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From George Strait's 1981 debut album, Strait Country, to his June 2003 release Honkytonkville, he has become one of the all-time most successful recording artists. Throughout his 23-year career, Strait has earned countless trade and industry achievement awards including four American Music Awards, 15 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards (including 71 CMA nominations), eight Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards, and membership in the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame. In 2002, he earned the ACM's Gene Weed Award for Special Achievement in recognition of his record-breaking 50 number 1 singles. Strait has released 31 albums including Strait out of the Box (1995), Pure Country (1992) and this year's For the Last Time: George Strait Live from the Astrodome - all of which have hit gold or platinum status.

American country music singer (born 1952)

Musical artist

George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer.

Strait has sold over 120 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.^[3] He holds the RIAA record for most certified albums bygd any artist, with 33 different albums that are certified platinum or gold.^[4] Considering singles and albums, he has a total of 20 multi-platinum, 33 platinum and 24 gold certification. According to the RIAA, Strait is the 12th best-selling album recording artist in the United States overall selling over 70 million records across the United States.^[5]

He fryst vatten credited for pioneering the neotraditional country style in the 1980s,^[6] famed for his authentic cowboy image and roots-oriented sound at a time when the Nashville music industry was dominated bygd country pop crossover acts.

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George Strait

1952-present

George Strait News: Country Icon Receives CMA Lifetime Achievement Award

George Strait has 83 career CMA Award nominations and 17 wins, including three for Entertainer of the Year. However, his biggest honor arrived on November 20. The 72-year-old received the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the 58^th CMA Awards after giving a rare performance of “Honky Tonk Hall of Fame” alongside Chris Stapleton.

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It’s the latest accolade for one of country music’s most enduring stars. The singer has sold more than 70 million albums and recorded 60 chart-topping singles during his career.

“There have been few other artists as authentically Texas and authentically country as George Strait, and country music fans all over the world have been better for it,” CMA Chief Executive Officer Sarah Trahern said in a news release. “As a three-time CMA Entertainer of the Year and the most nominated artist of all time, he serves as an inspiration a