In 1999 , Brooks began the Teammates for Kids Foundation , which provides financial aid to charities for children . The organization breaks down into three categories spanning three different sports : Brooks is also a fundraiser for various other charities , including a number of children 's charities and famine relief . With wife Trisha Yearwood , Brooks sang Creedence Clearwater Revival 's " Who 'll Stop the Rain " on the '' Shelter from the Storm : A Concert for the Gulf Coast '' nationwide telethon for Hurricane Katrina relief . He performed the Garth Brooks : Live in LA benefit concerts , five sold-out concerts over a two-day period at the Staples Center in Los Angeles , California on January 25 and 26 , 2008 ( setting numerous records at the high-profile venue in the process and accomplished a feat done by no other artist in music history to perform all 5 shows in a 48-hour time frame ) . These concerts were staged to raise money for Fire Intervention Relief Effort , serving those impacted by the 2007 California wildfires . Tickets were priced at $ 40 each and all five shows ( totaling more than 85,000 tickets ) sold out in 58 minutes . CBS broadcast the first concert live as a telethon for additional fundraising
2007 California wildfires
2007 California wildfires
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