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George Strait's son has followed in his footsteps in more ways than one
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 ...
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 ...
Dean Dillon was born Larry Dean Flynn [1] on March 26, 1955, in Lake City, Tennessee, where he was raised.He began playing the guitar at the age of seven, and when he was 15 he made his first public appearance as a singer and performer in the Knoxville variety show Jim Clayton Startime. [2]
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.
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 ...
Erv Woolsey, the manager who discovered George Strait and took him to the heights of country superstardom, died Wednesday at age 80. He died in Clearwater, Florida while under doctors’ care ...
"You'll Be There" is a song written by Cory Mayo and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in March 2005 as the lead single from the album, Somewhere Down in Texas. It peaked at number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. [1]