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    • Oct 7, 1998
    When attendance for his 2.5-year tour tops the 5 million mark, Garth Brooks drops presents on ticket-buyers Wayne and Mary Morse at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The gifts include a 1998 Volkswagen Beetle and a trip to Cancun
    Oct 16, 1998
    The "Hope Floats" soundtrack is certified double-platinum by the RIAA. The album features Garth Brooks, Martina McBride, Bob Seger, The Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow, Deana Carter, Trisha Yearwood, The Mavericks, Jonell Mosser, Gillian Welch, Lila McCann, Lyle Lovett and Bryan Adams
    Nov 7, 1998
    The Grand Ole Opry celebrates Little Jimmy Dickens' 50th anniversary as a member. Prior to the Opry, a reception draws Waylon Jennings, Garth Brooks, Carl Smith, Bobby Bare, Jimmy Dean, Johnny Russell and others
    Nov 11, 1998
    Garth Brooks' album "The Hits" is certified by the RIAA for shipping 10 million copies
    Nov 17, 1998
    Capitol releases "Garth Brooks: Double Live," a two-CD concert set that sells 1 million copies in its first week. Guests include Keith Urban, Victoria Shaw, Stephanie Davis, Trisha Yearwood, Ty England, Bela Fleck, Susan Ashton and Steve Wariner
    Nov 18, 1998
    NBC-TV presents "Garth Brooks: Double Live." The special is actually triple live--he performs it three times for three different time zones
    Nov 21, 1998
    Garth Brooks performs at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas, in the last of 348 shows on a tour that lasted two-and-a-half years. It proves to be his final concert before he retires from touring, a move that lasts until 2014
    Nov 30, 1998
    Garth Brooks and George Strait are both double-nominees as finalists are announced for the People's Choice Awards. Other country acts on the list include Reba McEntire, Shania Twain and Alan Jackson
    Dec 2, 1998
    Garth Brooks helps first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton light the Christmas tree at New York's Rockefeller Center. Along with Jewel, Babyface and Cyndi Lauper, he does the honors on NBC-TV's "Christmas In Rockefeller Center"
    Dec 5, 1998
    Garth Brooks tops the Billboard country albums chart for the first of eight straight weeks with "Double Live"
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