George Strait

George Strait
Födelsenamn	George Harvey Strait
Smeknamn	King of Country
Född	18 maj 1952 (74 år) Poteet, Atascosa County, Texas, USA
Bakgrund	USA
Genrer	Country, neotraditional country, Texas country, honky tonk, western swing
Roll	Sångare, låtskrivare, musiker, musikproducent, skådespelare
Instrument	Sång, gitarr
År som aktiv	1974 –
Artistsamarbeten	Martina McBride, Lee Ann Womack, Jimmy Buffett, Willie Nelson, The Texas Playboys, Asleep at the Wheel, Alan Jackson, Kenny Chesney, Faith Hill, Patty Loveless, Clint Black, Jason Aldean
Relaterade artister	Ace in the Hole Band
Webbplats	georgestrait.com
Utmärkelser Kennedy Center Honors (2025) National Medal of Arts

George Harvey Strait, född 18 maj 1952 i Poteet, Atascosa County, Texas, är en amerikansk countrymusiker. Han håller andra plats med 51 listettor på den amerikanska country-hitlistan (Conway Twitty håller första plats). Hans musik är mer traditionalistisk än de flesta andra countrymusiker som slog igenom på 1980-talet, med inslag av bland annat honky tonk och western swing.

Diskografi (urval)

Album

• 1981 – Strait Country
• 1982 – Strait from the Heart
• 1983 – Right or Wrong
• 1984 – Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind
• 1985 – Something Special
• 1986 – #7
• 1986 – Merry Christmas Strait to You
• 1987 – Ocean Front Property
• 1988 – If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')
• 1989 – Beyond the Blue Neon
• 1990 – Livin' It Up
• 1991 – Chill of an Early Fall
• 1992 – Holding My Own
• 1992 – Pure Country
• 1993 – Easy Come, Easy Go
• 1994 – Lead On
• 1996 – Blue Clear Sky
• 1997 – Carrying Your Love with Me
• 1998 – One Step at a Time
• 1999 – Always Never the Same
• 1999 – Merry Christmas Wherever You Are
• 2000 – George Strait
• 2001 – The Road Less Traveled
• 2003 – For the Last Time: Live from the Astrodome
• 2003 – Honkytonkville
• 2005 – Somewhere Down in Texas
• 2006 – It Just Comes Natural
• 2008 – Troubadour
• 2008 – Classic Christmas
• 2009 – Twang
• 2011 – Here For A Good Time
• 2013 – Love Is Everything
• 2015 – Cold Beer Conversation
• 2019 – Honky Tonk Time Machine

Singlar (nummer 1 hits på Billboard Hot Country Songs)

• 1982 – "Fool Hearted Memory"
• 1983 – "A Fire I Can't Put Out"
• 1983 – "You Look So Good in Love"
• 1984 – "Right or Wrong"
• 1984 – "Let's Fall to Pieces Together"
• 1984 – "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind"
• 1985 – "The Chair"
• 1986 – "Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her"
• 1987 – "It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You"
• 1987 – "Ocean Front Property"
• 1987 – "All My Ex's Live in Texas"
• 1987 – "Am I Blue"
• 1988 – "Famous Last Words of a Fool"
• 1988 – "Baby Blue"
• 1988 – "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"
• 1989 – "Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye"
• 1989 – "What's Going On in Your World"
• 1989 – "Ace in the Hole"
• 1990 – "Love Without End, Amen"
• 1990 – "I've Come to Expect It from You"
• 1991 – "If I Know Me"
• 1991 – "You Know Me Better Than That"
• 1992 – "I Cross My Heart"
• 1993 – Heartland"
• 1993 – "Easy Come, Easy Go"
• 1994 – "The Big One"
• 1994 – "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody"
• 1995 – "Check Yes or No"
• 1996 – "Blue Clear Sky"
• 1996 – "Carried Away"
• 1997 – "One Night at a Time"
• 1997 – "Carrying Your Love with Me"
• 1997 – "Round About Way"
• 1998 – "I Just Want to Dance with You"
• 1999 – "Write This Down"
• 2000 – "The Best Day"
• 2002 – "Living and Living Well"
• 2002 – "She'll Leave You with a Smile"
• 2004 – "I Hate Everything"
• 2005 – "She Let Herself Go"
• 2006 – "Give It Away"
• 2006 – "It Just Comes Natural"
• 2008 – "I Saw God Today"
• 2008 – "River of Love"

Externa länkar

• Wikimedia Commons har media som rör George Strait.
  Bilder & media
• Officiell webbplats
• George Strait på Allmusic (engelska)
• George Strait på Discogs (engelska)