1- Garth Brooks was born on Feb. 7, 1962, in Tulsa,Oklahoma
2- There’s a street in Yukon, Oklahoma, named after him.
3- Garth Brooks Is The Best-Selling American Artist In History
4- Garth Brooks Is obsessed with brushing his teeth. Claims to have over 80 toothbrushes in his house.
5- Brooks, who earned a bachelor’s degree in advertising in 1985
6- Brooks was the 65th member to join the Grand Ole Opry.
7- Garth Brooks Turned Down A Role In “Saving Private Ryan”
8- Brooks’ first name is Troyal; Garth is his middle name. Troyal is also Brooks’ father’s first name.
9- Brooks began his professional music career later in 1984. He sang and played guitar in Oklahoma clubs and bars.
10- Garth’s mom was a country singer in the 1950s. She recorded on the Capitol Records label and appeared on Ozark Jubilee.
11- His ex-wife, Sandy Mahl, was his college sweetheart.
12- Brooks was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on October 21, 2012
13- Brooks was selling cowboy boots when, in between customers, he wrote “Not Counting You,” which became one of his first hits in 1990.
14- The thunder heard on “The Thunder Rolls” was first recorded for a song called “Delta Rain” by the Memphis Boys.
15- His song “More Than A Memory” broke one of the biggest country music records of all time.
16- His integration of rock and roll elements into the country genre has earned him immense popularity in the United States
17- In May of 1996, Brooks was honored at a Nashville party for sales of 60 million albums. The theme of the party: the ’60s.
18- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1750 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on June 30, 1995.
19- In 1999, Brooks introduced the fictional character of Chris Gaines (who was “born” on Aug. 1, 1967, in Brisbane, Australia).
20- In 2000, Brooks appeared at the Equality Rocks benefit concert for gay rights
21- In 2000, Brooks attempted to donate part of his liver for a transplant for the ailing LeDoux, but he was deemed incompatible. LeDoux died of complications from liver cancer in 2005.
22- He was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011
23- He Has A Huge Fan Base In Ireland
24- He Attended Oklahoma State University on a track scholarship and competed in the javelin.
25- Brooks has been married twice. His first marriage was to his college sweetheart, Sandy Mahl. They have three daughters together. His second marriage was to his longtime friend and collaborator Trisha Yearwood.
26- Brooks returned to baseball one last time in 2004, for a final spring training season with the Kansas City Royals. Again he failed to get a place on the regular season roster, but Brooks was able to get a hit off Mike Myers.
27- He spent the 2004 baseball Spring Training season with the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona to raise awareness for a charity.
28- Brooks is also a fundraiser for various other charities, including a number of children’s charities and famine relief.
29- Garth Brooks Has 77 Duets With Trisha Yearwood
30- Brooks learned to play both the guitar and banjo
31- Garth Brooks Once Gave A 23 Hour Autograph Session
32- At their home in Yukon, Oklahoma, the family hosted weekly talent nights. All of the children were required to participate, either by singing or doing skits
33- Space shuttle mission specialist Colonel Bill McArthur brought along a copy of Garth’s The Hits when he traveled 3.4 million miles on board the Russian Mir space station in orbit back in 1995.
34- He was a four sport athlete in high school competing in football, basketball, baseball and track.
35- Martina McBride was the opening act on one of Brooks’ tours.
36- His motto is to “be kind.”
37- Brooks performs on the March 14, 1992, episode of Saturday Night Live.
38- In 2014 Brooks was awarded the Arkansas Traveler certificate
39- His most recent album, Gunslinger, was released in November 2016.
40- Garth Brooks Retired in 2001 to spend more time with his family.
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“https://www.songfacts.com/facts/garth-brooks”
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