Garth Brooks in... The Life of Chris Gaines

by Stephen Deusner
Garth Brooks in... The Life of Chris Gaines
Author: Stephen Deusner
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2024-10-31
Genre: Music
ISBN:
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Garth Brooks was the best-selling country artist of the 1990s. Actually, he was the best-selling artist of the '90s period. So why did he close out that triumphant decade by transforming into a fictional rocker named Chris Gaines? He devised an outrageous backstory for the character-complete with sex addiction, facial reconstructive surgery, wildfires, and chainsaws-and even recorded a “pre-soundtrack” to a forthcoming film about Gaines. But Garth Brooks... In the Life of Chris Gaines, which doubled as a retrospective of his alter ego's long career, was branded a fiasco before it even hit stores. It sold poorly, the film was shelved, and Garth announced his retirement the next year. Chris Gaines disappeared forever. Or did he? Out of print since its release and absent on streaming services, the album has somehow grown from a career-derailing flop into a cult obsession. Only one world-renowned critic is brave enough to tell the full story of Chris Gaines. It's a sordid, puzzling tale of intrigue and conspiracy that poses chilling questions: Which one of them is real? Chris or Garth? Why did one of them title an album Fornucopia? And just who does this Stephen Deusner guy think he is? Well...

Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s

by Robert Christgau
Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s
Author: Robert Christgau
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2000-10-15
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780312245603
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The Dean of American Rock Critics tackles the decade when music exploded. The '90s saw more albums produced and distributed than any other decade. It was a fertile era for new genres, from alt-rock to Afropop, hip hop to techno. Rock critic Robert Christgau's obsessive ear and authoritative pen have covered it all-over 3,800 albums graded and classified, from A+s to his celebrated turkeys and duds. A rich appendix section ensures that nothing's been left out-from "subjects for further research" to "everything rocks but nothing ever dies." Christgau's Consumer Guide is essential reading and reference for any dedicated listener.

The Garth Factor

by Patsi Bale Cox
The Garth Factor
Author: Patsi Bale Cox
Publisher: Center Street
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2009-05-28
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1599952750
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Garth Brooks is certified by the RIAA as the #1 selling solo artist in US history. Since his debut in 1990, he has sold over 128 million albums. But success rarely comes without controversy, and Garth has had more than a share. Is he a media and market manipulator, a country music poseur, and a megalomaniac, or is he simply a brilliant businessman and marketing strategist? Industry insider Patsi Bale Cox, who generated all label material on Brooks throughout his career, examines the meteoric rise of the country star. Examining his career within the context of country music history, she takes readers behind closed doors at the labels, and delves into the inner sanctum of the Nashville music community. The Garth Factor will paint a portrait of how Brooks's friendship with Trisha Yearwood developed into love and marriage, explore the truth behind his "alter-ego" Chris Gaines, and update readers on what he has been up to since retirement.

Where the Devil Don't Stay

by Stephen Deusner
Where the Devil Don't Stay
Author: Stephen Deusner
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2021-09-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1477323937
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In 1996, Patterson Hood recruited friends and fellow musicians in Athens, Georgia, to form his dream band: a group with no set lineup that specialized in rowdy rock and roll. The Drive-By Truckers, as they named themselves, grew into one of the best and most consequential rock bands of the twenty-first century, a great live act whose songs deliver the truth and nuance rarely bestowed on Southerners, so often reduced to stereotypes. Where the Devil Don’t Stay tells the band’s unlikely story not chronologically but geographically. Seeing the Truckers’ albums as roadmaps through a landscape that is half-real, half-imagined, their fellow Southerner Stephen Deusner travels to the places the band’s members have lived in and written about. Tracking the band from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to Richmond, Virginia, to the author’s hometown in McNairy County, Tennessee, Deusner explores the Truckers’ complex relationship to the South and the issues of class, race, history, and religion that run through their music. Drawing on new interviews with past and present band members, including Jason Isbell, Where the Devil Don’t Stay is more than the story of a great American band; it’s a reflection on the power of music and how it can frame and shape a larger culture.

Dreaming Out Loud

by Bruce Feiler
Dreaming Out Loud
Author: Bruce Feiler
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 608
Release: 2009-10-13
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0061877530
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Country music has exploded across the U.S. and undergone a sweeping revolution, transforming the once ridiculed world of Nashville into an unlikely focal point of American pop culture. Bruce Feiler was granted unprecedented access to the private moments of the revolution. Here is the acclaimed report: a chronicle of the genre's biggest stars as they change the face of American music. From the historic stage of the Grand Ole Opry to the dim light of a recording studio, here is a ruggedly authentic behind the scenes tour that takes you places outsiders have never been allowed to go. Part social history, part backstage pass, this penetrating and graceful book presents the most comprehensive portraits yet painted of Garth Brooks and Wynonna Judd-two of the most celebrated artists of our times-as well as a touching picture of Wade Hayes, a young man who hopes to follow them to the exalted heights of one of America's richest traditions: the world of country music.

The Garth Brooks Anthology

by Warren Zanes
The Garth Brooks Anthology
Author: Warren Zanes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-11-13
Genre: Autobiography
ISBN: 9781595910394
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Go inside the electric world of Garth Brooks LIVE. From the first on-stage appearance in college to headlining his own record breaking tours and worldwide stardom. Includes behind the scene stories, insider secrets, interviews with band and crew. Five CDs with 52 Live Recordings including Triple Live, the soundtrack of the record breaking world tour. 100 behind-the-scenes and performance photos. 10 augmented reality experiences that come to life through the Garth Live app. The Anthology Part III, Live is part three of Garth's massive five part anthology. Part III is an exciting, detailed, insider look at the electrifying concerts of Garth Brooks. From just being a bar bouncer to playing with only a few people watching at Willie's Saloon in Stillwater OK, to being an opening act for Reba, The Judds and Kenny Rogers to finally headlining his own tours which garnered him 6 CMA Entertainer of the Year awards. You get to watch the audience grow larger and larger with each show, from the multi-sold-out stadium shows around the world, to the historic night in Central Park where over a million people gathered to witness the entertainer of a lifetime! You are part of Garth's entourage for the whole thing. The 5 CDs contain 52 live recordings, including the new live album, Triple Live. It's the soundtrack of the record breaking, number one tour in North American history. Includes over 100 amazing behind-the-scenes and performance photos and over 10 augmented reality experiences. Download the Garth Live app and hold it over the cover and various photos inside the Anthology to watch Garth's Live story come to life.

Eating the Dinosaur

by Chuck Klosterman
Eating the Dinosaur
Author: Chuck Klosterman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2009-10-20
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1416544208
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The bestselling author of "Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs" returns with an all-original nonfiction collection of questions and answers about pop culture, sports, and the meaning of reality.

The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock

by Jan Reid
The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock
Author: Jan Reid
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2004-03-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780292701977
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Jan Reid revitalizes his classic look at the Austin music scene in substantially reworked chapters that include musicians and musical currents from all over Texas that have significantly contributed to the delightful convergence of popular cultures in Austin.

Hot Country Songs

by Joel Whitburn
Hot Country Songs
Author: Joel Whitburn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Country music
ISBN: 9780898201772
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(Book). An all-encompassing, artist-by-artist listing of every artist and song that's made Billboard 's "Hot Country Songs" charts. Over 2,400 country artists and over 19,000 songs represent 64 years of country chart hits! Complete chart data shows peak position and total chart weeks. Indicates awards that the song won, as well as a bio on every artist listed. A special section includes an alphabetical song title section and handy list of Top Artists, Top Hits and Record Breakers.