George Strait: King Of Country Music
George Strait, also known as the King of Country Music, has been singing country music for over thirty years. He has become one of the most popular country music singers ever. He started a long time ago and is still going strong today.
George Strait was born on May 18th, 1952 in Poteet, Texas. He lived on a cattle ranch near Pearsall, Texas. When he was only a child, his mother left with his sister and left Strait and his brother with her husband. When Strait was a teenager, he began his music by joining a rock and roll garage band. After he graduated high school, he enrolled in college, but soon dropped out and married his high school sweetheart, Norma Voss, in 1971. He later enlisted in the Army. He was stationed in Hawaii and began to play in an army-sponsored band called Rambling Country. On October 6, 1972, while still in Hawaii, George and Norma welcomed their first child, Jenifer.
In 1975, Strait was discharged from the Army and soon after returned to Texas. Strait returned to college in San Marcos, where he graduated in 1979 with a degree in …show more content…
It made it into the Top 10. Next he released two more songs "Down and Out" and "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)". Both these songs did great on the charts, but it wasn't until 1982 when Straits second album Strait from the heart was released. Then George Strait had his first number one hit "Fool Hearted Memory." In the 1980s alone, he reached the top of the chart 18 times with songs such as "The Chair," "All My Exes Live in Texas," "Famous Last Words of a Fool" and "Baby Blue." In 1985, he won CMA awards for album of the year and male vocalist. In 1986, he repeated his win as male vocalist, but his year was marked by tragedy when his daughter was killed in a car wreck. "Baby Blue" is said to have been written for his daughter. Strait won CMA entertainer of the year award in 1989 and
George Strait was born on May 18th, 1952 in Poteet, Texas. He lived on a cattle ranch near Pearsall, Texas. When he was only a child, his mother left with his sister and left Strait and his brother with her husband. When Strait was a teenager, he began his music by joining a rock and roll garage band. After he graduated high school, he enrolled in college, but soon dropped out and married his high school sweetheart, Norma Voss, in 1971. He later enlisted in the Army. He was stationed in Hawaii and began to play in an army-sponsored band called Rambling Country. On October 6, 1972, while still in Hawaii, George and Norma welcomed their first child, Jenifer.
In 1975, Strait was discharged from the Army and soon after returned to Texas. Strait returned to college in San Marcos, where he graduated in 1979 with a degree in …show more content…
It made it into the Top 10. Next he released two more songs "Down and Out" and "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)". Both these songs did great on the charts, but it wasn't until 1982 when Straits second album Strait from the heart was released. Then George Strait had his first number one hit "Fool Hearted Memory." In the 1980s alone, he reached the top of the chart 18 times with songs such as "The Chair," "All My Exes Live in Texas," "Famous Last Words of a Fool" and "Baby Blue." In 1985, he won CMA awards for album of the year and male vocalist. In 1986, he repeated his win as male vocalist, but his year was marked by tragedy when his daughter was killed in a car wreck. "Baby Blue" is said to have been written for his daughter. Strait won CMA entertainer of the year award in 1989 and