George Harvey Strait (born May 18, 1952),
is an American country music artist. He
has the second most number one hit songs
among any artist in any genre in history,
totaling 53 number one hit songs.Only
Conway Twitty has more with 55. Most recent
#1 occurred on September 18, 2006 with
"Give It Away" which is on Strait's
new album It Just Comes Natural. Strait
has sold a reported 64 million albums,
and his certifications from the RIAA include
13 multi-platinum, 30 platinum and 34
gold albums. According to the RIAA, he
has received more Gold albums than any
other country artist, and he is now in
seventh place for the most gold albums
of any artist in any musical genre. Strait
has received 16 CMA Awards, including
consecutive entertainer of the year honors
in 1989 and 1990. Strait is often referred
to as the "King of Country"
and some critics call Strait a living
legend. The native Texan is adored by
millions of fans around the world for
his smooth, honky tonk, traditional country
western sound. Buy
George Strait Tickets.
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