Garth Brooks’ road to success wasn’t an easy one. The singer began his career by playing at clubs and bars in Oklahoma. Brooks was fond of rock music, with James Taylor and Dan Fogelberg being ...

Talk about a near-miss for the singer who — thankfully, for country music fans — did end up including the Tony Arata-penned "The Dance" as the final track on his 1989 debut album, Garth Brooks ...

Garth Brooks has delivered countless unforgettable performances throughout his career, but at the 2021 Kennedy Center Honors, it was his turn to be on the receiving end of a breathtaking tribute.

In the ’90s, Garth Brooks emerged as one of the most popular country music stars of all time. But his life could have gone down a very different path. Initially, Brooks’ parents both ...

The Garth Brooks comeback is underway! On Thursday (July 10), the singer announced and overwhelming plan to reassert himself into the country marketplace -- in fact, it's a little too much to take ...

Garth Brooks honored with Gershwin Prize: 'This is like no awards show I've ever gone to' He topped the usually staid Washington D.C. event on Wednesday night his own way, with a surprising ...

Music insider Don Tolle recalls the origins of Garth Brooks' "The Dance," a Tony Arata-penned song that no one else would touch. How Garth Brooks’ 'The Dance' Became an Unlikely Hit ...

Though Garth Brooks has no shortage of hits to his name, “The Dance” remains one of his signature tracks. Released as the final single from his self-titled debut in 1990, the song was honored ...

The Dance (1989) One of Brooks' earliest singles still stands tall above the rest. From the earnest guitar picking to the wistful vocal and everything in between, "The Dance" is executed flawlessly.

Garth Brooks returned 10 years later to tape a pair of shows that bookended the program’s 25th anniversary. He served as a sideman at the Hall of Fame ceremony last year when his wife, Trisha ...

The antithesis to barroom banger "Friends in Low Places," "The Dance" is a piano ballad that has closed out many a thing, including the last episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 2014. "I ...

Kelly Clarkson, Garth Brooks. Trae Patton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty; Taylor Hill/FilmMagic "So, I literally, not like your song, like a rip-off, but I literally wrote this whole thing ...