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Garth Brooks

Garth Brooks was born on 7 February 1962 in Oklahoma, USA. He was born to white parents of American nationality. His father name is Troyal Raymond Brooks and mothers name is Colleen McElroy Carroll. His father worked for an oil comp nay and his mother was a country singer. She was his first teacher as she introduced him to the country music.

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He started to learn music and also learned to play music instruments at a very young age. He started to take music as his career in 1985 when he got an opportunity to sing at a club in Oklahoma. This is where he was introduced to all the genres of music and started to experiment with the country music adding interesting bits from other genres.

In 1985 he was introduced to music directors by an agent who heard him play at a local bar. In 1989 he released his first album that right away reached the top of the Billboard charts. This was a huge success for Garth and it motivated him to do even better. His second album was called No Fences and it again reached the no 1 position at the billboard and also stayed there for 24 weeks.

In 1991 he released his third album called Ropin the Winds which stairways reached the top of the billboard charts. Apart from singing Brooks has also been a part of baseball as he chose it as a career in 1998. He signed for San Diego Padres but he couldn't play as he wasn’t good enough for the team. He later switched his team to New York Mets but he didn't get any matches to play there so he left the game and started to focus on the singing.

Garth Brooks and his wife Trish Yearwood who is herself a country singer were dear companions since a very long time. They were in and out of love for quite a while before the decide to tie the knot and get married. He has had other partners before that and he also fathered children with them.

Brooks proposed Trish in a concert where many fans were present and had no idea that this was going to happen. They later got married in an event in his hometown which was very private. The moment was hailed by the fans as very sweet and romantic. Only family and friends were invited to the event and it was a very low key as they didn't want to make a big fuss out of it. He got a divorce due to tension between the couple.

Before getting married to Trisha, Brooke had Sandy Mahl as his girlfriend. They were together for 10 years before realizing that the marriage wasn’t meant to be and so went different ways. Currently, he is married to Yearwood and is quite happy in the marriage. He is currently on a US tour. His net worth is estimated to be around $40 million.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 7 Feb, 1962
Age: 58 yrs
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: Tulsa
residence: Oklahoma
Tulsa
Education: Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
Gender: Male
Description: American country music singer
Spouse: Trisha Yearwood [M. 2005]
Net Worth 2021: 400 million
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Last Modified: Feb 19 2023
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