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Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Induct Their Long-Time Business Manager, Cheryl Harris, Into the SOURCE Nashville Hall of Fame
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood had the distinct honor of inducting Cheryl Harris, their business manager of 35 years, into the SOURCE Nashville Hall of Fame during the 22nd Annual SOURCE Hall of Fame Awards ceremony. SOURCE awards recognize the many contributions of “women behind the music.” Honored with Harris were Lori Badgett, Gina Keltner, Pam Russell, Mary Self, and Kay West.


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.
