About
George Harvey Strait (born May 18, 1952) is a Grammy Award-winning American country song singer. Strait is referred to as the “King of Country,” and critics call Strait a living legend. He is notorious for his exclusive approach of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and unsullied yet conventional country western music.
Strait won CMA Entertainer of the year in 1989 and 1990 and ACM Entertainer of the year in 1990. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Strait has been nominated for more CMA and ACM awards and has more wins in both category’s than any other artist. As of 2009, he holds the record for the most Number One hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts with 44 number one singles on that chart. Counting all other music charts, Strait has amassed a total of 57 number one hits overall, breaking a record previously set by Conway Twitty.
