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Trisha Yearwood More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

19 September 1964, Monticello, Georgia, USA

Birth Name

Patricia Lynn Yearwood

Height

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Spouse

Garth Brooks	(10 December 2005 - present)
Robert Reynolds	(21 May 1994 - 1999) (divorced)
Christopher Latham	(1987 - 1991) (divorced)

Trivia

Her former husband, Robert Reynolds, is the Bass Player with The Mavericks.

Her 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.

Earned a bachelor's degree in Music Business from Nashville's Belmont College in 1987

Inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on March 13, 1999.

In 1996, while flying from Nevada to New York, Trisha saved a man's life. Francesco Maccarrone, a baggage handler, was trapped in the belly of the plane. When the plane left the gate, Trisha heard pounding and screaming from under her seat and insisted the pilot stop the plane. After he emerged from the plane a shaken but relieved Francesco said, "I was a big Reba fan, but now I'm an even bigger Trisha fan."

Member and alumni of Phi Theta Kappa

Engaged to Garth Brooks in Bakersfield, California on May 25, 2005.

She started out singing demonstration records or "demos" in Nashville. She was so good at it, she would double park in front of the studio, do the song in one take, then leave before she would get a ticket.

Daughter of Gwen Yearwood and Jack Howard Yearwood.

Younger sister of Beth Yearwood Bernard.

Personal Quotes

Songs are like movies to me, and so you put yourself in the movie. You become a character in the movie. The new ones are exciting because they're fresh. But if it's not that, if the story is not what you get into, maybe it's the crowd response. You hit the first chords of 'She's In Love With The Boy' and 20,000 people start to scream, you're pretty motivated. You get what you need. And it's a great story. It works.

I always want to sing, but I don't always want to be trying to have #1 records. I don't think you can do it forever. I don't know what the time span of that is going to be. I want to sing because I want to sing.

Where Are They Now

(September 2005) Released her 10th studio album entitled "Jasper County", which includes the hit "Georgia Rain."

(2008) Release of her cookbook, "Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen: Recipes From My Family to Yours" by Trisha with her mother, Gwen Yearwood, and sister, Beth Yearwood Bernard. Dedicated to their husband and father, Jack Howard Yearwood.

(1993) Release of the book, "Get Hot or Go Home: Trisha Yearwood, the Making of a Nashville Star" by Lisa Rebecca Gubernick.

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