Born in Poteet, Texas on May 18, 1952, Country Music Hall of Fame inductee
George Strait is a singer, songwriter, actor, and producer who pioneered the
neotraditional country movement in the 1980s. Often referred to as the ‘King of
Country Music,’ he has earned more gold and platinum albums than anyone in the
music business after Elvis Presley and The Beatles. Over the course of his
career, he has had more number 1 hits - 44 as of 2024 - than any other artist in
any genre. He has had forty-two albums that entered the Billboard 200 including
twenty that reached the Top 10 and five...