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OCTOBER/NOVEMBEROCTOBER/NOVEMBER 20022002 VOL. 20 NO. 5 George Strait Receives Four CMA Nominations Continues To Hold Record With The Most Career CMA Nominations At a press conference held in Nashville, TN in late August, finalists for this year’s CMA Awards were announced with George George Strait nominations are: Strait receiving award nominations. They included nominations for “Entertainer of the ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Year” as well as “Album of the Year” for George Strait George Strait “The Road Less Traveled,” “Male Vocalist Brooks & Dunn Kenny Chesney of the Year,” and “Collaboration of the Kenny Chesney Alan Jackson Year” for his duet with Alan Jackson on Alan Jackson Toby Keith “Designated Driver.” Strait, who is expected Toby Keith Brad Paisley to perform on the CMA Award broadcast, remains the most CMA nominated artist in ALBUM OF THE YEAR history with 70 nominations. Alan Jackson The Road Less Traveled - George Strait comes in second with 60. Drive - Alan Jackson Country groups Rascal Flatts and New Favorite - Alison Krauss & Union Station SHeDAISY announced the nominees with a No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems - Kenny Chesney surprise visit from Brad Paisley who Pull My Chain - Toby Keith unveiled the “Entertainer of the Year” nomi- The Great Divide - Willie Nelson nees. Competition in the “Album of the Year” VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR category was so tight that there was a rare George Strait & Alan Jackson - “Designated Driver” tie, placing six albums in the category rather Garth Brooks & George Jones - “Beer Run” than the usual five. George’s “The Road Jo Dee Messina & Tim McGraw - “Bring On The Rain” Less Traveled” will go up against projects Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch - “I’ll Fly Away” by Alan Jackson, Kenny Chesney, Toby Willie Nelson & Lee Ann Womack - “Mendocino County Line” Keith, Alison Krauss and Willie Nelson. The CMA Awards will be broadcast live Wednesday, Nov. 6 (8:00-11:00 PM/EST) on the CBS-Television Network from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Winners of “The 36th Annual CMA Visit The Official George Strait Website • www.georgestrait.com Awards” will be determined in the third and final round of voting by the 5,000 profes- user name: today • password: tomorrow sional members of the Country Music Association. STRAIT TALK Swinging Strait Woos Crowd with Big Country Hits, Smiles Written by Keith Ryan Cartwright the microphone stand more than once and ed with Alan Jackson. Looking away as The Tennessean, Nashville, TN casually swayed his hips for the adoring his smile turned to a laugh, Strait said, What's a guy to do when he has 49 chart- women. Most members of the audience ''He's not here. I wish he was, but I think I topping singles from which to cull a 26- saw all sides of Strait, as he would know his part.'' song set? Well, Friday night at Gaylord perform two songs facing a particular side The easy-swinging, sly-smiling Strait Entertainment Center, Texan George Strait of the stage, then rotate counterclockwise. and his Ace In The Hole Band provided selected some of his biggest hits and a few He even managed to show his humorous the Nashville audience a memorable personal favorites and added a couple of side as the crowd roared when he talked of evening. n Texas swing tunes in at the end. a duet, Murder On Music Row, he record- The arena audience — strong in number, although the show did not sell out — rose to its feet at the mere anticipation of his presence and continued standing for most of what was almost a two-hour perfor- Country to the Core, mance. A rather modest Strait smiled and proceeded to thank them politely after each song. Strait Delivers in Concert One of country's purest singers, Strait selected cuts from early in his career Crowd of 13,262 got their money's (Amarillo By Morning, Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind) all the way worth from the superstar through to this year's Living And Living Well and his latest single She'll Leave You Written by Ken Garfield for one of his classic summer festivals. With A Smile. The Charlotte Observer This time, he opted for a smaller, more His set of obviously recognizable hits — Life and music change, but George Strait intimate show in the round, moving to all The Fireman, Heartland, Love Bug, Check remains the same. four corners of the stage to sing some of Yes or No, Blue Clear Sky, etc. — played The Old Man River of Country Music the most classic country hits of the past 20 out as a lesson in modern day country brought his Texas-swing, ultra-traditional years. music. string of hits to the Charlotte Coliseum on Strait didn't sell out, even after they Leaving behind his football stadium- Saturday night, giving a crowd of 13,262 closed the upper deck with the curtain that sized shows of the past few years and their money's worth -- which is saying a we remember from the recent Hornets' returning to a more intimate, in-the-round lot, since the top ticket price was $59.50. games. But the thousands who did come stage setting seemed to inspire the usually It's been more than two years since Strait seemed to love every minute, singing subdued Strait, who stepped away from drew 55,000 to Lowe's Motor Speedway Contunued on next page MOVERSMOVERS ARE YOU MOVING? MOVERS MOVERS DROP US YOUR NEW ADDRESS BY MAIL OR CALL! GSFC • P.O. BOX 2119 • HENDERSONVILLE, TENNESSEE 37077 (615) 824-7176 (MONDAY - FRIDAY 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM CENTRAL TIME) STRAIT TALK Continued from previous page… Country to the Core, Strait Delivers in Concert Crowd of 13,262 got their money's worth from the superstar along with the familiar lyrics to both Strait Then came the legendary Strait, in crisp When he got to the part about country and opening act Jo Dee Messina. blue jeans and his trademark white hat, music not having any room for the Hag Messina opened with a high-energy hour talking little and covering the dozens of (you know who we mean), the crowd went featuring the dozen or so hits that have put songs that have made him famous. nuts. her on the country map. From "Write This Down" to "The In an age of country videos, country In her looks, image and lyrics, she por- Firemen" to "Murder on Music Row," bands that sound like rock bands, and acts trays herself as Every Woman. Saturday Strait sounded every bit as good as he did that are here today and gone tomorrow, night, she forsook sequins for faded jeans when he first hit the scene. there are only a handful of traditionalists and sang most powerfully about chasing He even did double duty on "Murder on who will deliver the music your grandpar- dreams in "Dare to Dream" and giving the Music Row," joking that he knows the part ents grew up with. boot to bad guys in "Stand Beside Me." of his partner on that song, Alan Jackson. Strait is the man. n Fan Collectable Column October/November 2002 • 2002 Mariner Baseball Team Cookbook, 2002 issue. Cover page, p. 3 photos • Altoona Mirror 9/1/2002, p. B-4 (in “The Cookie Book,” p. 13, 17, 19 and w/description of article, p. 26 photo Nation and World Section) Ad. 72. Bellevue, WA. from cover of latest CD, p. 27-31 article Claysburg, PA. • Country Weekly - 9/3/2002, p. 5 Full w/photos. • Country Music Magazine - 30th page TSC ad, p. 9 mentioned, p. 11 • BMG Music Service Ad. George is the Anniversary: Oct/Nov. 2002. George is “The G.S. Story” ad, p. 13 ad, p. 16-21 featured selection for September. Front on the feature cover, p. 2 index page feature article, p. 36-37 ballot for Fan cover photo, p. 1 inside cover - full page w/photo, p. 18 mention/photo, p. 41 full Favorite Award, p. 26 mentioned, p. 68 ad. photo page, p. 44-55 “The Strait Story” Charts for LPs and Single, p. 71 • Country Weekly 9/17/2002. Cover photo w/photo, p. 57 & 58 mentioned, p. 62 Comparing George to…, p. 72 of G.S. “Come inside the private world mentioned. mentioned. Nashville, TN. of George Strait,” p. 32-43 feature story • American Cowboy Magazine - Sept/Oct w/photos, p. 68 charts. Nashville, TN. 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