Garth Brooks

Born: Tulsa, OK, 1962

Years Active: 1989-2009

Influenced by: Merle Haggard, George Jones, George Strait, Eagles, Journey, Conway Twitty, Billy Joel

Genre: Country

Biography: Garth Brooks is a pivotal figure in the history of country music, no matter how much some country purists would like to deny ...

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Nov 17 2008 7:00AM by Spinner Staff

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Spinner: Garth Brooks aka Chris Gaines Chris Gaines is everything Garth Brooks isn't: dark, pouty, Australian and fictional. Brooks's alterna-rock alter ego released one album (the "career spanning" 'Greatest Hits') in 1999, and Gaines appeared as the ... Read more

 
Dec 05 2007 10:00AM by Beville Darden

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Spinner: As we come to the year's end, it's time to start predicting who will run away with the bragging rights for the best-selling album of 2007. Kanye West? Linkin Park? Eagles? Alicia Keys? Or will the holiday spirit (and Oprah) push Josh Groban to the ... Read more

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