Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American singer and songwriter. The integration of rock and roll elements into the country genre has made it very popular in the United States. Brooks has had great success on the country's singles charts and albums, with multi-platinum recordings and record-breaking live performances, while also crossing into the mainstream pop arena.
According to the RIAA, he is the best selling solo album artist in the United States with 148 million domestic units sold, in front of Elvis Presley, and second only to The Beatles in total album sales overall. He is also one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, having sold over 170 million records.
On September 23, 2016, Brooks is now the only artist in music history who has released 7 albums that achieved diamond status in the United States (surpassing The Beatles 6 record); The album is Garth Brooks (10ÃÆ'â € "platinum), No Fences (17ÃÆ'â €" platinum), Ropin 'the Wind (14ÃÆ'â € " platinum), platinum, platinum, platinum, double live, platinum, platinum, platinum, platinum, platinum, platinum, platinum, platinum, platinum, and The Ultimate Hits (10ÃÆ'â € "platinum). Since 1989, Brooks has released 21 records overall, which include: 12 studio albums, 1 live album, 3 compilation albums, 3 Christmas albums and 4 sets of boxes, along with 77 singles. She won several awards in her career, including 2 Grammy Awards, 17 American Music Awards (including "Artist of the 90s") and RIAA Award for the bestselling solo artist of the century in the US.
In 2009, he started Garth at Wynn, a residency weekend concert residency at the Encore Theater of Las Vegas from December 2009 to January 2014. Following the conclusion of the residency, Brooks announced his signing with Sony Music Nashville in July 2014. In September 2014, he embarked on a tour his comeback world, with wife and musician Trisha Yearwood. Her latest album, Gunslinger , was released in November 2016.
Brooks was elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame on October 21, 2012. He was also named the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011.
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Early life and education
Troyal Garth Brooks was born on February 7, 1962, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is the youngest child of Troyal Raymond Brooks, Jr. (1931-2010), a photographer for an oil company, and Colleen McElroy Carroll (1929-1999), a 1950s Irish country singer listed on the Capitol Records label and appearing on the Ozark Jubilee >. This is the second marriage for each of her parents, giving Brooks four older half-brothers (Jim, Jerry, Mike, and Betsy). The couple has two children, Kelly and Garth. At their home in Yukon, Oklahoma, the family held a weekly evening talent. All children are required to participate, either by singing or performing a play. Brooks learned to play guitar and banjo.
As a child, Brooks often sings in ordinary family settings, but his main focus is athletics. In high school, he plays football and baseball and runs on tracks and field. He received a pathway scholarship to Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, where he competed in the javelin. Brooks graduated in 1984 with a degree in advertising. His roommate, Ty England, then played guitar in his street band until solo career in 1995.
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Careers
1985-1989: Start of music
In 1985, Brooks began his professional music career, singing and playing guitar at Oklahoma clubs and bars, especially Wild Willie Saloon in Stillwater. Through his older siblings, Brooks is exposed to a variety of music. Although he listens to country music, especially George Jones, Brooks likes rock music, citing James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg, and Townes Van Zandt as the main influences. In 1981, after hearing "Unwound", the first single George Strait, Brooks decided he was more interested in playing country music.
In 1985, entertainment lawyer Rod Phelps drove from Dallas to hear Brooks. Phelps liked what he heard and offered to produce Brooks's first demo. With Phelps encouragement, including Phelps's contact list in Nashville and some of his credit cards, Brooks went to Nashville to pursue a recording contract; he returned to Oklahoma within 24 hours. Phelps kept urging Brooks to return to Nashville, which he did. In 1987, Brooks and wife Sandy Mahl moved to Nashville, and Brooks began making contacts in the music industry.
