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Born George Harvey Strait on May 18, 1952 in Poteet, Texas the current "King" of western swing and honky tonk was raised in Pearsall, Texas and began playing with a rock band while just a teen.

Later enlisting in the military, he joined an Army sponsored band called Rambling Country. Following an honorable discharge, George began attending Southwest Texas State University in the mid-70's and during his college years became lead singer for the Ace in Hole Band which regularly played at local bars and honky tonks.

Several years later, he was discovered by MCA Records who signed him on as a solo act, with Ace in the Hole serving as his backup touring band. It wasn't long before Strait had his first Top Ten hit in "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)" kicking off a string of hits throughout the 80's and a perennial winner at the Country Music Association Awards almost year after year.

Becoming one of the most popular touring acts throughout the 90's, Strait released continued to release such hit albums as Strait Out of the Box (1995), Clear Blue Sky (1996), Carrying Your Love with Me (1997) and One Step at a Time (1998) with a total of 17 No.. 1 hits on the country charts including "One Night at a Time," "I Just Want to Dance With You" and "Write This Down."

Strait shows no signs of slowing down this decade, releasing more chartbuster albums such as The Road Less Traveled, Honkytonkville, Somewhere Down in Texas and It Just Comes Natural.

His latest album, Troubador, debuted in April 2008 at No. 1 on the Billboard charts.

In 2009, a major nationwide television appearance featured top country stars performing in tribute to the King of Country in "George Strait: ACM Artist of the Decade All-Star Concert” which aired on May 27 on CBS.

George Strait on the Web:

George Strait.com - The official site with the latest news, updates & tour dates, photo & video gallery, fan club signup.

Billboard.com - Biography - George Strait - Career profile with a discography and song chart history.

George Strait Artist Page: Bio, Photo Gallery, Downloads, News, Tours and more - Biography, photos, news & tour dates, buddy icons and wallpapers.

George Strait Lyrics - Complete lyrics to popular hits in a browseable A-Z list.