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Garth Brooks: A Career In Country Music

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The strum of the guitar, the bang of the drums, and the roar of the crowd. That is what country music legend Troyal Garth Brooks, or Garth Brooks, as most call him, has worked toward all his life. Garth has had some disappointments on his road to country music stardom, but he has worked through them and has prevailed. His prowess in country music certainly did not come from luck, but from faith and perseverance.
Garth Brooks’ childhood helped him become the successful singer he is today. Born February 7, 1962, Garth seemed to have an interest in music which started early in his life (Moore). Brooks’ parents were very supportive of him whenever he was a young boy (“Garth Brooks”). Garth’s mother, Colleen Carroll, was a country music singer …show more content…

In 1988 when Garth was at a cafe in Nashville to watch other performances, some of the musicians did not come, so Brooks went onstage to play a few songs. After his performance, a man named Lynn Shults with Capitol Records, ran excitedly up to Brooks and started to shake his hand and told him that he had a record deal. Garth signed a contract with Capitol Records for an immediate 10,000 dollars (Powell). Ever since then, Brooks has had an amazing career. His first album, “Garth Brooks,” reached number 4 on the charts in 1989 and eventually became platinum (“Garth Brooks”). Other albums by Brooks include “No Fences,” which was at the top of the Billboard Country Music Chart for twenty- three weeks; “Sevens,” which made it to number one on pop and country charts in 1990; “Scarecrow,” which also went to number one on country and pop charts and was his last before retirement (Moore). Throughout his career, he has sold the most albums as a solo singer, with over 95 million sales (“Garth Brooks”). Having released ten albums and eight boxed sets, Brooks has had eighteen Number 1 hits in his career (Moore). He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, has been welcomed into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and is also a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame (Moore). Besides those honors, he has also won an ample amount of awards throughout his career, such as American Country Music awards, Country Music Association awards, Billboard awards, and Grammy awards (Wren). In spite of a few obstacles, Brooks was able to break through and enter into the country music market and be very

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