Garth Brooks is the best-selling solo artist in the history of the United States for a reason.
His tunes became immediate classics that are still enjoyed decades later.
When «Friends in Low Places» begins playing, everyone’s celebration grows a little louder. Garth Brooks’ emotive songs, however, stand out in his catalog.
«The Dance» is one of Garth Brooks’ most popular songs, and it has impacted people all around the globe.
The 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors honored Garth Brooks.
The Kennedy Center Honors honors performers from all disciplines of the performing arts who have had an effect on American culture.
That certainly fits Garth Brooks. From his first album in 1989, he took not just the country music business, but the whole globe by storm, and he is still going.
How do you pay tribute to a music business legend? Of course, by bringing in Kelly Clarkson.
The Kennedy Center Honors honors performers from all disciplines of the performing arts who have had an effect on American culture.
That certainly fits Garth Brooks. From his first album in 1989, he took not just the country music business, but the whole globe by storm, and he is still going.
How do you pay tribute to a music business legend? Of course, by bringing in Kelly Clarkson.
Garth Brooks’ last hit from his first album was «The Dance,» but he knew the strong song would always be a defining song in his career, and it has been.
«I think ‘The Dance’ is a love gone wrong song for a lot of people, which, you know, it is. But it’s always been a song about life to me. Or maybe the loss of individuals who have made the ultimate sacrifice for a dream in which they believed, such as John F. Kennedy or Martin Luther King. Keith Whitley’s or John Wayne’s And if they could return, I believe they would tell us what the words of ‘The Dance’ mean, «Garth said.
«The Dance» has helped individuals all around the globe deal with personal trauma and grief, including Kelly Clarkson herself.
Kelly Clarkson told Garth Brooks in 2020 about how the song helped her get through her divorce.
Watch the dramatic performance in its entirety below and see who gets emotional first: you or Garth.
