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On Thursday, Nashville country music couple Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood performed at former President Jimmy Carter's funeral in Washington, D.C. The couple performed John Lennon's song ...

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are signing a country-infused rendition of "Imagine" by John Lennon. The lyrics are at odds with several of the eulogies that preceded it, speaking of Carter's ...

Garth Brooks and wife ... The short version of why Brooks and Yearwood sang Lennon's "Imagine" is that it was one of Jimmy Carter's all-time favorite songs. Some have indicated that Carter chose ...