1989-1990: Successful breakthrough
Garth Brooks first album was first launched in 1989 and a successful chart. It reached the 2nd position on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and reached No. 2. 13 on the Billboard chart 200. Most albums are a traditionalist country, partially influenced by George Strait. The first single, "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)", is the top 10 successful countries. This was followed by Brooks's first number one on the Country Hot Songs chart, "If Tomorrow Never Comes". "Not Counting You" reached No. 2, and "The Dance" reached No. 1; the music video, directed by John Lloyd Miller, gave Brooks his first impulse to a wider audience. Brooks later claimed that of all the songs he recorded, "The Dance" remains his favorite. In 1989, Brooks embarked on his first major concert tour, as an opening act for Kenny Rogers.
Brooks's second album, No Fences , was released in 1990 and spent 23 weeks at No. 1. 1 on the album charts Billboard Top Country Albums. The album also reached No. 3 in | Billboard 200, and eventually became Brooks's best-selling album, with domestic shipments of 17 million. It contained what would be Brooks's signature song, the blue collar song "Friends in Low Places", as well as other popular singles, "The Thunder Rolls" and "Unanwered Prayers".
Each of these songs, as well as "Two of a Kind, Workin 'on a Full House", reached No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs charts.
While Brooks music style placed him right within the boundaries of country music, he was greatly influenced by the 1970s singer-songwriters movement, especially the works of James Taylor, whom he idolized and named his first child after, and Dan Fogelberg. Similarly, Brooks is influenced by the 1960s stone of Billy Joel, and Bruce Springsteen and Queen opera stone with Freddie Mercury.
In her live show, Brooks uses a wireless headset microphone to free herself to run around the stage, adding energy and rock music to arouse the country's usually quiet country music concert approach. The Kiss band is also one of Brooks's early musical influences, and his show often reflects this. Despite all the effects cited, Brooks stated his stage person's energetic style was directly inspired by Chris LeDoux.
Pada akhir 1990, Brooks dilantik menjadi Grand Ole Opry.
1991-1993: < i> Ropin 'the Wind , The Chase , dan Beyond the Season
Brooks's third album, Ropin 'the Wind , was released in September 1991. The album received orders from 4 million copies and entered Billboard in 200 at No. 1. 1, the first for the state artist. The album's music content is a melange of pop and honky tonk; singles including "The River", "What She's Doing Now", and Billy Joel's "Shameless" cover. This will be Brooks's second best-selling album, after No Fences . The success of Ropin 'the Wind further boosted the sale of Brooks's first two albums, allowing Brooks to be the first country artist with three albums listed on Billboard 200's top 20 in a single week.
After spending time in Los Angeles during the 1992 riots, Brooks co-authored a single hybrid-country-rock, "We Shall Be Free", to express his desire for tolerance. This song became the first single from her fourth album The Chase . This album only reached No. 12 on Billboard The Top Countrys album, Brooks's first song in three years failed to reach the 10th rank. However, "We Shall Be Free" peaked at No. 1. 22 on the Billboard Christian Staircase through a marketing deal with Rick Hendrix Company, and acquired Brooks 1993 GLAAD Media Award. The next single released from The Chase is Somewhere Other Than the Night, followed by "Learning to Live Again", which peaked at number one and two on the Country Hot Songs chart, respectively. The album's last single, "That Summer", will be the most successful single from the album, reaching No. 1 in July 1993.
Brooks released their first Christmas album, "Beyond the Season" on August 25, 1992. The album included classics such as "White Christmas" and "Silent Night" as well as the original song "The Old Man's Back in Town." "Beyond the Season" was the best-selling Christmas album of 1992, peaking at No. 1. 2 on the Billboard 200 charts.
1993-1994: In Pieces and first world tour
In 1993, Brooks, who had criticized a music store that sold used CDs for causing a loss of decent royalty payments, persuaded Capitol Records not to post his 1993 album, In Pieces , to the shops involved in this case. practice. This led to several anti-trust claims against record labels, ending with Capitol shipping the album to stores.
