Syndetics cover image
Image from Syndetics

The Garth factor : the career behind country's big boom / Patsi Bale Cox.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Center Street, 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 335 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1599950995
  • 9781599950990
Subject(s):
Contents:
"It's a tough town, son" -- Shitkickers & cowboys -- "Uncle Joe, you know we owe it to you" -- "I'd have titled it Randy Travis if I could have gotten away with it" -- "Watch your back, pal" -- Only in America -- Good times roll just ahead of the thunder -- Bustin' in like old John Wayne -- "Who in the hell is Garth Brooks?" -- Why should rock 'n' roll get all the glory? -- Country's big boom -- Damn this rain and damn this wasted day -- "It's a once-in-a-lifetime thing" -- "A white tuxedo and a lot of red paint" -- "I looked like hell and smelled worse, but the song was finished" -- "I guess we can work with it" -- "Who the shit is paying for all this?" -- New York shows up to kick some ass -- "Hopefully, we're starting to build a family" -- "Has Garth lost his freakin' mind?" -- "Say it ain't so, Garth" -- If you ever wonder what happened to me -- Epilogue: Time is not your enemy.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Biography Brooks, G. C877 Available 33111005612888
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Garth Brooks is certified by the RIAA as the #1 selling solo artist inUS 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 Nashvillemusic 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.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-335) and discography (p. [317]-318).

"It's a tough town, son" -- Shitkickers & cowboys -- "Uncle Joe, you know we owe it to you" -- "I'd have titled it Randy Travis if I could have gotten away with it" -- "Watch your back, pal" -- Only in America -- Good times roll just ahead of the thunder -- Bustin' in like old John Wayne -- "Who in the hell is Garth Brooks?" -- Why should rock 'n' roll get all the glory? -- Country's big boom -- Damn this rain and damn this wasted day -- "It's a once-in-a-lifetime thing" -- "A white tuxedo and a lot of red paint" -- "I looked like hell and smelled worse, but the song was finished" -- "I guess we can work with it" -- "Who the shit is paying for all this?" -- New York shows up to kick some ass -- "Hopefully, we're starting to build a family" -- "Has Garth lost his freakin' mind?" -- "Say it ain't so, Garth" -- If you ever wonder what happened to me -- Epilogue: Time is not your enemy.

Powered by Koha