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Garth Brooks Fills NYC’s Central Park

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From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Hundreds of thousands of country music fans converged on New York City’s Central Park for a free concert by Garth Brooks. Fans flew in from Wyoming and hitchhiked from Florida. Hundreds camped out overnight to be among the first in when the concert area opened at 10 a.m. Brooks shared the stage with guests Billy Joel and Don McLean, singing backup on Joel’s “New York State of Mind†and McLean’s “American Pie.†Police estimated attendance at 250,000. HBO televised the show.

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