From the beginning, Garth has come by his talent naturally. Garth Brooks entered the world on February 7, 1962, to parents Raymond and Colleen Carroll Brooks, then of Tulsa. When Garth set out for Nashville in 1985, he began charting a course to establish the new definition of “big” in the American music industry. The story of Garth Brooks is one of a hardworking Oklahoma musician who, while paying his dues in Oklahoma honky tonks and local pubs, held tight to his dream of hitting the big time.
