfiction: More Than A Memory
Original at tinman_fic (Livejournal)
• Sun, Jan 20
By moony_blues Story Title: More Than A Memory Rating: PG-13 Universal Disclaimer Notice Summary: Wyatt Cain struggles to cope with the loss of his wife. Based on the song by Garth Brooks.
The Year in Review: Top 20 Country Music News Stories of 2007
Original at the9513.com
• Mon, Dec 31
By Matt C Garth Brooks’ Comeback. After years of semi-retirement, Garth Brooks took a significant step towards a comeback with the release of a Greatest Hits package, a number one single and several sold-out concerts in Kansas City. ...
Trisha Yearwood talks about 'earning her way' as a stepmom
Original at Celebrity Baby Blog
• Tue, Nov 20
By Missy, CBB Writer Marrying Garth Brooks and becoming a stepmother wasn't an instant, or easy, transformation for Trisha Yearwood. The country singer admits that at first, she wasn't sure what to do or how to be around Garth's daughters -- Taylor Mayne, ...
Country Music Biz Will Hold Its Breath Until Garth Comes Back [Missing: Quotes From Country Karaoke Night Hosts On Need For New Brooks Material]
Original at Idolator
• Fri, Nov 16
By dangibs With 123 million records sold and counting, a low-priced hit greatest hits package high on the charts, and nine consecutive sold out shows in Kansas City of all places, Garth Brooks would look ready for a comeback, and if you ask nearly any one in the Nashville wing of the music business, th...
Video: Garth Brooks' First Music Event in Six Years Airs ... - Earthtimes
Original at Earthtimes.org
• Fri, Nov 16
Video: Garth Brooks' First Music Event in Six Years Airs ... Earthtimes, UK - Garth talks about his early rise to stardom, his marriage to Trisha Yearwood, and his close relationship with his former wife Sandy, the mother of Garth's ... Country music needs Garth Brooks Toledo Blade
Brooks puts on a longer show as series winds down - Kansas City Star
Original at Kansas City Star
• Sun, Nov 11
Brooks puts on a longer show as series winds down MO - As if it were a Friday or the second night of a three-day weekend, Garth Brooks made Sunday’s show one of his longest of the week: way more than two hours ...
Review: Garth at Sprint, Day 4
Original at Back to Rockville
• Thu, Nov 8
By BacktoRockville If you were one of the 17000 or so Garth Brooks fans inside Sprint Center on Thursday, your night was memorable. If you were the lady named Jane celebrating a birthday, your evening was unforgettable: You left the place with an ...
Review: Garth’s fourth show louder and rowdier - Kansas City Star
Original at Kansas City Star
• Thu, Nov 8
Review: Garth’s fourth show louder and rowdier MO - Nov 8, 2007 If you were one of the 17000 or so Garth Brooks fans inside Sprint Center on Thursday, your night was memorable. If you were the woman named Jane ...
Review: Third Show has more Garth Brooks
Original at PlanetGarth.com
• Thu, Nov 8
While the rest of his industry was crowning royalty at the Country Music Association Awards show on Wednesday, Garth Brooks was in Kansas City. "There's a big party happening in Nashville," yelled the man who recently overtook Elvis Presley as the best-ever record-seller. "The hell with...
Garth concert review
Original at Country Fans
• Thu, Nov 8
• 2 related articles
By Wendy Moira Angela Darling The song was "Friends in Low Places" by Garth Brooks and it launched 15 years of fanaticism for me. From that point on, I listened to his music. Whenever one of his songs came on the radio, I would listen from the beginning chord to the ...
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Review: Third show has more Garth Brooks - Kansas City Star
Original at Kansas City Star
• Thu, Nov 8
Review: Third show has more Garth Brooks MO - Trisha Yearwood cut at least two songs off her set and turned the extra time over to "the cowboy," as she calls him. He spent the extra time wisely. ...
Garth Brooks, I'm impressed!
