American Songwriter

On This Day in 1990, Garth Brooks Was at No. 1 With the Album That Made Him an International Sensation and Introduced Some of the Best Country Songs of the Decade

No Fences spent nearly a year at the top of the country chart and peaked at No. 3 on the all-genre albums chart, giving Brooks a massive crossover hit. Additionally, the LP went to No. 1 in Ireland ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1991, Garth Brooks Was in the Middle of an 11-Month-Long Run at the Top of the Country Albums Chart

Thirty-four years ago today, Garth Brooks was in the middle of a run at the top of the country chart that lasted almost an ...
Whiskey Riff

“I Saw My High School Flame” – Garth Brooks Explains How His Early ’90s Hit, “Unanswered Prayers,” Came To Be

Garth Brooks giving a little bit more insight into one of his big hits from the 90s. It's always interesting to peek into an artist's mind and see how a song came to be. Some songs are probably ...
AOL

‘No Fences’: Garth Brooks’ Defining Album Still Resonates 35 Years Later

Garth Brooks remains one of country music’s top-selling superstars, and one of his landmark albums is celebrating a major milestone. No Fences rocketed to the number one spot by October 1990. Per ...
AOL

Garth Brooks’ Blockbuster No. 1 Hit Was Inspired by an Unpaid Restaurant Bill

Garth Brooks' 1990 number one hit has a doozy of an origin story. Brooks was riding high on the success of his self-titled debut album (with its hit "The Dance") when he was in the studio recording ...
Dallas Observer

Garth Brooks’ Epic ’90s Concerts Still Feel Like They Just Happened Yesterday

It was 25 years ago, almost exactly to this week, that Garth Brooks‘ “Friends in Low Places” reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard country charts. With it, the Oklahoma native shot into a realm of ...
Penn Live

Country music icon, who Garth Brooks called an all-time great, dead at 90

“If one looks down on the list of music’s greatest writers of all time,” Brooks said, per the Porterville Record, “I couldn’t imagine the list being complete without the name of Larry Bastian.” Brooks ...