Despite the delay in delivery, In Pieces is another success, culminating in No. 1 on both the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts, and sold a total of nearly 10 million copies. After a delay in its worldwide release, the album also reached number 2 on the UK Album Ladder. In the same year, "The Red Strokes" became Brooks's first single to make UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 1. 13; followed by "Standing Outside the Fire", which reached No. 1. 23. The previous albums No Fences , Ropin 'the Wind and The Chase also remained at the top 30 on the UK Album Ladder.
Brooks's first world tour started in 1993, reaching the UK after many domestic concerts. Brooks sells places like the Birmingham National Exhibition Center and Wembley Arena in London, an achievement never achieved by American country music artists. He also started the London radio station State 1035. In spite of the humiliation of the British media, the overall popularity of Brooks' in the country proved, with the top disc jockey, Nick Barraclough, referring to Brooks as Garth Vader (playing in Darth Vader) for his "invasion" on the charts and his success in the country genre. Unlike Alan Jackson, who refused to return to England after being treated in a similar negative way by the press, Brooks would then return in 1996 for more performances. Brooks also took the World Tour to other areas across Europe, as well as Brazil, the Far East, Australia, and New Zealand.
In 1994, Brooks paid tribute to one of his musical influences, Kiss, which appeared on a compilation tribute, Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved, collection of songs performed by popular artists from various genres. Collaboration is not possible from the appearance Brooks and Kiss of the "Hard Luck Woman" performed directly in the The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , and although the appeal is hard, version of Brooks appeared in Billboard Hot Country Songs Song.
1995-1998: More albums are released and the second world tour
In November 1995, Brooks released Fresh Horses , the first album of his new material in two years. Within six months of its release, the album has sold over three million copies. Despite a promising start, Fresh Horses quickly, topping out on platinum fourfold. The album's main single, "She's Every Woman" reached # 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart; However, his follow-up single, "The Fever" (the Aerosmith cover) only peaked at No. 1. 23, became Brooks's first single to not chart in the top 10. However, Brooks has three additional top 10 singles from the album, including "The Beaches of Cheyenne", which reached No. 1. 1.
After the release of the Fresh Horse , Brooks began his second world tour. His total presence, around 5.5 million, ranked third in the list of attendance of the all-time concert, and his gross revenue of more than $ 105 million was among the best-selling concert tours in the 1990s.
In 1997, Brooks released the seventh studio album, Sevens . The album was originally scheduled to be released in August 1997, allowing for promotion during the Central Park Brooks concert; However, the plan becomes chaotic after a dispute in Capitol Records. The Central Park concert went as planned, receiving 980,000 fans in attendance and becoming the biggest concert in park history.
Sevens debuted at # 1 on the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts. It later became Brooks's fourth album to achieve sales of 10 million copies. The album included a duet "In Another's Eyes" with Trisha Yearwood, which reached No. 1. 2 on the Country Hot Song chart, and his first single, "Longneck Bottle", with Steve Wariner, reached No. 2. 1. The album spawned two additional numbers - one single, "Two Pina Coladas" and "To Make You Feel My Love", also a top 10 hit on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and released on the movie soundtrack, Hope Floats .
Brooks's first live album, Double Live was released in 1998. Recorded on various events during her second world tour, the album contained previously unreleased new material, such as "Tearin 'It Up (And Burnin' It Down) "and" Wild As The Wind, "featuring Trisha Yearwood. Peak at No. 1 on both the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums Double Live chart continued to be the best-selling live album of all time, certified 21ÃÆ'â € "Platinum by the RIAA, and is the seventh largest single album shipped in United States music history.
In 1998, Brooks also released the first installment of The Limited Series , a set of six-disc boxes containing a re-release of its first six studio albums. Any re-issued album including bonus tracks is not available on the original release.
