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Allen Reynolds Turns a Year Older—But His 1988 Gift Made Garth Brooks Timeless
Beloved producer Allen Reynolds will celebrate his birthday this week — but in August of 1988, he was the one giving gifts. It was then that Allen's calm hand and sharp instincts started guiding Garth Brooks from Oklahoma rookie hopeful to having a career worthy of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Allen, Garth, engineer Mark Miller, and Garth's powerhouse studio band christened the G-Men assembled for the first time in August of 1988.


Neon Neighborhood Musicians Score Big as New ‘Park & Play’ Program Tunes Up a Year of Free Parking
For Broadway's working musicians, parking often hits a sour note at $100 to $400 a month — but a new program is turning that tune around with a year of free parking downtown.
"This is such an amazing benefit for artists here on Lower Broadway," said Friends In Low Places' James Garrido. "Musicians are the passionate and creative force that powers the massive engine that is downtown Nashville.


“BLAME IT ALL ON MY ROOTS!” “FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES” CELEBRATES A MILESTONE
It's the 35th anniversary of “Friends in Low Places,” the first single from Garth’s No Fences album. Instantly recognizable from the first 4 notes of its guitar intro, “Friends” has become a classic in the American songbook, a raucous singalong that everyone knows the words to. The song is sung everywhere from football stadiums to frat houses; dive bars to upscale lounges; summer camps to college campuses; and black-tie weddings to backyard barbecues.


Garth and Trisha Turn It Up to 11 in "Spinal Tap II”
Garth Brooks knew stepping into the Spinal Tap universe would be a blast—but he wasn’t prepared for just how happy it would make those closest to him.
“I couldn’t wipe the smiles off the band’s faces,” he said of his players. “This was like a dream come true for them.”
Garth and Trisha Yearwood will make cameos in “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,” the sequel to Rob Reiner’s 1984 mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap.” The movie opens Sept. 12.
