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| children = }} Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962), best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music singer-songwriter. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Brooks' integration of rock elements into his recordings and live performances earned him immense popularity. This progressive approach allowed him to dominate the country single and album charts while crossing over into the mainstream pop arena. Brooks broke records for both sales and concert attendance throughout the 1990s. As of 2013, his recordings continue to sell well and, according to Nielsen Soundscan, his albums sales up to May 2013 are 68,630,000, which makes him the best-selling albums artist in the United States in the SoundScan era (since 1991), a title held since 1991, well over 5 million ahead of his nearest rival, the Beatles. According to RIAA he is the second best-selling solo albums artist in the United States of all time ahead of Elvis Presley (second to the Beatles) with 135 million units sold. Brooks is one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million records. Brooks has released six albums that achieved diamond status in the United States, those being: ''Garth Brooks'' (10× platinum), ''No Fences'' (17× platinum), ''Ropin' the Wind'' (14× platinum), ''The Hits'' (10× platinum), ''Sevens'' (10× platinum) and ''Double Live'' (21× platinum).〔(RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Garth Brooks ) June 2, 2008〕 Since 1989, Brooks has released 20 records in all, which include; 10 studio albums, 1 live album, 3 compilation albums, 3 Christmas albums and 3 box sets, along with 77 singles. He won several important awards in his career, including 2 Grammy Awards, 17 American Music Awards (including the "Artist of the '90s") and the RIAA Award as Best selling solo albums artist of the Century in the United States. Troubled by conflicts between career and family, Brooks officially retired from recording and performing from 2001 until 2009.〔 During this time, he sold millions of albums through an exclusive distribution deal with Walmart and sporadically released new singles.〔〔 In 2005, Brooks started a partial comeback, and has since given several performances and released two compilation albums. On October 15, 2009, Garth Brooks announced the end of his retirement. In December 2009, he began a five-year concert deal with the Encore Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Following the conclusion of his residency in Las Vegas, Brooks announced his signing with Sony Music Nashville in July 2014. In September 2014, he began his comeback world tour. His most recent album, ''Man Against Machine'', was released on November 11, 2014 via his new online music store GhostTunes. Brooks was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on October 21, 2012. ==Early life and education== Troyal Garth Brooks was born on February 7, 1962, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the youngest child of Troyal Raymond Brooks, Jr. (1931–2010), a draftsman for an oil company, and Colleen McElroy Carroll (1929–1999), a 1950s-era country singer who recorded on the Capitol Records label and appeared on ''Ozark Jubilee''. This was the second marriage for each of his parents, giving Brooks four older half-siblings (Jim, Jerry, Mike, and Betsy). The couple had two children together, Kelly and Garth.〔Cox (2009), p. 4.〕 At their home in Yukon, Oklahoma, the family hosted weekly talent nights. All of the children were required to participate, either by singing or doing skits.〔Cox (2009), p. 8.〕 Brooks learned to play both the guitar and banjo.〔Cox (2009), p. 9.〕 Colleen died of throat cancer on August 6, 1999. As a child, Brooks often sang in casual family settings, but his primary focus was athletics. In high school, he played football and baseball and ran track and field. He received a track 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, later played guitar in his road band until going solo in 1995. Later that year, Brooks began his professional music career, singing and playing guitar in Oklahoma clubs and bars, most notably Wild Willie's Saloon in Stillwater. Through his elder siblings, Brooks was exposed to a wide range of music. Although he listened to some country music, especially that of George Jones, Brooks was most fond of rock music, citing James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg, and Townes Van Zandt as major influences.〔 In 1981, after hearing ''Unwound'', the debut single of George Strait, Brooks decided that he was more interested in playing country music.〔 In 1985, entertainment attorney Rod Phelps drove from Dallas to listen to Brooks. Phelps liked what he heard and offered to produce Brooks' first demo. With Phelps's encouragement, including a list of Phelps' contacts in Nashville and some of his credit cards,〔See "Chicken Soup for the Country Soul", page 148〕 Brooks traveled to Nashville to pursue a recording contract; he returned to Oklahoma within 24 hours. Phelps continued to urge Brooks to return to Nashville, which he did. In 1986, Brooks married Sandy Mahl, whom he had met while working as a bouncer. In 1987, the couple moved to Nashville, and Brooks began making contacts in the music industry. The couple later had three daughters: Taylor Mayne Pearl (born 1992), August Anna (born 1994), and Allie Colleen (born 1996) 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Garth Brooks Becomes a Grandfather )〕 The couple divorced in 2000.〔 Garth Brooks remarried on December 10, 2005, to country singer Trisha Yearwood.〔〔 In July 2013, Brooks became a grandfather when August had daughter Karalyn with her boyfriend Chance Michael Russell.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Garth Brooks Becomes a Grandfather )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Country star Garth Brooks is a grandfather after daughter August, 19, welcomes baby Karalynn - Daily Mail Online )〕 Brooks and fellow band member Jim Garver later reminisced of their times traveling with small shows at local bars. They would go so far as to set up local shows under the stage name "Yukon Jack" to re-live those days. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Garth Brooks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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