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Why Garth Brooks Bows To Trisha Yearwood On Stage

Garth Brooks shares a fun tradition with his wife Trisha Yearwood on stage when they perform and that is he simply bows to her and she does the same to…

Why Garth Brooks Bows To Trisha Yearwood On Stage
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Garth Brooks shares a fun tradition with his wife Trisha Yearwood on stage when they perform and that is he simply bows to her and she does the same to him.

Garth said on Studio G on Facebook, "When we first started singing together, she told me I had to. After every song, I had to bow to her. Then she probably started feeling guilty I was bowing, so she'd bow back."

Actually, the traction is a bit sweeter. Garth offered, "It's out of respect of her gift, of her talent, and the fact that she's done it on her own, as a woman in this business."

He added, "Long before I ever thought it was possible to date the woman, much less marry her, I'm the biggest fan of Trisha Yearwood's voice you can imagine."

The couple had been singing demos together long before they started dating and got married and Brooks promised Yearwood that if he was successful, she could open show for him.

Garth, who is in The Country Music Hall Of Fame, wants to see his bride get the honor as well. He said, "One of the greatest crimes in country music history right now: Trisha Yearwood is not in the Country Music Hall of Fame yet. That is a crime because I cannot tell you how many people have moved to this town because this woman's voice drove them here. This is the greatest singer we have in country music, arguably, and so I'm a huge, huge fan."

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.