Born: 7 February 1962 Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma Best was known as Country-pop singer of "Shameless" and "Friends in Low Places" Garth Brooks is one of the biggest crossover country music singers of all time. His combination of cheerful enthusiasm and pudgy boy-next-door looks was a consistent hit with both country and pop music audiences, who bought millions of copies of albums including Ropin' the Wind (1991), The Chase (1992), and Fresh Horses (1995). His hit singles included "Friends in Low Places," "The Thunder Rolls" and "Shameless." The Garth Brooks craze was hottest in the mid-1990s when he won dozens of industry awards and was named both Country and Pop Artist of the Year by Billboard magazine. Brooks also released a 1999 album titled In the Life of Chris Gaines, in which he took the role of a fictional to alter ego, pop star Chris Gaines... Brooks married