A person walks right into a karaoke bar and sings a Garth Brooks tune. His buddies inform him he did a terrific job. The person decides to begin a Garth Brooks tribute band.
Because the frontman of the World Based on Garth, Christopher Seebeck does a outstanding Garth impression — the voice, the mannerisms, the patter, the look, although he could be a biscuit or two heavier than the true factor.
Seebeck, who grew up in St. Paul and lives in Hammond, Wis., spends his days as a regional rep for an vehicle firm, and his nights are sometimes dedicated to his selection band, 8 Foot 4, which performs the whole lot from AC/DC to Michael Jackson. That band will rock on Saturday at Floyd’s Bar in Victoria, on Nov. 15 at Babe’s Hometown Bar in Lakeville and on Nov. 16 at Ziggy’s On Essential in Stillwater.
A couple of dozen instances a yr, Seebeck places on his boots and cowboy hat to stage the World Based on Garth. He’s been doing Mr. Associates in Low Locations for about 15 years. Their subsequent gig is Feb. 18 on the Medina Leisure Middle.
Though he’s seen Brooks in live performance many instances, he’s by no means met the nation megastar. Nonetheless, he did have an opportunity encounter with the singer’s spouse, Trisha Yearwood, Seebeck defined. Listed below are excerpts.
Q: Why did you resolve to do a Garth Brooks tribute band?
A: I wasn’t actually into the tribute band factor. I used to be singing karaoke at Sidewinders in North St. Paul with a bunch of associates and so they stated, “Wow. You actually sound like Garth Brooks.” A bunch of individuals came visiting and stated, “You must do a Garth Brooks present.” My first thought was that was a lame concept to get onstage and sing his songs. However I believed if we invested in it and had an excellent gentle present and stage present and choreographed it like Garth and made it so we may play in theaters, that appeared like enjoyable. I used to be egged on by individuals.
Q: How did you go about finding out him?