1999: "Chris Gaines" and holiday album
In 1999, Brooks took over the ego of "Chris Gaines", a fictitious rock and roll musician and character for the upcoming movie, The Lamb . In October 1999, these films released the soundtrack, Garth Brooks in... The Life of Chris Gaines (also dubbed Gaines' Greatest Hits ), released to many public critics. Brooks also appeared as Gaines in a television mockumentary for the VH1 Behind the Music series, and as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live episode, which he also held as himself..
The promotion of Brooks albums and movies did not encourage the excitement and failure of the Gaines project proved only a few weeks after the album was released. The majority of American public is confused, or not at all like the idea of ​​Brooks who plays rock and roll musician. The album's sales were not spectacular, at least compared to most of Brooks's previous albums, and despite reaching No. 1. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, expectations are higher and retail stores are starting to discount big. oversupply them. Less than expected album sales (over two million) took the project to hiatus in February 2001 and Gaines quickly faded into obscurity.
Despite the less spectacular response from the Gaines project, Brooks earned his first (and only) top pop singles Billboard Top 40 in "Lost in You". The album was then certified Double Platinum by the RIAA.
On November 23, 1999, Brooks released their second holiday album, Garth Brooks and Magic of Christmas . The album peaked at No. 7 on Billboard's Top 200 and No 1 in the Top Country Album, making it the number-one album of Brooks number one.
2000-2004: Scarecrow and retire
As his career progressed, Brooks seemed frustrated by the conflict between career and family. He first talked about retiring from performing in 1992, and again in 1995, but every time he returned to the tour. In 1999, Brooks appeared on The Nashville Network's Crook & amp; Chase , again mentions retirement in a more serious tone. On October 26, 2000, Brooks officially announced his retirement from the recording and the show. Later that night, Capitol Records recorded Brooks achievements selling 100 million albums in the US, celebrating at Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville.
Brooks's last album before retirement, Scarecrow , was released on November 13, 2001. The album did not match Brooks's glory sales level, but still sells, reaching No. 1 on Billboards 200 and Top Country Album charts. Although he held several shows for promotional purposes, Brooks stated that he would retire from recording and perform at least until his youngest daughter finished high school.
2005-2008: Compilation albums and special shows
In 2005, Brooks expressed interest in returning to live shows; However, he remains adamant on the premise of not releasing new music until 2014. Nevertheless, later that year, Brooks signed an agreement with Walmart, hiring him the rights to his entire catalog after he parted ways with Capitol Records. Brooks was one of the first musicians to sign an exclusive music distribution deal with a single retailer (along with country music artist Ricky Van Shelton, who released his 1998 album Creating a Plan through the chain as well).
Three months later, in November 2005, Brooks and Walmart released an updated Compilation Limited , a set of boxes containing the re-releases of Brooks albums, including Double Live , and The Lost Sessions , featuring eleven previously unreleased recordings. The box set sold over 500,000 physical copies at the date of its publication. In the first week of December 2005, it has sold over 1 million physical copies.
Brooks took a short break from retiring early in 2005 to perform at various charity concerts. She also released a new single, "Good Ride Cowboy", in tribute to her friend and country singer, Chris LeDoux, via Walmart.
In early 2006, Walmart republished The Lost Sessions as a separate CD from the box set, with additional tracks, including a duet with Trisha Yearwood, "Love Will Always Win", which reached the top 25 in Billboard Hot Country Songs Song. The couple were later nominated for a Grammy Award of "Best Country With Vowel Collaboration".
On August 18, 2007, Brooks announced plans for a new set of boxes, The Ultimate Hits . The new set features two discs containing 30 classic songs, three new songs, and a DVD featuring music videos. The album's first single, "More Than a Memory", was released on August 27, 2007. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, becoming the single with the highest debut on the history chart.
In November 2007, Brooks started Garth Brooks: Live in Kansas City, performing nine sold-out concerts in Kansas City at the Sprint Center, which had opened a month earlier. Originally scheduled to be just one show, performance expanded to nine due to very high demand, with all nine gigs (equivalent to about 140,000 tickets) sold out in less than two hours. The last concert of the series was broadcast to over 300 theaters across the US.
