George Strait

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia George Harvey Strait born May 18 1952 is an American country music singer actor and music producer Strait is referred to as the King of Country and critics call Strait a living legend He is known for his unique style of western swing music barroom ballads honkytonk style and fresh yet traditional Country music George Strait holds the world record for more 1 hit singles than any other artist in the history of music on any chart or in any genre having recorded 57 1 hit singles as of 2010 Strait rocketed to success after his first single Unwound was a hit in 1981 While contributing to the neotraditional movement of the 1980s he amassed seven number one albums in the decade with his most popular hits including Fool Hearted Memory and Ocean Front Property By the 1990s Strait had influenced a new breed of performers while continuing his own successes having charted upwards of 20 number one hits including Heartland and Blue Clear Sky The next decade for which he was named Artist Of The Decade by the ACM he was elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame and won his first Grammy award for his hit album Troubadour Strait continued his previous successes during this time producing a more contemporary sound with moderate crossover hits including Shell Leave You with a Smile and Youll Be There Strait won CMA Entertainer of the year in 1989 and 1990 and ACM Entertainer of the year in 1990 He has been nominated for more CMA and ACM awards and has more wins in both categories 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 Strait has sold more than 685 million albums in the United States and his certifications from the RIAA include 13 multiplatinum 33 platinum and 38 gold albums His bestselling album is Pure Country 1992 which sold 6 million 6 Multiplatinum His highest certified album is Strait Out of the Box 1995 which sold 2 million copies 8 MultiPlatinum due to being a box set with four CDs According to the RIAA Strait is the 12th bestselling recording artist with the albums in the United States overall Description above from the Wikipedia article Juan de George Strait licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia