away ♪ >> living in mississippi, country was a huge part of my life, and it was all because of garth brooksthe 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. guitars and big drums and everybody singing along. that's what people liked about rock shows. >> as the acts became maybe less twangy in their way, that really 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 reba mcentire, martina mcbride, the dixie chicks, shan