American singer and songwriter, Garth Brooks (born Feb 7, 1962) got into the music business performing in bars while he was studying advertising at Oklahoma State University. Now, he is famous for his integration of rock and roll elements into country genre and is dubbed as one of the best-selling artists of all time with 170m record sales worldwide. As of 2018, the two Grammy winner is the only artist in the history to have 7 diamond-certified albums in the US surpassing The Beatles’ record of 6.
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Since 1989, Brooks has released 77 singles and a total of 22 records, including 11 studio albums, 2 live albums, 3 compilation albums and 3 Christmas albums. He took a break from music from 2001 to 2009. During the time, he sold millions of albums via an exclusive deal with Walmart. With his comeback in 2009, Brooks started Garth at Wynn, a periodic concert residency at Encore Theatre in Las Vegas, which lasted till January 2014. In 2014, he embarked on his comeback world tour with wife Trisha Yearwood, fellow country singer (married since 2005) and wrapped up the tour in 2017. The Country Music Hall of Famer was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011 and Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame in 2010. As of 2018, Brooks has accumulated a huge net worth of $330 million garnering about $90 million per year.
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Brooks was married to his college sweetheart, Sandy Mahl, from 1986 to 2001. They have three daughters, Taylor Mayne Pearl, August Anna and Allie Colleen Brooks. His separation from Sandy was one of the most expensive divorces of all time. He paid her $125 million settlement. Brooks concert at Notre Dame Stadium on Oct. 20, will be broadcast on CBS from 8 to 10 pm on December 2. He has said that it was one of the best nights of his life.
His upcoming tour dates are:
#. The Dome at America’s Center, St. Louis, Mo
March 9, 2019
#. State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
March 23, 2019
#. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
April 20, 2019
#. Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 18, 2019
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