The
Strait Facts
Given Name:
Birthdate:
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May 18, 1952 At 2:00
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Birthplace:
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Poteet, Texas (raised in Pearsall, Texas)
Height:
Weight:
Color Eyes:
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Family:
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Wife, Norma Voss (married on 12/4/70) (Birthdate: February 22)
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Son, George Jr. (aka Bubba) (Birthdate: May 14, 1981)
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Daughter, Jennifer (killed in a car accident on June 25, 1986 at the age of 13)
Parents:
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Father, John Strait; Stepmother, Anna
Siblings:
Military Service:
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U.S. Army - 1971-1975, stationed in Hawaii
Education:
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Southwest Texas State University - degree in agricultural education, graduated 1979
Residences:
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Ranch in Southern Texas, home in San Antonio
Band:
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"Ace In The Hole" (first band was called "The Country Kings")
Musical Influences:
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Hank Williams, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Bob Wills, Frank Sinatra
Favorite Album:
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Merle Haggard's A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World
Awards:
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18 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards (70+ Nominations - 1st place)
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17 Academy Of Country Music (ACM) Awards (70+ Nominations)
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14 Country Weekly Golden Pick Awards (20+ Nominations)
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5 TNN/ Music City News Awards (68 Nominations)
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5 TNN/ Country Weekly Awards (13 Nominations)
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4 American Music (AMA) Awards (20+ Nominations)
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1 GRAMMY Award (13 Nominations)
Honors:
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Chosen as Academy of Country Music (ACM) Artist of the Decade for 2000's in 2008
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Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006
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Received the 2003 National Medal of Arts (11/12/03)
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Chosen as one of the "World's 50 Most Beautiful People" by People Magazine in 1990
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Honored by President George Bush with a Presidential American Success Award in 1989
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Inducted into the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo's Star Trail in 1996
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Chosen as one of "10 Trendsetters of 1997" by People Magazine
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Chosen "Sexiest Country Singer of 1997" by People Magazine
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A street named after him in his hometown of Poteet, Texas
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Inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2003
Career Feats:
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80 Billboard Country Top 10 Singles (third place, behind Eddy Arnold & George Jones) (as of "River of Love")
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44 Billboard Country Solo Number 1 Singles (first place) (as of "River of Love")
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George's 44 Billboard Country Number 1 singles spent an amazing 84 weeks at Number 1 on the Billboard singles chart.
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19 Consecutive Years (1982 - 2000) of having at least one Number 1 song on the Billboard singles chart (first place; Ronnie Milsap is in second place with 16 years)
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On 3/24/90, George's song "Hollywood Squares" became the first ever non-single to appear on the Billboard singles & tracks chart.
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10 Billboard Hot 100 (Pop) Top 40 Songs (as of "I Saw God Today")
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33 Billboard Country Top 10 Albums (as of "Troubadour")
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22 Billboard Country Number 1 Albums (first place) (as of "Troubadour")
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15 Billboard Top 200 (Pop) Top 10 Albums (as of "Troubadour")
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4 Billboard Top 200 (Pop) Number 1 Albums (as of "Troubadour")
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19 Billboard Top 200 (Pop) Top 40 Albums (as of "Troubadour")
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67 Million Albums Sold In The U.S. (second place among country artists, behind Garth Brooks; eleventh place overall). Click here for the complete list.
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George's box set
"Strait Out Of The Box" is the #1 best-selling box set in all genres of music (tied with Led Zeppelin). The four-disc collection was certified eight-times platinum on 7/29/03, almost 8 years after its release on 9/12/95; it is ranked #14 on the list of highest certified country albums of all time. Click here for the complete list.
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On 2/14/87, George's ninth album
"Ocean Front Property" became the first country album to debut at Number 1 on the Billboard albums chart.
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13 Multi-Platinum Albums (second place among country artists, behind Garth Brooks; fifth place overall)
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32 Platinum Albums (first place among country artists; third place overall, behind Elvis Presley & The Beatles)
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36 Gold Albums (first place among country artists; seventh place overall) [Source: RIAA]
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