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| Born | May 18, 1952 |
| Hometown | Poteet, Texas, United States of America |
| Net worth | $300 million |
| Height | 5'10" (1.78m) |
| Spouse | Norma Gail Voss (m 1971 - present) |
| Children | George Strait Jr. , Jenifer Strait |
| Parents | John Byron Strait , Doris Couser Strait |
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Miranda Lambert joins Willie Nelson for special record
- Miranda Lambert has shared the news with fans that she will join the likes of Willie Nelson in a special tribute record for Billie Joe Shaver. MORE: Miranda Lambert pleads with fans in emotional video Billie Joe died in October 2020 at age 81 and it has now emerged that New West Records will release a compilation record called Live Forever: A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver on 11 November which will see Miranda perform with singers including Amanda Shires and George Strait. WATCH: Miranda Lambert's
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George Strait part of Hurricane Harvey recovery campaign
Country star George Strait is leading a new tourism campaign for a South Texas community that was hard-hit by Hurricane Harvey. Officials with the Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce say Strait is participating free of charge. Strait is part of a radio and TV campaign called "Find Yourself in Rockport-Fulton." He says the coastal area is one of his favorite places and encourages tourists to return to the area, which hit by the hurricane in August.
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Mel Tillis, country music star known as 'Stutterin' Boy,' dead at 85
Respiratory failure was the suspected cause, but the singer had suffered from intestinal issues since early 2016. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry, Tillis recorded more than 60 albums and penned a string of hits for stars such as Kenny Rogers, George Strait and Ricky Skaggs. Born Lonnie Melvin Tillis in Florida, he became one of the most sought-after Nashville songwriters of the 1960s and 1970s.
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Country music star Mel Tillis dies aged 85
Mel Tillis, an American country music legend who wrote more than 1,000 songs, has died at age 85. Mr Tillis, who has struggled with intestinal issues since 2016, died at the Munroe Regional Medical Centre in Florida after a “lengthy struggle to regain his health,” his publicist said. The suspected cause of death was respiratory failure.
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Loretta Lynn returns after stroke to honor Alan Jackson
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Alan Jackson, the late guitarist and singer Jerry Reed and songwriter Don Schlitz were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday.
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Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert big winners at Country Music awards
By Lisa Maria Garza ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - Luke Bryan won the fan-voted top prize of entertainer of the year at the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday, which drew more than 70,000 fans to the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The home of the Dallas Cowboys was at near-capacity and broke the Guinness Book of World Records for most attendance at a live awards show - logging 70,252 guests. Bryan and fellow country music star Blake Shelton hosted the awards, broadcast on CBS, fo
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Strait, Lambert lead winners at Academy of Country Music awards
By Robert Galbraith LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Country music veteran George Strait and singer Miranda Lambert led the winners at the 49th Academy of Country Music awards, while the genre's biggest names, including Blake Shelton, Lady Antebellum, Eric Church and Keith Urban, sang their hits. Strait, 61, won the night's top prize of Entertainer of the Year, beating out Lambert, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton and Taylor Swift.
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Lambert, McGraw score seven nods at Academy of Country Music Awards
(Reuters) - Country singers Miranda Lambert and Tim McGraw led the nominations for the Academy of Country Music Awards on Wednesday with seven nods apiece, and Australian singer Keith Urban followed with six nominations. Lambert joins her husband Blake Shelton, George Strait, country-pop starlet Taylor Swift and last year's winner Luke Bryan for the entertainer of the year award, the most coveted honour at the annual ACM ceremony, scheduled to be held this year on April 6 in Las Vegas.
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George Strait Beats Taylor Swift To Top Award
George Strait has picked up the top honour at this year's Country Music Association awards. The veteran star, who is midway through his Cowboy Rides Away farewell tour, won his third entertainer of the year award in his long, distinguished career - his first since 1990.
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George Strait, Blake Shelton big winners at country music awards
By Vernell Hackett NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - George Strait won the coveted entertainer of the year prize at the Country Music Association awards on Wednesday, while Blake Shelton took home the album of the year and male vocalist of the year awards. Strait, 61, won the top prize for the third time and for the first time since 1990. Strait, who has said he will retire from touring next year, has won 17 CMA awards. Shelton, Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan were also nominated for en
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