Garth Brooks' Personal Life: Wives and Children

Mon May 29 2023
By   tashi

Inside Garth Brooks' Married Life: The country singer has been married twice!  

A renowned singer-songwriter, Garth Brooks has been in the business for over three decades. And during this, he has broken many records and cemented an illustrated profile. The country crooner, 61, known for his slew of hit albums, No Fences, The Chase, Sevens, Double Live, and more, is one of the world's best-selling artists.  

Born on February 7, 1962, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Brooks' initial genre choice was rock music. However, that was until a young Garth found his calling in country music. After hearing George Strait's Unwound, the aspiring singer changed his genre. Brooks' eponymous first album was enough to catapult the rookie singer to stardom.  

Inside Garth Brooks' Married Life!   

The Grammy-winning country singer Garth Brooks is happily married. Garth's wife of seventeen years, Trisha Yearwood, is an acclaimed country singer herself and also a cookbook author. 

Garth and Trisha are considered a powerful couple in the country music world. These country singers have been married since 2005.   

Garth Brooks is a Grammy-winning country singer.
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood exchanged their vows in an intimate ceremony in 2005. Photo Source: Instagram

Brooks' wife, Yearwood, 58, is best known for iconic hits like She's in Love with the Boy, Walkaway Joe, and Believe Me Baby (I Lied). She has three Grammys, three ACM Awards, and many more esteemed accolades under her belt.  

There's no denying that both Garth and his wife are neck-to-neck in terms of professional accomplishments. Despite the initial fear and people-induced skepticism that things won't work for a pair as busy as them, Brooks and Trisha have pulled it through.    

The Start of Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood's Relationship!

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood connected on their same profession and a few more similitudes. The duo started off as friends in the 80s. The pair were committed to other people when they first met in 1988. 

Garth Brooks is married to Trisha Yearwood.
The long-married couple shares no children. 
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While keeping their platonic relationship intact and still in relationships with their then-partners, Garth and Trisha navigated their blossoming career.  

Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks Tied The Knot After Failing a Marriage?

Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks eventually started dating after their marriages fell apart. The country pair, Garth and Trisha, tied the knot on December 10, 2005. Brooks and Yearwood wedded after years of dating bliss. 

The Not Counting You crooner has since collaborated with his talented wife on more than a few occasions. The long-married pair loudly celebrate each others' milestones and tackle their down moments in private.

Garth Brooks is a doting father of three.

Garth's wife, Yearwood, 58, is a three-time Grammy winner. 
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When asked how they make it work after so many years? Yearwood explained it to the fans. The married duo plans their day in a way that they always have time for one another at the end of the day.

Brooks and his second wife, Trisha, share a long and meaningful married life. As mentioned earlier, Garth and Yearwood were married once before. So how did the country singer's first wedlock go? 

Everything to Know About Garth Brooks' First Marriage!  

It took Garth Brooks one failed marriage to meet the love of his life. And The More than a Memory hitmaker was previously married to songwriter Sandy Mahl. 

Brooks crossed paths with Mahl in the early 80s at the onset of his career. Garth and Sandy took things slow and courted each other for years. Finally, the pair tied the knot in 1986.   

Garth Brooks was married to Sandy Mahl.
The country singer and his first wife, Sandy Mahl, were married for fifteen years. 
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Garth and Sandy eventually moved to Nashville. And in Nashville, Mahl and her husband, Brooks, welcomed three daughters, Taylor, August, and Allie

The country musician and his wife kept much known about the duo's 15-year-long marriage hidden. However, several sources have chimed in on the reason behind their split. Many claimed Brooks' new and fast-growing career led to the demise of his married life.

The country crooner would reportedly spend most of his time away from home. It gradually took a toll on his marital life. In the documentary, Garth Brooks: The Road I'm On, Mahl says they still share a beautiful friendship.

Trisha Yearwood Married Thrice in Her Life!

While Garth has been married only once before, his current wife, Trisha, has two ex-husbands. Yearwood tied the knot with Chris Latham for four years. Similarly, Trisha was married to the bassist Robert Reynolds for five years. 

Get to Know Garth Brooks' Daughters!  

The two-time Grammy winner Garth Brooks doesn't share any kids with Trisha Yearwood. However, he is a doting father of three girls from his first marriage.

The Learning to Live Again hitmaker welcomed his oldest, Taylor, in 1992. Named after singer James Taylor, Garth's oldest daughter graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2020.  

Garth Brooks shares three daughters with Sandy Mahl.

 Brooks is a doting father of three and a grandfather to two. 
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The country crooner's second-born, August, arrived in Garth and Sandy's world in 1994. August was working at a law firm when she welcomed a daughter, and later, one more with her high school sweetheart and now ex-husband, Chance Michael Russell. 

The singer's youngest, Allie, born in 1996, is the only one to follow in her father's footsteps. She released her debut album, Stones, in April 2021. Allie has been married to teacher Jonathan Roberts since 2018.   

Garth's youngest daughter, Allie, is the only one to follow in her father's footsteps!  

Garth's early skyrocketing career affected his marriage with Sahl and strained his relationship with his daughters. The singer recalls having no connection with his brood when he started to bond with them after the divorce. But with the help of Yearwood, Garth says he has been able to improve his relationship with his daughters.  

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