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George and Norma welcomed their first child, Jenifer Lyn Strait, on Oct. 6, 1972. A handful of years after the "Unwound" vocalist first soared to fame, Jenifer died at the age of 13 in a car ...
Strait's career in country music began performing with his band Ace in the Hole in Texas honky-tonks in the 1970s, recording tracks for the Houston-based independent record label D Records. [2] Strait's success began when his first single "Unwound" was a hit in 1981, helping introduce the neotraditional movement to the mainstream. During the ...
June 25 — Jenifer Strait, the 13-year-old daughter of George Strait (who by now is one of country music's top performers) is killed in a car accident in San Marcos, Texas. Her father still refuses to talk about his daughter's death to this day. July 19 — Columbia Records drops Johnny Cash from the label's roster after 28 years. [1]
Strait went on to thank his family in the audience, namely his wife, son Bubba, 43, daughter-in-law Tamara and grandkids Jilliann, 8, and Harvey, 12. "So great to have you all here," he said.
The country icon and his wife were seated front row at the event.
Strait and his son, George "Bubba" Strait, Jr., wrote the song with Dean Dillon, [2] who has also written several of Strait's other singles. It is the first single release in Strait's solo career that he has had a hand in co-writing, [2] and only the second song of his entire solo career that he has had a hand in writing that was used on one of his albums (the first being the self-penned "I ...
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 30: George Strait performs at the Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration Of The Life & Music Of Loretta Lynn at the Grand Ole Opry on October 30, 2022 in Nashville ...
"Troubadour" is a song written by Leslie Satcher and Monty Holmes, and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in June 2008 as the second single and title track from his album Troubadour. The song was the 86th chart single of his career. It has become his 79th Top Ten single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.