Kurtis Blow

He has appeared in the films Krush Groove and The Show. He was the first to do this since Elton John in 1975. The whole field was derided as a fad, though, and thus there was much resistance to signing Blow. Garth had 3 albums at the top of the Billboard pop charts at the same time in 1998 (Sevens, The Limited Series, and Double Live). This occurred after recording "Christmas Rappin", his first single; during this time, "Rappers Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang became the first hit for hip hop. It is estimated that over 1 million people showed for the live concert and 14.6 million saw it live on HBO. He was the first rapper to record a full lengh album on a major label (1980). Garth had the largest crowd to ever attend a concert in Central Park on August 7, 1997.

Blow began his career in New York in the mid-1970s, when he was a breakdancer until switching to DJing and then rapping. This was also the record for any one week sales period for any genre artist in history. Bob Dylan appeared on Kurtis Blow's 1986 album "Kingdom Blow". Double Live set the all-time record for first week sales 1,085,373 copies. He was influenced by DJ Hollywood. Double Live is the best-selling live album of music history. "The Breaks" (1979) is one of hip hop's undisputed classics (basically a catchy disco tune with rapping) and Nas made a new version of Blow's "If I Ruled The World". Garth Brooks was the first artist to debut a live album at number one on two charts (Double Live).

Kurtis Blow, (born Curtis Walker on August 9, 1959), is one of the most influential early rappers and hip hop's first mainstream star. Every Rosemont Horizon (now Allstate Arena) record was broken by Garth when he sold over 140,000 concert tickets in 1997 alone. 1988 Back by Popular Demand. Fresh Horses made history as the first album to have 8 out of 10 tracks on the country singles charts at the same time. 1986 Kingdom Blow. Capitol Records shipped 5 million copies of The Chase which, at the time, was the largest initial shipment in music history. 1985 America. Garth Brooks holds the record as having the first seven country albums to debut at number one on both the Billboard Pop charts and country charts:.

1984 Rapper in Town. Garth Brooks has participated in spring training for the San Diego Padres in 1998 and 1999; the New York Mets in 2000, and is currently in spring training with the Kansas City Royals as of March 12, 2004 to promote his Foundation. 1984 Ego Trip. The foundation enlists players to donate a predetermined sum of money depending on their game performance. 1983 Party Time (EP). In 1999, Garth Brooks began the Teammates For Kids Foundation which provides financial aid to charities for children. The organization breaks down into three categories spanning three different sports. 1982 Tough. He attended Oklahoma State University on a track scholarship as a javelin thrower.

1981 Deuce. He created a fictional character Chris Gaines whose album only sold a little over 2 million copies; acceptable to most artists but a disappointment compared to Garth's selling record. 1980 Kurtis Blow (Mercury). He has also achieved 22 #1 hit songs during a career which began in the 1980's. Most of which have enjoyed #1 status. Brooks has placed a total of 14 albums in the Billboard Pop and Country Charts between 1989 and 2002.

He was awarded the Academy of Country Music award for Entertainer of the Year for 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993, and the award for Top Male Vocalist for 1990 and 1991. He won a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1992 for the album Ropin' The Wind. Garth Brooks (born Troyal Garth Brooks on February 7, 1962 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American singer/songwriter who performs country music. Songwriters Hall of Fame: 2002.

1 Golden Globe nomination (Best Original Song). 7 Primetime Emmy Award nominations (Outstanding in a Variety of Music Program). 1 Radio Music Award. Recording Industry Association of America, Artist of the Century (1900s).

Academy of Country Music Awards, Artist of the Decade (1990s). American Music Awards, Artist of the Decade (1990s). 2 Blockbuster Awards. 2 ASCAP Awards.

24 Billboard Music Awards. 10 People's Choice Awards. 5 World Music Awards. 18 Academy of Country Music Awards.

11 Country Music Association Awards. 16 American Music Awards. 2 Grammy Awards (total of 6 nominations). Scarecrow.

Double Live. The Limited Series. Sevens. In Pieces.

The Chase. Ropin' the Wind. Scarecrow (November 13, 2001 | over 3 million copies). The Life of Chris Gaines (September 28, 1999 | over 2 million copies).

Garth Brooks In.. The Magic of Christmas (November 23, 1999 | over 1 million copies). Double Live (November 17, 1998 | over 16 million copies). The Limited Series (May 5, 1998 | sales were "limited" at 2 million).