The second and final single from his platinum 1986 album #7, “It Ain’t Cool to Be Crazy About You” was yet another Dean ...

Country legend George Strait just gave fans a gift straight from their own votes. The King of Country released Strait Out of the Box: Fan Favorites on Friday, September 26, marking his first greatest ...

The Grand Ole Opry, country music's most beloved radio program and an American pop cultural institution, turns 100 in 2025. To celebrate, the Opry is revealing a fan-compiled list of the all-time ...

This week marks the release of Country Music Hall of Famer George Strait’s 31st studio album for MCA Nashville, Cowboys and Dreamers. Meanwhile, Ella Langley and Riley Green, who earned a viral hit ...

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George Strait played country music in high school, but didn't become serious about it until serving in the U.S. Army in the early '70s. The native Texan performed with an Army-sponsored band, and ...

George Strait has been one of country music's most consistent hit makers for decades, but he was just another young singer looking for a break on Sept. 4, 1981. That's the day he released his debut ...

You might not know his name, but if you’re a country music fan you know his songs. Dean Dillon wrote “Tennessee Whiskey,” recorded by David Allan Coe and then George Jones and more recently Chris ...