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Garth Brooks Buying Nashville Radio Spot to Create New Country Station • Nov. 10, 2026, 1:50 PM ET (Variety)

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Also Known As Chris Gaines
Born February 7, 1962 (age 64) • Tulsa • Oklahoma
Awards And Honors Kennedy Center Honors (2021) • Grammy Award (1997) • Grammy Award (1991)

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Dolly Parton smiles while holding a microphone, wearing a green outfit with sparkling details, in front of a red background.
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
Kris Kristofferson in 2010, wearing a black shirt with a large red upward arrow and the number 2 in orange, standing in front of a light-colored event backdrop.
Kris Kristofferson
American singer-songwriter and actor
Kenny Rogers smiling and resting his hand on his chin, wearing a light blue collared shirt, with gray hair and beard.
Kenny Rogers
American singer-songwriter
Alan Jackson wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, sunglasses, and a blue suit jacket, posing outdoors at an event.
Alan Jackson
American singer-songwriter
Emmylou Harris sits on stage playing an acoustic guitar and singing into a microphone, with a dark background behind her.
Emmylou Harris
American singer and songwriter
George Jones, 1982
George Jones
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Reba McEntire smiling and wearing a ruffled gray jacket and necklace, with shoulder-length red hair, photographed in 2009.
Reba McEntire
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Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
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Merle Haggard
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Loretta Lynn
American singer
Roy Acuff.
Roy Acuff
American musician
Taylor Swift performs onstage in a sparkly outfit, playing a pale pink guitar and singing into a microphone during The Eras Tour in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Taylor Swift
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Sturgill Simpson
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Miranda Lambert sings onstage holding a microphone, wearing a black outfit with silver fringe and colorful accents at the 56th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville.
Miranda Lambert
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Brad Paisley wearing a white cowboy hat and black suit, smiling at the camera.
Brad Paisley
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Steve Earle
Steve Earle
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Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
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Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash
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June Carter Cash
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Buck Owens, wearing a black cowboy hat, blue blazer, and yellow shirt, kneels and smiles beside a Hollywood Walk of Fame plaque at a ceremony in Los Angeles.
Buck Owens
American singer, songwriter, and musician

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