Garth Brooks' self-titled debut CD. Photo courtesy of Capitol Nashville.
• Feb. 7, 1962 Garth is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
• June 17, 1988 He signs his first recording contract, with Capitol Records.
• April 12, 1989 His self-titled debut album is released.
• June 24, 1989 He makes his Grand Ole Opry debut.
• Aug. 2, 1990 The Garth Brooks CD becomes his first gold album.
• Aug. 27, 1990 The No Fences album is released.
• Oct. 6, 1990 Garth officially joins the Grand Ole Opry, performing "Friends In Low Places,"
"If Tomorrow Never Comes" and "The Dance."
• Nov. 30, 1990 No Fences is certified for shipments of 2 million copies, the first of
numerous multi-platinum albums in his career.
• April 24, 1991 Garth wins a record-setting six times during the Academy of Country Music awards
in California.
• Oct. 2, 1991 Garth receives the Country Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year trophy for
the first time. He walks off with a total of four honors during the evening.
• Nov. 8, 1991 In a first-ever event, the Ropin' The Wind album is simultaneously
certified gold, platinum, double-, triple- and quadruple-platinum two months after
its release.
• Jan. 17, 1992 NBC presents his first national TV special, "This Is Garth Brooks."
• March 2, 1992 He appears on the cover of Forbes magazine alongside the
headline "Led Zeppelin Meets Roy Rogers."
• March 14, 1992 He makes his first appearance as the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live."
• March 30, 1992 He makes the cover of Time magazine.
• July 8, 1992 Garth becomes a daddy for the first time with the birth of Taylor Mayne Pearl Brooks.
• Sept. 22, 1992 Capitol releases his album The Chase.
• April 1, 1993 Garth appears on the cover of Rolling Stone.
• May 4, 1993 No Fences becomes the first country album to ship 10 million copies.
• Aug. 31, 1993 Garth's In Pieces album is released.
• March 30, 1994 He plays Dublin, Ireland, with the launch of his first European tour.
• May 3, 1994 Daughter August Anna makes her appearance, forcing Garth to skip the ACM
awards, where he’s named Entertainer of the Year.
• June 30, 1995 Garth receives a star in front of the Capitol Records building on the Hollywood Walk
of Fame. He buries the masters for his album The Hits underneath the
pavement.
• Nov. 21, 1995 The Fresh Horses album is released.
• July 28, 1996 Daughter Allie Colleen Brooks is born.
• Aug. 7, 1997 Garth gives a free concert in New York’s Central Park that airs as an HBO special.
Garth supporters announce from the stage that 1 million people are in attendance;
city police say the number is closer to 200,000.
• Nov. 25, 1997 Capitol releases the album Sevens.
The CD cover of Garth Brooks' new 3-disc set, The Ultimate Hits. Photo courtesy of Pearl Records.
• Sept. 23, 1998 Garth becomes the first artist to win the CMA's Entertainer of the Year honor four
times. He accepts the trophy via satellite from a concert stage in Buffalo, New York.
• Nov. 17, 1998 Capitol releases the two-CD concert package Garth Brooks: Double
Live.
• Feb. 23, 1999 Garth goes to spring training for the first time, working out with the San Diego
Padres in Arizona.
• Aug. 6, 1999 Garth's mother, Colleen, dies of throat cancer.
• Sept. 28, 1999 He releases his pop album In... The Life Of Chris Gaines.
• Oct. 26, 2000 Garth announces his retirement, saying he'll record one more album before he quits.
• Nov. 13, 2001 The album Scarecrow appears in stores.
• May 25, 2005 Garth proposes to Trisha Yearwood on stage in front of 7,000 fans in Bakersfield,
California. She says yes.
• Dec. 10, 2005 Garth and Trisha are married at their home in Oklahoma.
• July 7, 2007 Garth and Trisha perform "We Shall Be Free" from Washington, D.C., during Al
Gore's Live Earth concerts.
• Nov. 6, 2007 He releases The Ultimate Hits.