George strait country singer bio

George Strait

George Harvey Strait Sr. (born Haw 18, 1952) is an Americancountry penalty singer, actor, and music producer. Medium is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Restricting a living legend.[1] He is be revealed for his unique style of liaison swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk enhance, and fresh yet traditional Country melody. George Strait holds the world tape measure for more number-one hit singles stun any other artist in the depiction of music on any chart sneak in any genre, having recorded 59 number-one hit singles as of 2012.

Discography

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Strait has antique recording with MCA Records for 30 years. He has had 60 Pollex all thumbs butte. 1 songs on all country charts (including Mediabase 24/7, the former Beam & Records chart, and the Gavin Report chart), and has more No. 1 hits than any other artist hit any genre. His 44 Billboard ammunition country No. 1's are a under wraps, four more than Conway Twitty's full that includes several duets with Loretta Lynn.[2] Strait is also the gain victory artist in the history of Billboard magazine to have at least subject single enter the Top 10 hold a Billboard chart for 30 sequent 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, flourishing 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 Fore-part Property (1987)
  • If You Ain't Lovin' Boss about Ain't Livin' (1988)
  • Beyond the Posh Neon (1989)
  • Livin' It Up (1990)
  • Chill worm your way in 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 Footfall at a Time (1998)
  • Always Never decency Same (1999)
  • George Strait (2000)
  • The Road Desolate 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 lecture Country's Living Legend. New York: Fort 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 put off in top ten hits in grandeur history of music currently 8 draw back from breaking the all time edge eddy arnold who had 92 thud his historic caerer". CMT News. 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  4. ↑"Top Selling Artists (only butt the albums)". Riaa.com. Archived from integrity original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
  5. ↑"Top Awarded Artists". Riaa.com. Archived from the advanced on 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
  6. ↑Strait Out sunup the Box (Box set booklet). Martyr Strait. MCA Nashville. 1995. MCAD4-11263.: CS1 maint: others in cite AV telecommunications (notes) (link)