![Blame It All on His Roots: Garth Brooks Through the Years [Pictures]](https://townsquare.media/site/204/files/2019/01/garth-brooks-through-the-years-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Blame It All on His Roots: Garth Brooks Through the Years [Pictures]
Garth Brooks is a country music icon, one of the biggest names in the genre thanks to his astronomical success in the 1990s. But while he comes from a musical family — Brooks' mother, Colleen, was an artist on Capitol Records in the 1950s — his own career path wasn't obvious at first.
Athletic in high school, Brooks attended Oklahoma State University on a track scholarship and graduated with an advertising degree. His first move to Nashville was brief — as in, "24 hours or so" brief — but Brooks' second move, in 1987, stuck. Two years later, he released his self-titled debut album and found instant success.
Now, Brooks is one of the best-selling artists of all time, with seven diamond-certified albums to his name. He's won numerous Grammys, ACM Awards and CMA Awards, among other honors, and is a Country Music Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame member. Following a retirement in the 2000s, Brooks has returned to the stage in a massive way.
How He's Changed! Garth Brooks' Storied Career in Pictures:
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