He wrapped up with a solo of Starry, Starry Night.
Decent musician but NOT country. No Way! The opening act was much better. Traditional "cowboy" band standing around a fake campfire but at least playing passable country. Sons o the Pioneers stuff mixed with, oh, '40s -60's C/W.
Naw, he ain’t country but more pop country. Better than Achy Breaky Heart no talent hack.
Country is defined in the emblematic sounds of Randy Travis and George Strait.
Not sure about your recollection. I believe he went to OSU.
Nope, no Juillard in his past. At least not mentioned in any online bio I am able to find.
Oklahoma State is prominently mentioned, though.
When he talks he barely has any southern drawl, but yet ALL his songs are based on an over used drawl. He came "out of retirement" 2 years ago, to do 1 concert, which ended up to be 9, to promote his new album of ultimate hits, with 3 new songs.
Basically, he recorded 3 songs, to sell a record, and then added previously recorded stuff as filler. Its not as if he didn't already have a Greatest Hits album out.
It was nothing more than marketing, to get some rubes to spend $20, to get 3 songs.
Too lazy to record a full album, and too greedy selling 3 songs at over inflated prices, stuffed by ANOTHER Greatest Hits. It wasn't about the music or performing, it was about making MILLIONS more, with little effort involved.
I have no problem with free enterprise. And Garth can do what he wants, but most of the people buying his stuff are low to mid income people, and all he did was "slick" them out of $20, to put another $10 or $20 million in his bank account. Slick NYC marketing to fool a bunch of "country rubes". Unfortunately it worked, and Garth and his NYC/Nashville city boys got richer and made the country folks rubes.
His quiet, "awww shucks" demeanor in interviews is just more marketing.