Grand Ole Opry Member Spotlight: Trisha Yearwood

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Grand Ole Opry member Trisha Yearwood has a mantel full of awards to show for a monumental career that has spanned nearly two decades, including three Grammy Awards, and three Best Female Performer acknowledgements from the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music.

Background and Early Career

• Trisha Yearwood was born September 19, 1964 in Monticello, Georgia. She attended Belmont University in Nashville, during which time she interned at a Music Row label. It was during this time that she befriended another country music hopeful named Garth Brooks, and the friends promised each that whoever had success first would help the other. Garth's break came first, and when he landed a full tour in 1991, he invited Trisha to come along to open the show.
• That same year, Trisha's "She's in Love with the Boy" became a Number 1 hit. In the next three years, Trisha would release six singles, all of which shot to the Top 10. Much of the 1990s charts were dominated by Trisha's hits. After a wedding to celebrate her marriage to longtime friend Garth Brooks, Trisha returned to the charts with "Georgia Rain."

Grand Ole Opry Induction

• Trisha Yearwood was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry on March 13, 1999.

Trisha Yearwood at the Opry

• Although husband Garth Brooks has receded into a much-publicized retirement, Trisha Yearwood is still quite active in the country music community, including making appearances at the Grand Ole Opry. To see if she will be at the Opry in the coming weeks, visit the VME Grand Ole Opry Blog.

Notable Hits

• "She's in Love with the Boy"
• "Like We Never Had a Broken Heart"
• "That's What I Like About You"
• "Wrong Side of Memphis"
• "Walkaway Joe"
• "You Say You Will"
• "The Song Remembers When"
• "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)"
• "Thinkin' About You"
• "You Can Sleep While I Drive"
• "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)"
• "Everybody Knows"
• "How Do I Live"
• "A Perfect Love"
• "There Goes My Baby"
• "I Would Have Loved You Anyway"

More Information

• You can view Trisha's application for part-time employment at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville. Yearwood applied for the position while she was a student at Nashville's Belmont University.
• Although they maintain their main residence in Oklahoma, you can see the Nashville home of Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks on the Homes of the Stars Tour.
• See the complete list of current Grand Ole Opry members!