American country singer-songwriter born February 7, 1962, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Among the best-selling solo recording artists in US history, with estimated US sales of 170 million-plus units. The integration of stadium-rock theatrics into country touring during his 1990s peak transformed the country-music industry.
Released 14 studio albums starting with Garth Brooks (1989). Commercial peak: No Fences (1990), Ropin' the Wind (1991, the first country album to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200), The Chase (1992), and In Pieces (1993). Retired from recording 2001-2014; returned with Man Against Machine (2014). Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2012.
