Garth Brooks isn’t only one of country music’s most notable stars — he’s also the best-selling solo album artist of all time. And, yes, that means he’s surpassed Elvis Presley.
He draws a crowd whenever he gets on stage, like the time he performed “The Call” with wife Trisha Yearwood. He even has the ability to make Ellen DeGeneres cry with his voice.
But his success didn’t just happen overnight; “The Dance” singer was once an unknown act trying to make it in the music industry.
During an old appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, fans were treated to a clip of the singer’s first television appearance ever on a show called AM Oklahoma. Brooks didn’t seem too excited with this blast from the past and jokingly jumped out of his seat saying, “No! Come on man!”
The footage was from 1986 — before Brooks' eponymous first album was released — when he was a member of a group called Santa Fe. The group had been together for only four days when they performed on the show.
Brooks, who has sold more than 130 million albums in the U.S. alone, was almost unrecognizable sporting a mustache. At least he he still had his cowboy hat on.
The best part: Brooks wasn’t even a full-time musician at the time. Wait till you hear where he was working at the 0:59 mark!
Watch the clip below, and please SHARE with all the Garth Brooks fans you know!
