Garth Brooks unveils his alter ego Chris Gaines.brmytalkshowheroes - youtube - 0719 1999.brTragedy struck again when Chris father died in the fall of 1990 after his long battle with cancer. Almost a year to the day later, Chris released his second solo .brThe Chris Gaines saga has always fascinated me, because its one of the weirdest chapters in popular music history. Its an epic tragedy in which the number one .