Garth Brooks News

In his hell-raising days, back when George Jones received at least as much notice for his self-destructive tendencies as for his profound voice, this moment almost certainly would have foreshadowed trouble: The greatest of all country music emoters is entertaining a visitor in his den when he reaches into a pocket and removes a pillbox filled with white tablets.

ST. PAUL – The St. Paul Police Federation and Stillwater Police Department are teaming up to host a benefit for the husband and son of the late Stillwater Police officer Brienne Heroux, who died last month of complications from HELLP syndrome.

Does “Billie Jean” define the ’80s? Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” the ’90s? Readers choose seminal songs, and acts, decade-by-decade.

ST. PAUL – The St. Paul Police Federation and Stillwater Police Department are teaming up to host a benefit for the husband and son of the late Stillwater Police officer Brienne Heroux, who died last month of complications from HELLP syndrome.

Country music star Rodney Atkins sings songs that are about being real, not perfect – hits like “Going Through Hell,” “Watching You,” “These Are My People” and “Farmer’s Daughter,” which has been his fastest-selling single yet on iTunes.

“It’s boots and chaps, it’s cowboy hats, it’s spurs and a latigo; it’s the ropes and the reins, and the joy and the pain and they call the thing rodeo.”

With a $1,000 check in hand, the four members of the Lenapah, Okla.-based country band, 2 Steps Back, left the stage surprised.

By Harley Payette Special to The Morning Call

TicketBiscuit Used a Rare Performance by Country Superstar Garth Brooks to Demonstrate Its Capability to Handle Ticketing Operations For High-Demand Events.