Original at Wizbang
• Tue, Nov 6
By trikc 07_garth.jpg. Garth Brooks has overtaken Elvis to become the best-selling solo artist in history. The country star, who shot to fame with 1990's 'No Fences' album, has sold 123 million units in his career, reports Variety. ...
Review: Garth at Sprint, Day 1
Original at Back to Rockville
• Mon, Nov 5
By BacktoRockville As he formally announced his sold-out, 10-day, nine-show tour at Sprint Center last month, Garth Brooks warned the media and his fans that these shows would be sloppy but lots of fun. It turns out he was half-right by a country mile. ...
Watch Garth Brooks’ More Than a Memory Music Video
Original at twistermc.com
• Mon, Oct 22
By Thomas To go along with his latest single, Garth Brooks has released the video to More Than A Memory. more…) Enjoyed this post? Buy me a beer. To go along with his latest single, Garth Brooks has released the video to More Than A Memory. Watch it now: If you are in an RSS Reader, click through to the post. En...
Brooks' final concert of tour to be shown in theaters
Original at KBIA
• Wed, Oct 17
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fans of country music superstar Garth Brooks who couldn't get tickets for his sold-out concerts will now get a chance to see his final show live on the big screen.
Garth Brooks goes live on the big screen - LiveDaily.com
Original at LiveDaily.com
• Tue, Oct 16
Garth Brooks goes live on the big screen - 5, will also feature the singer's wife, Trisha Yearwood [ tickets ]. Brooks, who retired from touring in 2001 to spend more time with his children, ...
Garth Brooks Hits the Big Screen
Original at TMZ.com
• Wed, Oct 10
By TMZ Staff For one brief minute in 1999, country music phenom Garth Brooks introduced the masses to his weird alt-rocker alter ego "Chris Gaines" -- RIP -- and thankfully, he was never heard from again! But it now it looks like Garth's ...
Music Review: Brad Paisley - Mud On The Tires
Original at Blogcritics
• Thu, May 17
By Janine Macdonald Brad Paisley belongs to that group of modern cowboys such as Tim Mcgraw, Garth Brooks, and Keith Urban who add a little rock to their country. Yet like Tim McGraw and Garth Brooks, Paisley also manages to keep with the traditional, and be very successful at the same time. Track Listing:
The Listening Room April 30, 2007: Pearl Jam, Boston, Vanessa Daou, Muse, Jesus and Mary Chain, and Garth Brooks
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, May 1
By Josh Hathaway Mat Brewster: "Shameless" by Garth Brooks from Ropin the Wind Yeah, I know, Garth freaking Brooks. But I grew up in Oklahoma, which is pretty, much ground zero for Garth Brooks. Every time I go back home my mom tells me about another time she saw Garth eating a sandwich at Burger King or whereve...
Podcast: Hometown Heroes Show Number 41 Week of April 6-13, 2007
Original at Hometown Heroes Tulsa
• Mon, Apr 9
It's a Tulsa, Tulsa, Tulsa, Tulsa World. At least where we come from. T-town's not perfect, but its perfect for us. If you come from Tulsa, it's easy to fit in to cities like Dallas or Austin. And we don't mean in a Yeehaw, ride'em cowboy kind of way. Stereotypes can be hard to break, but we think we d...
Podcast: Hometown Heroes Show Number 13 Week of September 22-29, 2006
Original at Hometown Heroes Tulsa
• Fri, Sep 22
13 is certainly a lucky number for us and if you choose to listen to show number 13, host Davit Souders is sure it will be for you as well. Tulsa and Oklahoma has an extremely diverse musical landscape from Garth Brooks and Hanson to The Flaming Lips. Check out whats on the musical horizon from th...
Top 5: Garth Brooks Songs
Original at Blogcritics
• Thu, Aug 25
By Tan The Man In the realm of music, I think Garth Brooks is one of the most underrated artists in history. The biggest strike against him is that he's a country singer. How many people listen to country? Not many. But what you should know is that Garth Brooks is the first solo artist in the history of the Recor...