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Garth Brooks 'Two Pina Coladas' KLAW Classic [VIDEO]

KLAW Morning Crew — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:41:27 +0000

Today’s Classic comes from 15 years ago today and tells the tale of someone trying to get away from his blues, with a drink in both hands. It was the 17th number one for Oklahoma’s own Garth Brooks. Here’s ‘Two Pina Coladas’, your KLAW Classic.

Garth Brooks and George Strait Perform Together During 2013 ACM Awards Highlight

Sterling Whitaker — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 03:20:04 +0000

Mega superstars Garth Brooks and George Strait gave a once-in-a-lifetime performance at the 2013 ACMs on Sunday night (April 7), singing together for the first time ever in tribute to Dick Clark. Reba McEntire introduced the pair, recalling Clark as someone who helped shape her career over the years. “He would slap me if he [...]

Trisha Yearwood 'Thinkin' Bout You' KLAW Classic [VIDEO]

Jeri Anderson — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:42:10 +0000

Our KLAW classic comes to us today from Mrs. Garth Brooks. Of course, we are talking about Trisha Yearwood. Born in Monticello, Georgia, Yearwood now resides right here in Oklahoma. Our classic comes from her 4th studio album, and was the title track from ‘Thinkin’ Bout You’. The album spawned back to back number ones, [...]

Garth Brooks and George Strait to Perform Together, Pay Tribute to Dick Clark at 2013 ACM Awards

Sterling Whitaker — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:00:45 +0000

Superstars George Strait and Garth Brooks will pay tribute to iconic music business figure Dick Clark in a special performance at the 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards. Clark was best-known for hosting ‘American Bandstand’ and his yearly gig on ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,’ but his production company produced the ACM Awards from [...]

Garth Brooks, Kid Rock + More Added to George Jones' Final Concert in Nashville

Sterling Whitaker — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:45:33 +0000

Legendary country singer George Jones will perform the final concert date of his career at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Friday, Nov. 22, 2013. The iconic country favorite will be joined by an all-star cast for his big send-off, and now Garth Brooks, Kid Rock, Shelby Lynne, the Oak Ridge Boys and Sam Moore have been announced for the historic event.

Remember When Garth Brooks Played for the New York Mets?

Billy Dukes — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:57:23 +0000

Major League Baseball spring training begins this week, and in the year 2000, that meant country superstar Garth Brooks reported for duty to the New York Mets clubhouse. It was the second of three stints the singer had in the bigs, and he left with an unimpressive batting average.

Dustin Watts Sings Garth Brooks' 'She's Every Woman' on 'American Idol'

Sterling Whitaker — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:24:36 +0000

Baton Rouge firefighter Dustin Watts sang the Garth Brooks hit ‘She’s Every Woman’ at his ‘American Idol‘ audition Thursday night (Jan. 24), winning his way to Hollywood with a mix of good looks and vocal chops. The 27-year-old aspiring singer is a full-time firefighter with a lot of visual appeal — when he walked into [...]

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Travel to Haiti for Habitat for Humanity

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:30:41 +0000

Country couple Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are talented, successful, rich and beloved by the country community and the fans. And if we're talking about Trisha only, we can use the term a "good cook," too. They seem to do and have it all. But the twosome never forgets the less fortunate, as they traveled to Haiti to aid Habitat for Humanity missions.

Garth Brooks Going on Tour in 2014?

Megan Pacella — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:30:15 +0000

Country fans have long been ready to see legend Garth Brooks resurrect his mega-successful music career. And now it seems like our wait is over — hopefully. Las Vegas hotel developer Steve Wynn let it slip in an interview recently that Brooks has some big plans for 2014. According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, [...]

Garth Brooks (Finally) Ready to Resurrect His Country Music Career

Sterling Whitaker — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:00:07 +0000

Garth Brooks is one of the all-time bestselling performers in music history, and his career success virtually single-handedly revived the country music genre before he retired in 2001. After a decade of only sporadic activity, the superstar entertainer has revealed that he is mulling a return to the spotlight.

