Garth Brooks Biography (1962-)

Full name, Troyal Garth Brooks, born February 7, 1962, in Tulsa, OK; son of Troyal Raymond (an oil company engineer) and Colleen Carroll (a former countrysinger) Brooks; married Sandy Mahr, May 24, 1986 (divorced, 2001); children:Taylor Mayne, August Anna, Allie Colleen. Addresses: Office: CapitolRecords, 1111 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN 37212.; Agent: Nicole David, William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Nancy Seltzer, Nancy Seltzer & Associates, 6220 Del Valle Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, producer, country singer
Birth Details
February 7, 1962
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Producer, The Lamb, Paramount, 2001
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • The Best of Country `92: Countdown at the Neon Armadillo, TNN, 1992
  • Garth Brooks Live, HBO, 1997
  • Garth Brooks: Ireland and Back, 1997
  • 26th Annual American Music Awards, 1998
  • 1998 Billboard Music Awards, 1998
  • Chris Gaines, Garth Brooks ... In the Life of Chris Gaines, NBC, 1999
  • Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary, NBC, 1999
  • The Beatles Revolution (documentary), ABC, 2000
  • Garth Brooks: Coast to Coast, CBS, 2001
  • Episodic
  • "Country Weston," Empty Nest, NBC, 1991
  • "Up All Night," Mad about You, NBC, 1994
  • Hollywood Squares, syndicated, 1998
  • Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1998
  • Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1999
  • Television Work
  • Movies
  • Executive producer, Garth Brooks Live, TNT, 1997
  • Executive producer, Call Me Claus, 2001
  • RECORDINGS
  • Videos
  • This Is Garth Brooks, 1992
  • Albums
  • Garth Brooks, EMD/Capitol, 1989
  • No Fences, EMD/Capitol, 1990
  • Ropin' the Wind, EMD/Capitol, 1991
  • The Chase, EMD/Capitol, 1992
  • In Pieces, EMD/Capitol, 1993
  • The Hits (greatest hits), EMD/Capitol, 1994
  • Fresh Horses, EMD/Capitol, 1995
  • Sevens, EMD/Capitol, 1997
  • Garth Brooks - The Limited Series (box set of his first six albums), EMD/Capitol, 1998
  • Double Live, EMD/Capitol, 1998
  • Star Profiles, Point Records, 1998
  • In the Life of Chris Gaines, Capitol, 1999
  • The Magic of Christmas: Songs from Call Me Claus, EMD/Capitol, 1999
  • Scarecrow, EMD/Capitol, 2001
  • Singles
  • "If Tomorrow Never Comes," 1989
  • "The Dance," 1990
  • "Friends in Low Places," 1990
  • "The Thunder Rolls," 1991
  • "What She's Doing Now," 1992
  • "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)," 1993
  • "One Heart at a Time," 1998
  • "Lost in You," 1999
  • "Beer Run (B Double-E Doub-R You In?)," 2001
  • Has released numerous other singles.
  • WRITINGS
  • Film Music
  • (Song) Frequency, New Line Cinema, 2000
  • Television Music
  • Movies
  • (Songs) Call Me Clause, TNT, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Contemporary Musicians, Volume 25, Gale Group, 1999
    • McCall, Michael, Garth Brooks: A Biography, Bantam Books, 1991
    • Morris, Edward, Garth Brooks: Platinum Cowboy, St. Martin's Press,1993
    • Newsmakers 1992, Gale, 1992
    • O'Meilia, Matt, Garth Brooks: The Road out of Santa Fe, 1997
    • Randall, Lee, The Garth Brooks Scrapbook, Citadel Press, 1992
    • Sgammato, Jo, American Thunder: The Garth Brooks Story, Ballantine, 1999
    • Tallman, Edward, Straight from the Heart, 1996
    • Uscher, Mitchell, Garth Brooks: Hitting the High Notes, 1999
    Periodicals
    • Billboard, December 6, 1997; December 4, 1999; September 16, 2000
    • Newsweek, March 16, 1998, p. 66
    • People Weekly, October 23, 2000, p. 70
    • Variety, September 29, 1997

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