Kenny Chesney will be the first to admit he’s a George Strait “wanna-be.” He’d also say that being on George Strait’s stadium tour for two years changed his career. So when Kenny had the opportunity to be a part of George’s Cowboy Rides Away Tour this year, he took it. Kenny played two shows on […]
Miranda Lambert has friends in high places! As in, friends who are members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. At the Academy of Country Music Awards last month, Miranda presented the Crystal Milestone Award to Merle Haggard, who has been a friend and fan for many years. She was joined on stage that night by George […]
For Eric Church, it’s an image he’ll never forget. It happened minutes into the ACM Awards TV show a few weeks ago. The Band Perry opened the show with a rousing performance of their hit “Chainsaw.” The song ended, and a couple of confetti canons went off. Eric told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton he was sitting […]
When Eric Church performed with George Strait in Omaha last January, it was one of the greatest nights in Eric’s career. But what most people don’t know is it almost didn’t happen. That’s because the night before the show, Eric severely cut one of his fingers. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I cut […]
There seemed to be a touch of emotion in George Strait’s final Nashville concert Friday night. Perhaps it was the song “Troubadour” that summed it up. The first line is “I still feel 25 most of the time.” That’s how old Strait was when he first rode into Nashville back in 1977. He had picked up […]
GEORGE STRAIT ANNOUNCES 2014 DATES FOR FINAL LEG OF THE COWBOY RIDES AWAY TOUR Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Sheryl Crow, Ronnie Dunn, Vince Gill, Merle Haggard, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Lee Ann Womack, and Chris Young Announced as Special Guests on 2014 Tour Dates ARLINGTON, Texas – Musical icon George Strait has […]
Music Industry Guests Treated To A Special Evening Honoring King George Nashville, TN (August 29, 2013) – Wednesday night, nearly 700 guests were treated to a very special evening honoring George Strait at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Invited guests were music industry professionals, George’s family and friends, as well as songwriters from all of Strait’s No.1 […]
George Strait is about to wrap up the first leg of his Cowboy Rides Away tour. He announced that this will be his farewell tour, wrapping up sometime in 2014. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he intends to go out with a bang. “We’ve got some surprises up our sleeve, so next […]
George Strait and wife Norma are the proud grandparents of a 15 month old boy named George Harvey Strait III, who they call Harvey. George talked about Harvey with Lon Helton this week on Country Countdown USA: “He’s doin’ great. He’s not walkin’ now, he’s running! He’s just a mess, boy. I guarantee you. He’s […]
Garth Brooks & George Strait are two of the biggest stars in country music. When the two of them get together, you can bet it’s going to be magic. Last October, George Strait inducted Garth Brooks into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In his speech, Garth said, “I still want to be George Strait […]
