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George Strait

05/18/1952 in Poteet, TX

Genres

  • Neo-Traditionalist Country
  • Contemporary Country
  • Traditional Country
  • Country

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Popular Songs

Honky Tonk Time Machine album cover
Every Little Honky Tonk Bar
Honky Tonk Time Machine album cover
Código
Honky Tonk Time Machine album cover
The Weight Of The Badge
Honky Tonk Time Machine album cover
Sometimes Love

Biography

George Harvey Strait (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. He is known as the "King of Country" and is considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time. He is known for his neotraditionalist country style, cowboy look, and being one of the first and main country artists to bring country music back to its roots and away from the pop country era in the 1980s.

Strait's success began when his first single "Unwound" was a hit in 1981. During the 1980s, seven of his albums reached number one on the country charts. In the 2000s, Strait was named Artist of the Decade by the Academy of Country Music, was elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and won his first Grammy award for the album Troubadour. Strait was named CMA Entertainer of the Year in 1989, 1990 and 2013, and ACM Entertainer of the Year in 1990 and 2014. He has been nominated for more CMA and ACM awards and has more wins in both categories than any other artist.

By 2009, he broke Conway Twitty's previous record for the most number-one hits on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart when his 44 number one singles surpassed Twitty's 40. Counting all music charts, Strait has amassed a total of 60 number-one hits, breaking a record also previously set by Twitty, and giving him more number one songs than any other artist in any genre of music.

Strait is also known for his touring career when he designed a 360- degree configuration and introduced festival style tours. For example, the Strait Tours earned $99 million in three years. His concert at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX in June 2014 drew 104,793 people, marking a new record for largest indoor concert in North America. Strait was successful innovating country music and in numerous aspects of being a part of popular music.

Strait has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. His certifications from the RIAA include 13 multi-platinum, 33 platinum, and 38 gold albums. His best-selling album is Pure Country (1992), which sold 6 million (6× platinum). His highest certified album is Strait Out of the Box (1995), which sold 2 million copies (8× Platinum due to being a box set with four CDs). According to the RIAA, Strait is the 12th best-selling album recording artist in the United States overall.


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Albums by Release Date

Honky Tonk Time Machine album cover
Honky Tonk Time Machine
by George Strait
Here For A Good Time album cover
Here For A Good Time
by George Strait
Twang album cover
Twang
by George Strait
Classic Christmas album cover
Classic Christmas
by George Strait
Troubadour album cover
Troubadour
by George Strait
Somewhere Down In Texas album cover
Somewhere Down In Texas
by George Strait
Honkytonkville album cover
Honkytonkville
by George Strait
For The Last Time Live From The Astrodome album cover
For The Last Time Live From The Astrodome
by George Strait
The Road Less Traveled album cover
The Road Less Traveled
by George Strait
Always Never The Same album cover
Always Never The Same
by George Strait
One Step At A Time album cover
One Step At A Time
by George Strait
Carrying Your Love With Me album cover
Carrying Your Love With Me
by George Strait
Blue Clear Sky album cover
Blue Clear Sky
by George Strait
Lead On album cover
Lead On
by George Strait
Easy Come, Easy Go album cover
Easy Come, Easy Go
by George Strait
Holding My Own album cover
Holding My Own
by George Strait
Pure Country: Original Motion Picture Sountrack album cover
Pure Country: Original Motion Picture Sountrack
by George Strait
Chill Of An Early Fall album cover
Chill Of An Early Fall
by George Strait
Ocean Front Property album cover
Ocean Front Property
by George Strait
Livin It Up album cover
Livin It Up
by George Strait

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Duck The Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas album cover
Duck The Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas
by The Robertsons
Call Me Crazy album cover
Call Me Crazy
by Lee Ann Womack
Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates album cover
Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates
by Kenny Chesney

Compilations

ERG Music: Nu Country Traxx, Vol. 246 (October 2019) album cover
ERG Music: Nu Country Traxx, Vol. 246 (October 2019)
by Various Artists
ERG Music: Nu Country Traxx, Vol. 239 (March 2019) album cover
ERG Music: Nu Country Traxx, Vol. 239 (March 2019)
by Various Artists
ERG Music: Nu Country Traxx, Vol. 211 (November 2016) album cover
ERG Music: Nu Country Traxx, Vol. 211 (November 2016)
by Various Artists
Promo Only: Country Radio January '14 album cover
Promo Only: Country Radio January '14
by Various Artists
Promo Only: Country Radio January '13 album cover
Promo Only: Country Radio January '13
by Various Artists
Promo Only: Country Radio June '12 album cover
Promo Only: Country Radio June '12
by Various Artists
Promo Only: Country Radio January '12 album cover
Promo Only: Country Radio January '12
by Various Artists
Promo Only: Country Radio September '11 album cover
Promo Only: Country Radio September '11
by Various Artists
Promo Only: Country Radio September '10 album cover
Promo Only: Country Radio September '10
by Various Artists
Promo Only: Country Radio May '10 album cover
Promo Only: Country Radio May '10
by Various Artists
Now That's What I Call A Country Christmas album cover
Now That's What I Call A Country Christmas
by Various Artists
Prime Cuts 10-02-09 album cover
Prime Cuts 10-02-09
by Various Artists
Now That's What I Call Country Vol. 2 album cover
Now That's What I Call Country Vol. 2
by Various Artists
Prime Cuts 07-31-09 album cover
Prime Cuts 07-31-09
by Various Artists
Prime Cuts 06-05-09 album cover
Prime Cuts 06-05-09
by Various Artists
Boots, Buckles & Spurs: 50 Songs Celebrate 50 Years Of Cowboy Tradition album cover
Boots, Buckles & Spurs: 50 Songs Celebrate 50 Years Of Cowboy Tradition
by Various Artists
Prime Cuts 11-07-08 album cover
Prime Cuts 11-07-08
by Various Artists
Prime Cuts 06-06-08 album cover
Prime Cuts 06-06-08
by Various Artists
Prime Cuts 02-08-08 album cover
Prime Cuts 02-08-08
by Various Artists
Prime Cuts 8-10-07 album cover
Prime Cuts 8-10-07
by Various Artists
The Horse Whisperer (Songs From And Inspired By The Motion Picture) album cover
The Horse Whisperer (Songs From And Inspired By The Motion Picture)
by Various Artists
Country Classics Vol.10 album cover
Country Classics Vol.10
by Various Artists
Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills And The Texas Playboys (Dance Version) album cover
Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills And The Texas Playboys (Dance Version)
by Various Artists

Playlists

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Country's great
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White Claw Summer
White Claw Summer
dj: MarkTwain
Good Clean Country Fun
Good Clean Country Fun
dj: vintagehousewife
80s&90sCountry
80s&90sCountry
dj: jspinks25
Country Music <3
Country Music <3
dj: Brookyyy
Country Road
Country Road
dj: bluebeatkillerplaylist

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