So what took Garth Brooks so long? What took arguably the most popular country singer of all time to play Ryman Auditorium, the Mother Church of Country Music? Brooks, 54, offers just three words to explain: "Scared to death." It's safe to say, after Thursday night's long-anticipated Nashville performance, that Brooks has conquered his fear. In a 110-minute concert before a worshipful crowd, Brooks clearly made himself at home in country music's most hallowed house. "I've never been here before," he declared around the halfway point. "But they're gonna have to get rid of me now! It's so sweet to be...
- 9/9/2016
- by Nancy Kruh
- PEOPLE.com
Nashville, Tenn. — Garth Brooks says he's never seen anything like the reaction he's gotten since it was announced he will share the stage with George Strait for the first time Sunday during the Academy of Country Music Awards.
Brooks and his early musical hero will be singing together for the first time and paying tribute to the show's late executive producer Dick Clark.
"Everywhere I go, restaurants, stores, whatever – `Hey, you're gonna be singing with George. Hey, we can't wait to see you with George,'" Brooks said in a phone interview. "It's so cool. It's like getting to sing with someone that's attained a level that you only get if you die. They love him and worship him and I'm in line with everybody else."
The show airs live at 8 p.m. Edt Sunday from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas with Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan hosting. The...
Brooks and his early musical hero will be singing together for the first time and paying tribute to the show's late executive producer Dick Clark.
"Everywhere I go, restaurants, stores, whatever – `Hey, you're gonna be singing with George. Hey, we can't wait to see you with George,'" Brooks said in a phone interview. "It's so cool. It's like getting to sing with someone that's attained a level that you only get if you die. They love him and worship him and I'm in line with everybody else."
The show airs live at 8 p.m. Edt Sunday from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas with Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan hosting. The...
- 4/6/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
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