Troyal Garth Brooks
Troyal Garth Brooks was bornon 7 February 1962 in Tulsa, American, is American singer-songwriter. Troyal Garth Brooks, an American country music singer, is one of the most popular artists of today, who has broken several records in the music industry in terms of album sales. According to the ‘Recording Industry Association of America’, he is the ‘second best-selling solo albums artist in the United States of all time’ after, Elvis Presley. Almost all of his albums reached the top 10 charts and his records have sold in millions. One of the most successful artists of the music industry, he has become the face of country music. No one in the entire history of country music has been able to reach as far as Brooks has. During his prime, he came up with a series of albums which were smash hits which were charted in the top 10 hits of Billboard 100 or 200, a rare scene, in the genre of country music. He has been instrumental in giving country music a new appeal, making it slightly different from traditional country songs. Even though he eliminated some conventional elements (from country music), he was successfully able to manifest his uniqueness through his compositions. He took country music to a whole new level, introduced it to a brand new audience and brought a new wave of development in the history of the genre. To know about his life and career in music, read the article below.
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His last performance, as of now, was in April 2013 at the 48th annual Academy of Country Music Awards
After a long break, he announced his return to performance and recording in 2009
On December 10, 2005, he got married to the singer, Trisha Yearwood
On November 13, 2001, he released his last album ‘Scarecrow’
He released his seventh studio album ‘Sevens’ in 1997 and after a brief experiment in filmmaking and other projects, he announced his retirement in 2000
It was followed by ‘Fresh Horses’ in 1995, from which the song ‘She's Every Woman’ reached the top-10 in the Billboard Country Chart
On August 31, 1993, he released his fifth studio album ‘In Pieces’, which like his previous albums enjoyed critical success
ever since English singer, Eric Clapton's released his ‘Unplugged’ in 1992
This famous American country singer holds the record for the highest number of best-selling albums in the United States, since 1991
His second album ‘No Fences’ released in 1990, was also a major hit and occupied no
In 1989, Brooks released his self-titled debut album, which went on to become a huge success
However, he returned the same day to Oklahoma, but later, on the persuasion of Phelps, he went back to Nashville in 1987
His singing talent was discovered by entertainment counsel, Rod Phelps in 1985, who had come all the way from Dallas to listen to this young talent
He was good at football, baseball and athletics in high school and even earned a scholarship in track to Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, from where he graduated in 1984
Garth Brook was born as the youngest child, born to Troyal Raymond Brooks, a draftsman and Colleen Carroll, a country musician, from the 1950s
