The Garth Factor
The Career Behind Country's Big Boom
Published on 28. May 2009
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-1-59995-099-0 (ISBN)
Description
Garth Brooks is certified by the RIAA as the No 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. Taking 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 paints a portrait of how Brooks's friendship with Trisha Yearwood developed into love and marriage, explores the truth behind his 'alter-ego' Chris Gaines, and update readers on what he has been up to since retirement.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Little, Brown & Company
Illustrations
32pp of colour photos
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-59995-099-0 (9781599950990)
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Person
Patsi Bale Cox is the New York Times bestselling co-author of Wynonna Judd, Tanya Tucker and Loretta Lynn's autobiographies. A former magazine editor with BA and MA degrees in history, she is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Science (NARAS) and served on the Grammy nominating committee.