None of the three players buzzed in to attempt an answer, which shocked hostKen Jennings.
“Whoa, how soon we forget.
With more than 162 million albums sold, he’s second to onlythe Beatlesin all-time record sales.
Ken Jennings and Garth Brooks.Ron Batzdorff via Getty; Roy Rochlin/WireImage
Why couldn’t any of theJeopardyplayers identify Brooks?
The country superstars status may have slipped in our collective consciousness due to his unusual approach to digital distribution.
Brooks explained his deal with Amazon at the Country Radio Seminar earlier this year.
“The fact is that Amazon is a retailer as well,“Brooks said.
I stick up for the songwriters because Im freakin' one of them!
Everything I do for the songwriters, I do for myself.”