In January 2008, Brooks embarked on another remarkable performance featuring five sold-out shows (in less than 48 hours) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles for a fundraiser in the 2007 fire season that affected many Southern California towns and districts. The first concert (of 5) titled Garth Brooks: Live in LA was recorded and broadcast repeatedly on CBS with all donations awarded to all victims and families in the affected state of California.
2009-2013: Las Vegas concert concert
In January 2009, Brooks made one more than a few public appearances since his retirement, performing at We Are One: The Inaugural Feast of Obama at the Lincoln Memorial concert in Washington, DC. In three songs, Brooks performed "We Shall Be Free", along with Don McLean's cover of "American Pie" and "Shout" Isley Brothers.
On October 15, 2009, Brooks postponed his retirement to start Garth at Wynn, a weekend concert residency at Encore Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip. The schedule allows Brooks to live a family life for a week and continue to perform at weekends. The agreement's financial terms were not announced, but Steve Wynn did not disclose that he gave Brooks access to a private jet to quickly move him between Las Vegas and his home in Oklahoma.
Brooks's first weekend at the show in Vegas received positive reviews and was called "the antithesis of Vegas's luxury and country singer arena and stadium extravaganza" by USA Today. The show features Brooks performing solo, acoustic concerts, and includes a list of songs that have influenced him. The artists included in the show include Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Seger, Billy Joel, and Don McLean. His first show at Encore Las Vegas coincided with his wedding anniversary, and his wife Trisha Yearwood joined him for two songs.
In 2013, influenced by the Las Vegas show list set, Brooks released Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influence through Walmart, a compilation album consisting of Brooks songs attributes for the development of its pop-country genre special. Album box sets are individually certified Platinum and the compilation received a Billboard Music Award nomination. In a December 2013 appearance at Good Morning America to promote the album, Brooks also surprisingly announced plans for a world tour, starting in 2014.
2014-2015: Man Against Machine , Ghosttunes, and world tour
In February 2014, Brooks announced two concerts at Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland which will be held on 25 and 26 July 2014. Due to high demand, three additional shows were added, and a total of 400,000 tickets were sold. However, due to licensing conflicts, Aiken Promotions and Croke Park management were asked to cancel two out of five concerts after the conflict among the closest residents. Brooks, committed to performing five original concerts, refused to follow up with a request to only do three, and all concerts were canceled.
On July 10, 2014, Brooks held a press conference where he announced his signing with Sony Music Nashville, as well as confirming plans for new albums, world tours, music releases in digital format, and regrets for Irish concerts. controversy. Fifteen days later, the first tickets went on sale for a world tour. Since the Irish concert was announced a few months earlier, they were not considered part of the actual tour.
On September 3, 2014, Brooks released his comeback single, "People Loving People", in promoting his world tour and new album, Man Against Machine . The song debuted on the Nielsen BDS-driven Country Airplay chart at No. 1. 19, tying for Brooks's career's third highest debut. On September 4, 2014, Brooks released all the results of his studies in digital for the first time. Passing the traditional digital music service provider, Brooks chose to release the album directly to his new online music store, GhostTunes. On September 19, Brooks confirmed the release date for the next album, which is scheduled for November 11th through a press conference in Atlanta. Man Against Machine is released via Pearl and RCA Nashville and is available online exclusively through GhostTunes. GhostTunes closed on March 3, 2017. Brooks digital catalog moved to Amazon Music, which retains its exclusive rights.
In September 2015, it was announced that Brooks would republish his album No Fences at the end of the year to commemorate the 25th anniversary of its release. This release will include a new version of "Friends in Low Places", featuring George Strait, Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, and Keith Urban singing along with Brooks. The release of the album has been delayed due to a royalty dispute. The song is then featured on the 2016 compilation album, The Ultimate Collection .