Garth Brooks Prepares to Draw the Curtain on Three-Year Las Vegas Residency

Alanna Conaway — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:00:28 +0000

Garth Brooks will take his final bow on the Wynn Las Vegas Encore Theater stage in November. The iconic singer has spent the past three years performing his one-man show there, and has been packing the showroom every night. Brooks’ final performance will take place on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, and will leave him him with [...]

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Beat Beyonce and Jay-Z as Most Powerful Couple in Music

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 17:30:15 +0000

Husband and wife Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood have been named the Most Powerful Celebrity Couple in Music. They were christened as such by Billboard. So, exactly how did Brooks and Yearwood, who have been wed for just under seven years, take the crown and earn this accolade?

Garth Brooks Added to 'Teachers Rock' TV Special

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 18:53:44 +0000

It’s almost time to “celebrate” the back-to-school season and country legend Garth Brooks is getting in on the related fun. The singer will join the likes of Carrie Underwood and Dierks Bentley at the for the ‘Teachers Rock‘ TV special, which is set to air live from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Friday, Aug. 17 at 8PM ET.

Garth Brooks Death Hoax Hits the Web

Cory Stromblad — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:00:02 +0000

Despite the rumors, Garth Brooks is not dead — so fans frantic to get a refund for tickets to his Las Vegas show can breathe a sigh of relief! Though word spread the country superstar passed in a tragic jet ski accident in the Turks and Caicos Islands today (July 16), the reports are completely fabricated.

Garth Brooks 'The Thunder Rolls' KLAW Classic [VIDEO]

Frank Seres — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:06:05 +0000

In honor of the OKC Thunder Basketball team winning the Western Conference last night, and the fact that Garth Brooks had a three week run at number on with this song, we thought we would feature ‘The Thunder Rolls’ as today’s KLAW Classic.Here’s a fun bit of trivia: Tanya Tucker actually recorded this song back [...]

Garth Brooks Extends His Las Vegas Residency

Megan Pacella — Thu, 31 May 2012 20:02:28 +0000

Just as we thought Garth Brooks‘ Wynn Las Vegas Encore Theater residency was coming to an end, the iconic entertainer has released a string of new dates for the stage show, which will take place between September and November of 2012. According to The Boot, tickets for just-announced block of shows will go on-sale on June 9 [...]

Trisha Yearwood + Garth Brooks May Record Album and Tour

Brittany Joy Cooper — Sat, 05 May 2012 13:55:08 +0000

While both Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks are highly celebrated names in country music, they’re also parents, which does more to dictate their schedule at the moment than audience demand. However, with their youngest daughter set to graduate high school in 2014, the couple are starting to let themselves dream about life as empty-nesters.

Garth Brooks Sells Out Calgary Stampede Show in Less Than a Minute

Brittany Joy Cooper — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:30:14 +0000

As we reported earlier, Garth Brooks is headed up to Canada later this year to take part in the Calgary Stampede music festival, which will last from July 6 to July 15. Brooks will be bringing his show to the Calgary audience on July 12, and no sooner had tickets for his show gone on sale Saturday than they were gone. In just 58 seconds, according to the Calgary Herald, every single one of the 15,322 tickets for Brooks’ show had been purchased.

Garth Brooks is in the Country Music Hall of Fame

Frank Seres — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:44:52 +0000

Garth Brooks, Oklahoma native, is officially inducted in the Country Music Hall of Fame. He is currently the youngest inductee, age 50 to be giving such an honor. For the past several years he has been in semi-

Garth Brooks Celebrates 50th Birthday by Giving Gift to Longtime Producer

Billy Dukes — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:30:24 +0000

Garth Brooks marked his 50th birthday on Tuesday with a celebration at the studio that he recorded all but one of his albums — except the party wasn’t for him. Brooks surprised producer Allen Reynolds by renaming the building Allentown Studios in his honor. The Tennessean reports that Brooks, wife Trisha Yearwood, Steve Wariner, Kathy [...]