Trisha Yearwood

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Trisha Yearwood

Trisha is on MCA records.
Trisha lives on a ranch in Owasso, Oklahoma with husband Brooks and his three daughters.
In 1996, while flying from Nevada to New York, Yearwood saved a man's life. Francesco Maccarrone, a baggage handler, was trapped in the belly of the plane.
Trisha married her second husban Robert Reynolds. The bass player for The Mavericks, on May 21, 1994, and they divorced in 1999.
Trisha married her first husband, Christopher Latham, in 1987 but the two divorced in 1991.
Trisha's full name is Patricia Lynn Yearwood.
Trisha was born September 19, 1964 in Monticello Georgia.
Trisha states that her biggest influence was Linda Ronstadt.
Trisha married Garth Brooks on December 10, 2005. This is her third marriage and his second.
Trisha became the first female country singer ever to sell a million copies of her debut album.
Trisha first toured as Garth Brooks opening act. She also sang backup vocals on his first album, Garth Brooks.
Trisha enrolled at the University of Georgia, but shortly after in 1985 she decided to move to Nashville and transfer to the music business program at Belmont College.
As a child, Trisha loved Elvis.
Trisha has sung at the Academy Awards, the Olympics and the Library of Congress.
In 1997 and 1998 Trisha won back-to-back CMA Awards as country’s Female Vocalist of the Year.
Trisha has several albums, they include three Gold Record winners, four Platinum awardes, a Double Platinum seller and a Quadruple Platinum blockbuster.
Trisha carries a shotgun with her when she hikes, to keep away wild animals.
Trisha loves Prince. She has ever song he ever recorded on her iPOD.
Trisha admitted to Glamour magazine that she wanted to get her teeth capped so she could have a smile like Farrah Fawcett, but her dentist discouraged her.
Reba McEntire taught Trisha how to play poker.
In 2001, Trisha's hometown honored her with the naming of Trisha Yearwood Parkway.
In 2000, Trisha was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.
Trisha's first number one single was She's in Love with the Boy, in 1991.
In September of 2005, Trisha released her 10th studio album entitled Jasper County.
Trisha is five foot eight inches tall.
Trisha was so good at doing demos that she would double park in front of the studio, do the song in one take, then leave before she would get a ticket.
Trisha is a member and also a alumni of Phi Theta Kappa.
Trisha was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on March 13, 1999
Trisha earned a bachelor's degree in Music Business from Nashville's Belmont College in 1987
Trisha's first Grammy came in 1994 in the Vocal Collaboration category for I Fall to Pieces, with Aaron Neville. In 1997, she was a double winner: She captured the Best Female Country Vocal Performance Grammy for How Do I Live and Best Country Vocal Collaboration for In Another's Eyes with Garth Brooks.