Garth Brooks Troyal Garth Brooks was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma of February 7, 1962. He was raised in Yukon about one hundred miles away from Tulsa. Ray, his father, worked as a draughtsman for an oil company while his mother Colleen was a country singer in the 1950’s and appeared on radio and television show, as well as recording various recordings for Capital Records. Country music played a role in the Brooks' household, but not a dominant …showed first 75 words of 691 total…

…showed last 75 words of 691 total…rock style with the album In the Life of Chris Gains. He sings as a fictional person. The album sold more than two million copies. He then retired in 2000 but has plans on doing one more album. Overall, Garth has won more than 60 major industry awards including 3 CMA Entertainer of the Year awards. His album sales topped 60 million worldwide, with two album certified Diamond (10 million certified sales), and ten certified multi-Platinum (one million certified sales).