and it was all because of garth brooks.he first time i ever saw him in concert i was probably 10 or 11 years old. i said that is exactly what i want to do. >> garth brooks is the biggest selling artist of the decade and the fastest selling musical artist ever. he has been described as a cross between a john wayne and mick jagger. the looks of a cowboy and the moves of a rock star. >> as they became may be less twang in their way, that just expanded their audience. artists like george strait or brooks & dunn, plenty of acts really worked their way up and became massive. >> over the last two years country music has taken over the airwaves on the record charts with over $2 billion in sales and climbing. >> as the boom in the music takes hold western where dealers cannot keep up with the demand. >> you have kids and the house payment and these people are more like you are. then madonna is. >> women in country was a huge thing in the 90s you had reba mcintyre. martina mcbride. the dixie chicks. shania twain. i remember when shan

away ♪ >> living in mississippi, country was a huge part of my life, and it was all because of garth brooks 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. 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

garth brooks right before the pandemic and not long ago, mr. lionel richie well, we do have to show a little bit of video that was taken at the gershwin awards a view rocking with lionel richie singing all night long you can see dr. hayden up there in the box with this is richie while lionel richie perform. is that a fun evening for you? it was wonderful because in one of the previous gershwin award concerts, it was noted the master of ceremonies samuel jackson mentioned that it was bipartisan karaoke because these songs are popular. everybody knows the songs and they're singing along and that unity in what it demonstrates to is that music can bring people together. and that was a great demonstration. you had everybody on their feet and everybody talked but singing and it was wonderful. so dr. hayden if somebody is listening or watching this interview and wants to be the 15th librarian of congress. what do you recommend to them? the first thing i'd recommend is going to the library's website llc.gov and just getting a sense of what is going on

. ♪ ♪ >> shannon: first up is nice viral videos, a couple from georgia making a garth brooks fans dayday nights conference in birmingham, alabama. the fan had to be there over a driver, giving people rights to the concert hoping he could get close enough to hear the music and the couple was originally going to go with them but ended up getting sick, so now let's say the over driver has friends in high places. very nice. it's going to be a good weekend for fishing if you happen to live near the north pole and alaska, take a look at the state's fish and game department filled a lake with thousands of rainbow trout, officials say the department also stocks the lake with silver salmon and arctic charm. now this come a bear and a dog face to but thankfully a window in between after the bear climbed up a tree adjacent to the pet owner's home and just stared income almost looks like they were having a stare down competition, and it looks like we are going to have to give victory to the dog because the bear climbed back down the tree. good job, doggy. a woman named maddy mill going viral on t

big day for country music fans celebrating garth brooks with a chris kristoffersen lifetime achievement earned this. he's already been honored just about every other award you can imagine. grammys. kennedy center honor spot in nashville song writers hall of fame brings us to our next piece of country music news this morning. beyond a reasonable doubt the list of 2022 nominees were revealed shania twain, brad paisley, hillary lindsay and kurt africa kurt franklin. they released their first big track 20 years ago they will be announced in august >> cool. >> let's get to it "who's the boss. you watched the show >> tony and sam are set to return in a reboot of the hit '80s sitcom norman lire is going produce the sequel series about a widowed father turned house keeper tony danza and alyssa milano will reprise their roles this will pick up the story 30 years later but now the family dynamics will be flipped with samantha living life as a single parent and even though she's all grown up, we hope that not too much has changed because we're going to need more of these father/daughter moments we