TEXAS MUSIC IS LOVED GEORGE STRAIT For DECEMBER 3rd 2014 George Strait is a popular Country Musician, Actor and Music Producer nicknamed “The King of Country”. He was born George Harvey Strait in 1952 in Poteet Texas. Strait is one of country musics most popular contemporary singers, well known for staying true to the traditional country sound. Strait was raised on a family-owned farm in nearby Pearsall, Texas, where he studied agriculture at Southwest Texas State University. Strait eloped with his high school sweetheart, Norma, before joining the army. While stationed in Hawaii, he began singing in the Army-sponsored band called Rambling Country. After returning to Texas, he put together his own band, Ace in the Hole, which gained a rather impressive local following. After years of futile attempts at a record contract, Strait signed a solo contract with MCA Records in 1981. Featuring the hit single Unwound, his first album, Strait Country (1981), was influential in increasing the radio play of more traditional, less pop-influenced country music. Strait went on to produce a series of No. 1 albums over the course of the next 20 years. In 1989, he was named the Country Music Associations Entertainer of the Year, a feat he repeated in 1990. Outside of his music career, his interests, include steer-roping, golf, and skiing. He and his wife Norma have one son named George, Jr., who is pursuing a career as a professional rodeo competitor. His daughter, Jennifer, died in a car accident in 1986. In honor of her life, the family founded The Jennifer Lynn Strait Foundation, which raises money for childrens charities. He once said: “In my opinion, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys are the best band that ever was.”
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