2016-2017: Gunslinger , Christmas Together , and online stream
On October 13, 2016, Brooks released their first single, "Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance", from her upcoming album. The following week, Brooks released the upcoming album title, Gunslinger , via Facebook Live. The album was released on November 11, 2016 as part of The Ultimate Collection , a compilation album released by Brooks via Target. Another Brooks' project for 2016 is a holiday duet with Trisha Yearwood's wife, Christmas Together .
After years of royalty disputes and opposition to online music streaming, Brooks launched a streaming channel on Sirius XM Radio. He also reached an agreement to stream the entire catalog through Amazon Music.
2018-present: new single and upcoming tour plans
On June 19, 2018 Brooks released a new single, "All Day Long", the first of 2019's upcoming albums. This release also includes another song, "The Road I'm On". Brooks also hinted at possible future tours, with announcements coming in the following month.
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Professional baseball
In 1998, Brooks launched the Touch 'em All Foundation with Major League Baseball. He also started a short career in baseball, when he signed with San Diego Padres for spring training in 1998 and 1999. Brooks's performance in the field did not guarantee management put him on the regular-season list; However, he was offered a non-list place, but refused. The following season, Brooks signed a contract with the New York Mets. This spring training assignment is also a poor performance for Brooks, resulting in a zero-to-sevent batting record.
In 2004, Brooks returned to baseball with the Kansas City Royals. He got his first and only hit from Mike Myers during his final spring training game with the Royals.
Pearl Record
In 2005, Brooks ended his relationship with Capitol Records and set up his own record label, Pearl Records . Brooks has released four compilation albums through Pearl Records, as well as his 2014 studio album (also released via RCA Records Nashville).
GhostTunes
In September 2014, Brooks founded GhostTunes, an online music store featuring its own digital music, as well as over ten million songs from other artists. The store, contracted with the "big three" record labels, allows for pricing and formats of autonomous distribution, resulting in the most appropriate royalty payments for artists and songwriters. In March 2017, GhostTunes was officially closed, joining Amazon Music.
Personal life
Brooks graduated from Oklahoma State University-Stillwater where he starred in an athletic team. He then completed his MBA from Oklahoma State and participated in the commencement ceremony on May 6, 2011.
Brooks married his college sweetheart, songwriter Sandy Mahl, on May 24, 1986. The couple then had three daughters: Taylor Mayne Pearl (born 1992), August Anna (born 1994), and Allie Colleen Brooks (born 1996) Brooks and Mahl separated in March 1999, announced their plans to divorce on October 9, 2000, and filed for divorce on November 6, 2000. The divorce became final on December 17, 2001. Brooks remarried on December 10, 2005, to country singer Trisha Yearwood. In July 2013, Brooks became grandfather when August had Karalynn's daughter with Chance Michael Russell.
Charity
In 1999, Brooks started the Teammates for Kids Foundation, which provides financial assistance to charities for children. Organizations are divided into three categories that include three different sports:
- Touch 'Em All Foundation - Baseball Division
- Top Shelf - Hockey Division
- Touchdown - Soccer Division
Brooks is also a fundraiser for many other charities, including a number of children's charities and famine relief. With Trisha Yearwood's wife, Brooks sings Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Who's Stop the Rain" at Shelter from the Storm: Concert for the Gulf Coast across the country for Hurricane Katrina's help. He performed Garth Brooks concert: Live in LA, five sold out two days of concerts at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on 25 and 26 January 2008 (setting many notes in high profile places in the process). The concerts are staged to raise money for Fire Rescue Efforts, serving those affected by the California forest fires of 2007. Tickets priced at $ 40 each and all five performances (totaling over 85,000 tickets) sold out in 58 minutes. CBS broadcast its first live concert as a telethon for additional fundraising.
