Garth Brooks Hits The Big 50

Over the years, we've enjoyed the music of Garth Brooks on Big Frog 104, and today he celebrates his 50th birthday. Music critics credit Garth Brooks as a game changer in country music when he came on the scene.Today on our "Country Classic Double", we're featuring one of Garth's number one songs back in 1991, "Shameless".

His stage shows, physical performance and persona were new to country music back then, and have set the standard for today. Here's a brief bio courtesy of Wikipedia:

"Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962), best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. Brooks' integration of rock elements into his recordings and live performances has earned him immense popularity. This progressive approach allowed him to dominate the country single and album charts while quickly crossing over into the mainstream pop arena, exposing country music to a larger audience.

Garth Brooks still continues to sell well and according to Nielsen Soundscan, his albums sales through October 2011 are at 68,561,000, which makes him the best-selling albums artist in the United States in the SoundScan era (since 1991), a title held since 1991, well over 5 million ahead of his nearest rival, The Beatles."