Shane Media George Strait’s Birthday is May 18
As the cowboy rides away from touring this June, we believe George Strait’s birthday is a great reason to celebrate his amazing career.
BORN: May 18, 1952, Poteet, Texas FAMILY: Wife - Norma / Son - George, Jr. "Bubba" VITAL STATISTICS: Height: 5'10" Weight: 160 lbs. EYES: Green HAIR: Brown INSTRUMENTS: Guitar / Piano PRODUCER: George Strait, Co-Producer Tony Brown
HOME VIDEO: "George Strait Live" - Certified Gold & Platinum
PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS: • "Amarillo By Morning" • "The Chair" • "Baby's Gotten Good At Goodbye" • "If I Know Me" • "I Cross My Heart" • "Heartland" • "The Man in Love With You" • "Check Yes Or No" • "Carrying Your Love With Me" • "Write This Down" • "Don't Make Me Come Over There And Love You" • "She'll Leave You With A Smile" • "Seashores Of Old Mexico" • "Troubadour" • "Living For The Night"
THEATRICAL RELEASES: The Soldier, released in 1981 Pure Country, Warner Brothers, October 1992 Top Ten Box Office gross for 4 consecutive weeks
TELEVISION: • Academy of Country Music Awards Show Host 1989 • Academy of Country Music Awards Show Host 1990 • Academy of Country Music Awards Show Host 1991 • "George Strait Live from Tucson" - One Hour Special on The Nashville Network • CNN Show Biz Today • CMA Awards Show Academy of Country Music Awards Show • Entertainment Tonight
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• This Year on Country Music • Austin City Limits • Hee Haw • Nashville Now New Country • "Strait From The Heart of Texas" - One Hour Special on The Nashville Network • "Texas 150" - ABC TV Special • Perry Como Christmas in San Antonio - ABC TV Special • American Music Awards • The Today Show Grammy Awards CBS Morning News • The Tonight Show • Academy of Country Music Awards Show - Host 1993 • Academy of Country Music Awards Show - Host 1997
COMMERCIAL ENDORSEMENTS: • Resistol Hats • Wrangler • Justin Boots • Cavender Chevrolet
Final concert is 6/7/14 in Arlington, Texas
Personal info and stories from tasteofcountry.com
George Strait enlisted in the Army in 1971; he began performing with a group called Rambling Country. He married Norma soon after; they had their first child in 1972.
He was honorably discharged in 1975 and then went to college to earn a degree in agriculture from Southwest Texas State University, now Texas State.
George Strait played himself in a 1982 movie called The Soldier. IMDB describes the plot this way: “Terrorists take over a plutonium bomb and threaten to detonate it in a Saudi Arabian oil field. A special anti-terrorist unit is sent in to stop them.”
He’s not shy, he just doesn’t like doing interviews – or music videos, for that matter. When he gives an interview, media people say he’s pleasant and thoughtful.
USA Today asked George Strait which song of his own he initially thought he should have turned down. He mentioned “Living and Living Well.” He told the paper, “Obviously, I was wrong, because it went to No. 1. I just didn’t think it was strong,” Strait says of the 2002 hit. Another tidbit from this rare interview: Strait can’t remember all his own hits.
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George Strait and his brothers were raised by their father, John, after their mother, Doris, left following a divorce. According to CMT, she took Strait’s sister with her.
John, Strait’s dad, was a mathematics teacher and a farmer. The would-be singer wasn’t immersed in country radio as a boy. He listened to news and farm reports. As a teenager he got interested in music, first rock, and then country.
Strait is not a member of the Grand Ole Opry. The Opry requires a certain number of performances; it’s likely that his schedule has kept him from meeting that.
George Strait has the most CMA and ACM wins and nominations in country music history. He’s a two-time CMA Entertainer of the Year and has two ACM Entertainer of the Year trophies in addition to an assortment of Male Vocalist and Song of the Year awards.
With 60 #1 hits and 15 Top Ten songs, he’s moving in on the record for most Top 10 records — a record currently held by Eddy Arnold, who has 91.
Strait has released over 90 singles, at least one in every calendar year since 1981. No other artist can claim that.
There are so many Strait hits to choose from and so many good songs to feature. Here are the top testing George Strait titles:
1 – Check Yes or No
2 – Write This Down
3 – Carried Away
4 – Carrying Your Love with Me
5 – Love’s Gonna Make It Alright
6 – Give It All We Got Tonight
7 – A Love without End, Amen
10 – I Saw God Today