Brooks, along with Yearwood's wife, has supported Habitat for Humanity's work over the years, including Jimmy & amp; Project Work Rosalynn Carter. They have worked with Carters in the United States and in Haiti, lending their time and voice to help build a safe, decent and affordable home. Brooks' Teammates for Kids Foundation provided more than $ 1 million in funding for Habitat to help build homes in Thailand after the Asian tsunami. In December 2010, Brooks played nine shows in less than a week in Nashville at Bridgestone Arena to get victims from the floods of Nashville in May 2010. More than 140,000 tickets were sold and $ 5 million raised.
On July 6, 2013, Brooks joined Toby Keith for a charity concert for Oklahoma Tornado victims in 2013. The show sold out featuring artist Mel Tillis, John Anderson, Willie Nelson, Trisha Yearwood, Sammy Hagar, Kellie Coffey, Ronnie Dunn, Carrie Underwood and Krystal Keith. It was held at the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Recently, while in the midst of his world journey in 2015, Brooks performed a sold-out concert in Barretos, Brazil to benefit the Hospital deCÃÆ'Â ¢ ncer de Barretos.
Support for gay rights
In a 1999 interview with George , Brooks said, "[...] But if you are in love, you must follow your heart and believe that God will explain to us why we sometimes falling in love with people of the same sex. "The lyrics for his song," We Shall Be Free ", show the line," When we are free to love whoever we choose, "which has been interpreted as a reference to gay relationships. Brooks won the 1993 GLAAD Media Award for the song.
In 2000, Brooks performed at the Equality Rocks charity concert for gay rights. She sang a duet with George Michael's openly public singer.
Brooks's step sister, Betsy Smittle, who died in 2013, is a renowned musician - releasing her own album Rough Around the Edges as Betsy - and part of the Brooks band for several years; he also worked with country star Gus Hardin and other musicians in Tulsa. Smittle is also a lesbian, and Brooks has praised him with some inspiration for his support for same-sex marriage.
Awards and recordings
Brooks has won 22 Academy of Country Music Awards and received a total of 47 overall nominations. His 13 Grammy Award nominations have produced 2 awards, along with the Billboard Music Awards, Country Music Association Awards, and more. Brooks's work has been awarded and nominated on television and film as well, including the Primetime Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2012.
Recordings
According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Brooks is the 20th century bestselling solo artist in America. This conclusion attracts criticism from the press and many music fans are convinced that Elvis Presley has sold more records, but has changed in rank because of the wrong RIAA certification methods during his lifetime. Brooks, while proud of his sales achievements, stated that he also believed that Presley must have sold more.
The RIAA has since re-examined their method of calculating certification. Under the revised method, Presley became the best-selling solo artist in US history, making Brooks the second solo artist, ranks third overall, as The Beatles have sold more albums than he or Presley. The revision carries more criticisms of the accuracy of RIAA figures, this time from the Brooks followers. On November 5, 2007, Brooks was again named the best-selling solo artist in US history, surpassing Presley after an audited 123 million sales were announced. In December 2010, several Presley albums received certification from the RIAA. As a result, Elvis goes back beyond Brooks. In October 2014, the RIAA listed Presley's total sales at 134.5 million and Brooks' at 134 million. Furthermore, the Man Against Machine has been certified by the RIAA as Platinum and records Brooks sales of over 136 million, placing Brooks again as the number one solo artist.
In 2012, Brooks officially confirmed The Beatles as the best-selling act in the last 20 years, by mobilizing 68.5 million units worldwide, nearly 5 million more than The Beatles. In May 2014, Brooks's album sales totaled 69,544,000 copies, making him the best-selling album artist in the US, in front of The Beatles (65,730,000), Metallica (54,365,000), Mariah Carey (54,280,000) and Celine Dion (52234000).
In September 2016, Brooks became the first and only artist in music history to now earn seven Diamond Career career albums, according to the RIAA.
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In 2014, Brooks was awarded the Arkansas Traveler certificate.
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