George Strait
Country, Musical Artist
1952 –
Who is George Strait?
George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer known as the "King of Country" and 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. In 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.
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- Born
- May 18, 1952
Poteet - Also known as
- George Straight
- Strait, George
- George Harvey Strait
- King of Country
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Norma Strait
(1971/12/04 - )
- Norma Strait
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Texas State University–San Marcos
- Pearsall High School
- Lived in
- San Antonio
- Pearsall
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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