Garth Brooks’ integration of pop and rock elements into the country genre has earned him his immense popularity, with multi-platinum recordings and record-breaking live performances, while also crossing over into the mainstream pop arena. Garth graduated college from Oklahoma State University, and while a student there was a javelin thrower on the track team. He also performed his music in the bars on Stillwater, Oklahoma’s famous “strip”.
Garth Brooks’ integration of pop and rock elements into the country genre has earned him his immense popularity, with multi-platinum recordings and record-breaking live performances, while also crossing over into the mainstream pop arena. Garth graduated college from Oklahoma State University, and while a student there was a javelin thrower on the track team. He also performed his music in the bars on Stillwater, Oklahoma’s famous “strip”.