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Garth received a Grammy nomination along with Trisha Yearwood for their duet           "Squeeze Me In."  They were nominated in the Best Country Collaboration category.

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“GARTH BROOKS: COAST TO COAST LIVE,” A SERIES OF THREE ONE-HOUR CONCERT SPECIALS, TO BE BROADCAST LIVE FROM THREE LOCATIONS ACROSS AMERICA, NOVEMBER 14, 21 AND 28, ON CBS

Each show will originate from a different city in the United States, feature a different group of guest stars, and be completely unique in terms of venue, audience, and musical content. Brooks will perform songs from his forthcoming Capitol Records release, Scarecrow (in stores November 13), as well as his greatest hits. Each special will join Brooks in the midst of a live concert.

There is a great article on Garth in the November 3rd issue of Billboard that includes a lengthy interview with Garth and a track by track sneak peak of what the songs on the album sound like. You can check out a shortened version of the article online here: http://www.billboard.com/billboard/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1088927

Check out Garth in new Dr. Pepper commercials starting the weekend of November 3rd.  There are 2 different commercials!

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Garth Officially Announces his Retirement...

(NASHVILLE) Oct. 26, 2000 -- In a press conference today, Garth announced that he "will not tour again." While he'll release another album in 2001, for which he'll solicit songs from the Nashville community, he will no longer be an active recording and touring artist. Full Story

Garth Brooks Reaches 100 Million in Sales...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--June 15, 2000--While Garth Brooks
takes some well-deserved time off from recording and touring, his music continues to reach ever-growing audiences.

New RIAA Certification

The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) has just certified Brooks' Double Live at 13 times platinum, resulting from 6.5 million sales of the 2-CD set. This matches the feat set previously by Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band's Live 1975-1985 as the highest-certified live album in history.

This latest certification also brings Brooks' total RIAA certifications to 100 million, more than any

other solo artist in American music history. A complete listing of Brooks' U.S. album certifications

by the RIAA follows:

Garth Brooks (1989) 9 million

No Fences (1990) 16 million

Ropin' the Wind (1991) 14 million

The Chase (1992) 8 million

Beyond The Season (1992) 3 million

In Pieces (1993) 8 million

The Garth Brooks Collection (1994) 3 million

The Hits (1994) 10 million

Fresh Horses (1995) 6 million

Sevens (1997) 7 million

Double Live (1998) 13 million

(6.5 million sales of 2-CD set)

Garth Brooks In...The Life of Chris Gaines (1999) 2 million

Garth Brooks & the magic of Christmas (1999) 1 million

TOTAL: 100 million

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