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The setting: Billy Joel's 2008 show Last Play at Shea, the final concert at NYC's former Shea Stadium. Brooks and Tyler were ...
According to Wynonna Judd, Garth Brooks was Mr. Nice Guy in the 90s. And her mother, Naomi, thought it would severely impact his career.
Even if you've heard Garth Brooks' signature song "Friends in Low Places" a million times (and most of us have), you'll still ...
"You named her Brooks!" the country star exclaimed as he made his way over to the family, formally tipping his hat once ...
Groundbreaking Garth Brooks used his music to champion a couple social issues in the 1990s. His song "We Shall Be Free" won a GLADD award in 1993 for its message about inclusion and social issues.
It's hard to imagine Garth Brooks doing anything other than making country music, but he once had a surprising job in college ...
"Garth Brooks might have been the best and worst thing to happen to country music in its history," says John Malone, program director for Nashville's legendary country radio station WSM-AM ...
Garth Brooks always does things his way, a right he’s earned after 30-plus years of sweat-drenched tours, unforgettable anthems, quiet philanthropy and shelf loads of awards. And so it goes that his ...
Country singer Garth Brooks has denied allegations of rape and battery by a former hair and makeup artist, following a lawsuit claiming he assaulted her in a hotel during a work trip in 2019. The ...
Brooks was born on Feb. 7, 1962, the same day and year as British comedian Eddie Izzard. The No. 1 song on the radio across America that day was Joey Dee & the Starliters’ Peppermint Twist, Part 1.
Willie Nelson was the 2015 recipient. Our panel shares their thoughts on Brooks as well as another major music icon, Nick Cave, who's getting his due in a different way.