GEORGE STRAIT

George Strait early hits demonstrate his easy likeness for honky-tonk and Western swing as well as his ability to change direction gracefully toward country-pop. From the very beginning, he's worked with some of the best songwriters and producers in the business. He holds second place for most number one hits on all country music charts with a total of 51 and is now the #5 country artists of all-time. George Strait shot to the top of the country charts with his debut album Strait Country (1981). It was certified platinum particularly the track Unwound. It was George's first hit that kick-started his enduring career by peaking at #6 in 1981. A terrific up-tempo song with lots of fiddles, this amusing song is about drinking away your problems. The follow-up Down and Out was a great swing song. "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger” was George's first Top 3 hit (#3 in 1982) and is one of his best songs ever. The story of a couple growing apart is perfectly packed under 3 minutes. Throughout the '80s, he dominated the country singles charts, and became one of the best-selling country singers. In 1992, he made his first movie, Pure Country, which featured him in the lead role. With the help of producer Tony Brown, George Strait redefined his relationship to the contemporary country mainstream with this 1992 soundtrack album, which became the bestselling single release of his career. The movie portrayed Straits as a country star who walks away from the smoke and mirrors to get back to his down-home roots. The ballad "When Did You Stop Loving Me" is as pure country as it gets in this day and age, while "The King of Broken Hearts" and "Where the Sidewalk Ends" introduced Strait's audience to an exceptionally gifted songwriter named Jim Lauderdale. Pure Country", gives listeners the classic country sound for a love ballad. The solo within the song uses a great steel guitar sound. "Heartland" is an upbeat honky tonk sound that Strait displayed on every album. He also appeared as himself in The Horse Whisperer (1998) and Grand Champion (2002).

Strait has the ability to give his listeners everyday emotions that one can experience on each and every album. George Strait is a modern "throwback" to country legend Hank Williams, Strait's style is unique. In 1996, Blue Clear Sky, debuted on the country charts at number one and the pop charts at number seven. In 1997, Carrying Your Love With Me was released. Its follow-up was One Step at a Time. Always Never the Same appeared a year later, as did the seasonal Merry Christmas Wherever You Are. The self-titled George Strait, released in the late 2000. In 2001, The Road Less Traveled was released. It was an experimental album for the veteran performer that qualified him as the undisputed king of country music. Strait appeared at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and recorded his album For the Last Time: Live From the Astrodome the last time the rodeo was staged at the Astrodome in 2002. His Honkeytonkville was a fiery set of hard country that was highly lauded by the critics for its blend of the old Strait with his modern, superstar self.

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