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Garth Brooks celebrates his 58th birthday today. Busier now more than ever, we take a look at the last year in the country superstar’s life.

Garth Brooks A Country Superstar
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Garth Brooks celebrates his 58th birthday today. Busier now more than ever, we take a look at the last year in the country superstar's life.

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Garth Brooks and Charlie McCoy attend the 2019 Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion Ceremony at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on October 20, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Garth Brooks, Carrie Underwood and Paul Williams seen onstage during the 57th Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards on November 11, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks attend the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Music City Center on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Garth Brooks poses with the CMA Award for Entertainer of the Year at the press room of the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Garth Brooks accepts an award onstage during the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Blake Shelton (L) and Garth Brooks perform onstage during the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks attend the "Garth Brooks: The Road I'm On" Biography Celebration at The Bowery Hotel on November 18, 2019 in New York City.


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Robin Roberts and Garth Brooks attend A&E's "Garth Brooks: The Road I'm On" Biography Celebration on November 18, 2019 in New York City.


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Garth Brooks speaks onstage at The 2020 NAMM Show on January 17, 2020 in Anaheim, California.


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Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood attend the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors Kennedy Center on December 08, 2019 in Washington, DC.


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Garth Brooks speaks onstage at The 2020 NAMM Show on January 17, 2020 in Anaheim, California.

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.