CLAREMORE, Okla. (AP) – Months after a proposal in front of thousands of fans, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood may be setting up their wedding bells.
The couple, who live in Oklahoma, filed for a marriage license Friday in Rogers County, court records show. Under Oklahoma law, a couple must be married within 10 days of the filing of a marriage license. The marriage will be the second for Brooks, and the third for Yearwood.
Brooks, 43, got down on one knee and proposed to Yearwood, 41, in May in front of 7,000 fans at the “Legends in Bronze” event at Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, Calif. Ten bronze statues honoring country stars were unveiled, including one of Brooks.
Brooks is credited with widening the genre’s appeal in the 1990s by merging traditional country with honky tonk, pop, folk and rock. His “Ropin’ the Wind” album was the first such country recording to debut at the top of the pop music charts. His latest album, “Scarecrow,” went triple platinum.
Yearwood, 40, was named the Country Music Awards female vocalist of the year in 1997 and 1998. Her latest album is “Jasper County.”
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