George Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer known as
the "King of Country" and called an icon, living legend,
and easily one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time.
Strait has sold more than 70 million albums in the United States and his certifications
from the RIAA include 13 multi-platinum, 33 platinum, and 38 gold albums.
-Wikipedia
Birth Name: George Harvey Strait
Born: May 18, 1952 (age 72)
From: Poteet, Atascosa County, Texas, USA
Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Spouse(s): Norma Voss (m. 1971)
Children: Jenifer Strait, George Strait Jr.
Genre(s):
Country
Instrument(s):
Vocals,
guitar
Occupation(s):
Singer,
actor
Active From: 1974 - present
Associated Acts:
Ace in the Hole Band,
Dean Dillon,
Tony Brown
Awards:
2007
Academy Of Country Music Award for Single Record Of The Year "Give It Away"
Academy Of Country Music Award for Song Of The Year "Give It Away"
2005
CMA's
- "George Strait holds the Country Music Association's all time
record for most career nominations with a total of 73. He was
the CMA "Vocalist of the Year" 5 times and the only artist in
history to be so honored in two different decades.
Quotes:
I was never really counting No. 1s myself, honestly, until we got somewhere in the 40s. Then someone made me aware of the fact that we might have a chance to break Conway Twitty's record. After that I can't say that it wasn't in the back of my mind.
I'm lucky enough to be able to make music and celebrate this milestone in my career.
This is the kind of problem you want to have! Country radio has been great to me my whole career. I can't thank those folks enough.