Garth Brooks hosts sing-along at benefit concert

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Published: December 17, 2010 | Modified: December 17, 2010 at 7:24 am

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It was like Garth Brooks had never been away.

A multigenerational crowd sang along with country music's biggest star as he kicked off the first of nine sold-out flood relief benefit concerts Thursday night in Nashville, Tenn.

In this Jan. 25, 2008 file photo, country singer Garth Brooks performs during a charity concert in Los Angeles, to benefit the Southern California 2008 Fire Intervention Relief Effort (F.I.R.E). Brooks is going to be very busy in December. Brooks sold more than 140,000 tickets Saturday morning, Nov. 6, 2010, and his benefit concert for Nashville, Tenn., flood relief ballooned from one show to nine. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
In this Jan. 25, 2008 file photo, country singer Garth Brooks performs during a charity concert in Los Angeles, to benefit the Southern California 2008 Fire Intervention Relief Effort (F.I.R.E). Brooks is going to be very busy in December. Brooks sold more than 140,000 tickets Saturday morning, Nov. 6, 2010, and his benefit concert for Nashville, Tenn., flood relief ballooned from one show to nine. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Brooks hadn't played an arena show in Music City since 1998, but fans didn't miss a beat as Brooks played hit after hit for the crowd.

Most fans stayed standing for the 1 1 / 2-hour performance as Brooks and his band motored through favorites such as “Friends in Low Places,” “The Thunder Rolls” and “The Dance.” Brooks' wife, Trisha Yearwood, and good friend Steve Wariner joined Brooks on stage for a few songs each.

Proceeds from the concert are being donated to the Community Relief Foundation of Middle Tennessee.

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