TY - BOOK AU - Cox,Patsi Bale TI - The Garth factor: the career behind country's big boom SN - 1599950995 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Center Street KW - Brooks, Garth. KW - Country musicians KW - United States KW - Biography N1 - 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 ER -