away ♪ >> living in mississippi, country was a huge part of my life, and it was all because of garth brookss the biggest-selling artist of the decade and the fastest-selling musical artist ever. >> he's been described as a cross between john wayne and mick jagger. he's got the looks of a cowboy and the moves of a rock 'n' roll star. >> it sounded like rock 'n' roll. guilt guitars and big drums, and everybody's singing along. that's what everybody liked about rock shows. >> as the acts became maybe less twangy in their way, that just expanded their audience. artists like george strait or brooks & dunn, plenty of acts worked their way up and became massive. >> over the last two years, country music has taken over the airwaves and the record charts with over $2 billion in sales and climbing. >> as the boom in the music takes hold, westernwear dealers can't keep up with the demand. >> you've got kids, you've got a house payment, and these people are more like you are than madonna is. ♪ ♪ is there life out there so much she hasn't done ♪ >> women in country was a huge thing in the '90s. you had

also, i became friends with garth brooks and vince gill, guys from oklahoma. started meetin' all these people from oklahoma. i started really lookin' at the pple even my favorite guitar player that i grew up with, david t. walker, was born in oklahoma, timmy b. schmit from the eagles. oklahoma is a state of great things. [smith] so yok have a connection thoma-ish. [mo'] it's a connection, but i kinda like had to dig and build it. [smith] right, i'm a littlrrie you wrote the song based on what you read on wikipedia. (audience laughs) this is actually, this has stuck with me. [mo'] nono i know people. and the people were in the area, i'm thinkin' like. thigarth brooks ish me. [mo like, and vince gill, those are some of the most down-to-earth, shameless, good people i've ever met. you know, oklahoma, you know? shameless, good people so i gver met. we write the song. and there's also, the gap band is om oklahoma too, just so you know that. ♪ you dropped a bomb on me baby ♪ (laughs) so there's all that good stuff. [smith] there's good things in oklahoma. e. [mo'] u

. >> can we talk about two country stars who always give back, garth brooks and trisha yearwood the husndpreading a lot of lightn their hometown of nashville. ♪ >> the couple teamed up with habi habitat with humanity to build 21 affordable homes. >> it's a big reflection of this right here. that's what it is every sound you're hearing is love. >> we are muddy. >> take a look at this. >> look at this. i'm inside the house. he's outsi the house in t mud. ha, ha. ♪ >> my responsibility is everything that went rightt the end of the day, a everything that didn't i probably think it was somebody else that wasser pat of the house build. >> joining the hundreds of president jimmy carter who didn't let his injury from a fall keep him from helping alonide 74 years wife rose lynn. >> i think we're going to have to start eating better. >> from the cook. >> last month garth came to "e.t." and talked about the experience. >> tell us, it was a special day wasn't it. >> it was great. like you do all this work, you're sweating and you look overt the carters, 93, 95,s theresident and former first lady hmer

and later this week, garth brooks, billie eilish, mike birbiglia, taylor kitsch, and jessie reyez. us for all of that. simply put, our first guest is one of the great artists in american history. he has given us "goodfellas," "taxi driver," "mean streets," "raging bull." i think he may have directed a couple of the "smurfs" movies. [ laughter ] his latest is also one of his best. it's called "the irishman." it's in select theaters now and premieres on netflix november 27th. please welcome, martin scorsese. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> thank you. thank you. thank you. >> jimmy: great to have you here. thank you for coming. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> jimmy: that's right. [ cheers and applause ] you see what happens when you make great movies? people love it. and they love you. >> wow. >> jimmy: and happy birthday to you as well. >> thank you. >> jimmy: yesterday was your birthday. 77? >> 77, yeah. double 7. >> jimmy: what do you do on a 77th birthday? ihop? >> no, no. they got me and went to the getty museum. i was hanging out with the etruscans and the greeks and the r

. >> garth brooks here. reba mcentire wishing everybody a very merry christmas. >> this is brad paisley. happy holidays. merry christmas everybody. >> i'm gabby barratt, and we're wishing you a merry christmas. >> i'm dustin lynch. happiest of holidays from the cma awards. >> merry christmas and happy holidays. >> this is ashley mcbride, and i just wanted to say happy holidays. >> hey, what's up, everybody? it's russell dickerson here, and i wanted to say happy holidays, mesh merry christmas. >> it's brothers osborn. we wanted to wish you a happy holidays and no family arguing this year. >> this is devin dawson and i'm wishing you a happy holidays from me and mine. cheers. >> hey, "good morning america." we're wishing you a happy holidays. >> bing crosby. >> hi. we're the cast of "high school musical," the musical, the series. >> all: happy holidays. [ cheers ♪ deck the halls with boughs of holly ♪ >> announcer: welcome back to a special christmas day edition of "gma." >>> welcome back to "gma," and merry ch