Trisha Yearwood Biography

Trisha Yearwood was born in 1964 in Georgia and grew up listening to the  music of such notable country artists as Hank Williams and Patsy Cline. Under this influence, young Trisha began singing while still in elementary school, performing at her local church and in talent shows. Although she initially entered college with aspirations to become an accountant, Trisha switched her studies to the field of music business, and upon graduating found herself working as an intern at a major record label. While there, Yearwood took advantage of her connections in the business to record and distribute her demo tapes, which led to a gig singing backup for Garth Brooks.

Brooks was so taken by Trisha’s talents that he helped her garner her first recording contract with MCA Nashville and shortly after her signing, brought her on board as his tour’s opening act. With Brooks’s support, Trisha Yearwood’s debut album, titled Trisha Yearwood, arrived in 1991 and spawned the number one country hit “She’s in Love with the Boy.” Three additional top ten hits came from the album as well: "Like We Never Had a Broken Heart" (co-written by Garth Brooks), "That's What I Like About You,” and "The Woman Before Me,” bringing the album to multi-platinum status and instantly catapulting Trisha to stardom. Yearwood’s sophomore effort, Hearts in Armor, garnered her not only the same level of commercial success, but critical accolades as well.

Since then, Trisha Yearwood has given audiences a series of hit albums, which spawned multiple top ten country hits, including: “Wrong Side of Memphis,” “The Song Remembers When,” “XXXs and OOOs (An American Girl),” “Thinkin’ About You,” “I Wanna Go Too Far,” “Believe Me Baby (I Lied),” “Everybody Knows,” “How Do I Live,” “In Another’s Eyes,” “Perfect Love,” “There Goes My Baby,” and “I Would’ve Loved You Anyway.” Her music has garnered Trisha multiple awards, including two Academy of Country Music Awards (for Top Female Vocalist and Top New Female Vocalist); three Country Music Association Awards (for Female Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year); three Grammys (for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, twice, and for Best Female Country Vocal Performance); and an American Music Award for Favorite New Country Music Artist.

In addition to her work in music, Trisha Yearwood has also ventured into the culinary arts, releasing her cookbook, Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen, in 2008. Another book, Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood, was released in 2010. Yearwood and her husband, Garth Brooks, also contribute much of their time to a number of charities, including the Make a Wish Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, and a variety of Hurricane relief organizations.