George Strait

Birth Name:

George Harvey Strait

Birth Place:

Poteet, Texas, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Producer

At the 2010 Billboard Awards, he was named the top country artist of the past 25 years
In 2009, he won a Grammy Award for best country album for "Troubadour․"
Was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007
His first band kicked him out for not being country enough
Joined the Army in 1972, but continued playing in a band during his time in the armed forces
Quote: "Country music was on my mind from the time I got up in the morning until I went to bed at night․ Nobody wanted it more than me․"
Quote: "I've never let the music business be the only thing in my life․ There are other things that I love to do as well․"
His success as a country music icon began with his first hit single, "Unwound․"
Was one of the key neotraditionalist country artists who broke away from the pop country era in the 1980s and took the genre back to its musical roots
His hobbies include steer-roping, hunting, fishing, skiing and golf

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