Garth Brooks
Chris Gaines
SNL Celebration

Premiered November 13, 1999

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In 1999, Country music powerhouse Garth Brooks released an album of Pop/Rock songs as a fictional persona named Chris Gaines.

As promotion for the record, Garth Brooks appeared on SNL as the host and musical guest, as both himself and the enigmatic pseudonym.

In celebration of this landmark television event, we bring you full GIF documentation of both Garth and Chris during that fateful episode.

Enjoy the memories and Tweet your support for more Garth Brooks & Chris Gaines in the world.

SNL: Season 25, Episode 5.
Original Air Date, November 13, 1999

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Chris Gaines: The Podcast

As a means of understanding the Garth Brooks / Chris Gaines phenomena better, we started a podcast.

Hosts Ashley Spurgeon and Michael Eades have exhaustively researched the lives of Brooks, Gaines, the events surrounding the album's release and the fallout afterwards. Join us as we share our findings and take a look at Chris Gaines twenty years after, from a post-snark perspective on this daring and misunderstood undertaking.

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