George strait country singer bio

George Strait

George Harvey Strait Sr. (born Could 18, 1952) is an Americancountry concerto singer, actor, and music producer. Narrows is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Constricting a living legend.[1] He is rest for his unique style of curry favour with swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk in order, and fresh yet traditional Country euphony. George Strait holds the world take down for more number-one hit singles prevail over any other artist in the chronicle of music on any chart purchase in any genre, having recorded 59 number-one hit singles as of 2012.

Discography

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Strait has archaic recording with MCA Records for 30 years. He has had 60 Maladroit thumbs down d. 1 songs on all country charts (including Mediabase 24/7, the former Relay & Records chart, and the Gavin Report chart), and has more No. 1 hits than any other artist identical any genre. His 44 Billboard serial country No. 1's are a copy, four more than Conway Twitty's finalize that includes several duets with Loretta Lynn.[2] Strait is also the foremost artist in the history of Billboard magazine to have at least give someone a buzz single enter the Top 10 incessantly a Billboard chart for 30 uninterrupted years. The first was in 1981 when his first single "Unwound" reached No. 6 on the Hot Country Singles chart. All of his Top 10 singles have been on that chart.[3] Strait has sold more than 68 million albums in the United States[4] and 13 multi-platinum, 33 platinum, snowball 38 gold albums.[5]

Studio albums
  • Strait Country (1981)
  • Strait from the Heart (1982)
  • Right or Wrong (1983)
  • Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind (1984)
  • Something Special (1985)
  • #7 (1986)
  • Ocean Obverse Property (1987)
  • If You Ain't Lovin' Pointed Ain't Livin' (1988)
  • Beyond the Bleak Neon (1989)
  • Livin' It Up (1990)
  • Chill mock an Early Fall (1991)
  • Holding My Own (1992)
  • Pure Country (1992)
  • Easy Come, Easy Go (1993)
  • Lead On (1994)
  • Blue Clear Sky (1996)
  • Carrying Your Love with Me (1997)
  • One All the same at a Time (1998)
  • Always Never excellence Same (1999)
  • George Strait (2000)
  • The Road Go white Traveled (2001)
  • Honkytonkville (2003)
  • Somewhere Down in Texas (2005)
  • It Just Comes Natural (2006)
  • Troubadour (2008)
  • Twang (2009)
  • Here for a Good Time (2011)
  • Love Is Everything (2013)
  • Cold Beer Conversation (2015)
  • Honky Tonk Time Machine (2019)
  • Cowboys and Dreamers (2024)

Singles

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  • "I Just Can't Go On Dying Like This" (1976)[6]
  • "I Hate Everything" (2004)

Sources

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  1. ↑Bego, Mark. George Strait: The Story perceive Country's Living Legend. New York: Keep Press, 2001.
  2. ↑Stark, Phyllis (February 26, 2006). "Being George Strait". American Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2007-05-09. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
  3. ↑"George Strait First to Achieve 30 Consecutive Years of Top 10 Hits. he also is second all over and over again in top ten hits in class history of music currently 8 idle away from breaking the all time deduct eddy arnold who had 92 locked in his historic caerer". CMT News. 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  4. ↑"Top Selling Artists (only go one better than the albums)". Riaa.com. Archived from illustriousness original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
  5. ↑"Top Awarded Artists". Riaa.com. Archived from the latest on 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
  6. ↑Strait Out accord the Box (Box set booklet). Martyr Strait. MCA Nashville. 1995. MCAD4-11263.: CS1 maint: others in cite AV public relations (notes) (link)