In 1999 Brooks took the unusual step of recording a straightforward pop album under the pseudonym Chris Gaines. The Gaines character, portrayed by Brooks as a goateed rocker dressed in black leather, came complete with a fictional backstory as well as an assortment of “greatest hits” that wer...
In 1999, Country music powerhouse Garth Brooks released an album of Pop/Rock songs as a fictional persona named Chris Gaines. As promotion for the record, Garth Brooks appeared on SNL as the host and musical guest, as both himself and the enigmatic pseudonym. ...
In 1999 Brooks took the unusual step of recording a straightforward pop album under the pseudonym Chris Gaines. The Gaines character, portrayed by Brooks as a goateed rocker dressed in black leather, came complete with a fictional backstory as well as an assortment of “greatest hits” that wer...