Garth Brooks - Fast Facts
| Birth Name: | Troyal Garth Brooks |
|
| Birthdate: | February 7, 1962 | |
| Birthplace: | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| Eye Color: | Blue | |
| Hair Color: | Brown | |
| Height: | 6'0'' | |
| Occupation: | Country Music Artist | |
| Label: | Capitol Nashville | |
| Producer: | Allen Reynolds |
Family:
Children: Daughter: Taylor Mayne Pearl - July 8, 1992;
Daughter: August Anna - May 3, 1994;
Daughter: Allie Colleen - July 28, 1996
Father: Troyal Raymond Brooks
Mother: Colleen Carroll, Singer (With Capitol Records in the 1950's), Songwriter,
Performed with Red Foley on the Ozark Jubilee.
Siblings: Jim; Jerry; Mike;
Betsy (former Stillwater guitarist/background vocalist); and Kelly (Tour Manager).
Education:
High School Yukon High. Played four sports: football, basketball, baseball and track.
College Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. Advertising major Attended on partial athletic scholarship
(javelin).
Played in bands and worked as a bouncer. Graduated: December 1984
Musical Influences:
George Strait, George Jones, James Taylor, KISS, Don McLean, Queen, Dan Fogelberg,
Merle Haggard, Boston, Kansas, Journey, Billy Joel.
Band: Stillwater: Debbie Nims (electric guitar/background vocals); James Garver (lead guitar/background vocals); Steve McClure (steel and electric guitar); Mike Palmer (percussion); Dave Gant (keyboards); Mark Greenwood (bass guitar/background vocals); Jimmy Mattingly (fiddle).
Quick Facts: Garth Brooks was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on February 7, 1962, and was raised in Yukon, about 100 miles away from Tulsa.
In 1997, he infused new energy into country when he played to the largest crowd ever to attend a concert in New York's Central Park, a performance viewed by an additional 14.6 million television audience. The New York Fire Dept. estimated the attendance of Garth's Central Park Concert to be approximately 980,000.
Similar records were eclipsed nearly everywhere Garth stopped on tour, including a record 8 shows in Chicago in 1997. Garth broke every Rosemont Horizon record with 143,000 tickets sold.
On September 19, 1998, in Minneapolis,MN - Garth Brooks broke his own record, set in Chicago. With more than 150,000 fans waiting for tickets, the country superstar added an unprecedented eight shows at Target Center after tickets for his Oct. 9 performance sold out in nine minutes. It was Garth Brooks times 9! I was fortunate enough to attend the first show and be a part of Garth History. 159,000 tickets were sold for those nine shows! (October 6-14, 1998)
Garth Now reside's in Edmond (just outside Tulsa), Oklahoma at his ranch home.
