Garth Brooks Almost Changed His Name To Avoid Being Confused With Kix Brooks

Garth Brooks and Kix Brooks aren't  related but, one of these country legends almost changed his name to avoid confusion with the other. During Tuesday’s press conference to announce the inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame, Garth Brooks said fans came very close to knowing him by a different name.....that must be where Chris Gaines comes in!! ;-)  

Don't mind me!! LOL Seriously, The Tennessean reports that Garth talked about how both he and his name-sharer were signed to Capitol Records as solo artists in 1987, but Kix got there first. “I would spend the next six months driving through Arkansas and Kansas looking at town names trying to decide what my last name was going to be,” he said. Fortunately for him, Kix Brooks’ deal fell through.  Whewwwww! HAHA!!

Name changes are common in th music industry. In fact, many of today’s top stars have a very different name on their driver’s license (including Garth and Kix Brooks), as compared to what’s on their CD covers. A similar story involves country stars named Josh. Joshua Owen only became Jake Owen after Josh Gracin and Josh Turner began successful solo careers two years ahead of him.