History Music / GeorgeStrait

** Then it's taken UpToEleven on the entirety of the live album that was recorded at his final regular concert.

* NiceHat: He always wears a cowboy hat.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: ''Twang'' was his first album since his debut that he co-wrote any songs on, and it included a mariachi cover. ''Here for a Good Time'' also includes co-writer's credits by George himself, and the atypically dreary "Drinkin' Man".
** ''Love Is Everything'' continues in the pattern, including the single "I Believe", a tribute to the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting released nearly 7 months after the fact.

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: “How ‘Bout Them Cowgirls” describes cowgirls as tough, proud, and feeling out of place in the world; and how a man will win her over if they allow her space and the freedom to be herself.

** Strait is a common name-drop in country songs, including "Ain't Going Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)" by Music/GarthBrooks, "On a Good Night" by Wade Hayes, "Cowboy Love" by Music/JohnMichaelMontgomery, and "Did It for the Girl" by Greg Bates (which goes a step further by also name-dropping his song "Marina del Rey"). The frequent name dropping of Strait has reached a parity only achieved by Music/MerleHaggard, Music/GeorgeJones and [[Music/HankWilliams Hank Williams Sr.]]

** In the music for "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses", [[Music/Kathy Mattea]] wears a George Strait shirt.

* LyricalDissonance: "Cowboys Like Us" is a song about getting out on the road with his buddies and riding their motorcycles to Mexico. You'd expect at least ''some'' tempo, but instead it's a slow, soft, gentle waltz.

* GratuitousSpanish[=/=]SurprisinglyGoodForeignLanguage: His cover of José Alfredo Jiménez' mariachi song "El Rey", which he sings entirely ''en español''.

'''George Harvey Strait''' (born May 18, 1952) is a popular {{country music}} performer, sometimes known by the FanNickname "King George." He holds the record for the most #1 hits by ''any'' artist (44 on ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs, 60 on all major country music charts), and all but two of his twenty-six studio albums have sold platinum or higher, putting him second to only Music/ElvisPresley for the highest-certified male artist in any genre.

Strait is also known for his remarkable consistency: almost all of his albums have generally been released to positive reviews, and from 1992 to 2015, he has worked with the same producer and largely the same session musicians. He's even been on the same label, MCA, since 1981.

* SingleStanzaSong: "Heartland"

Strait is also known for his remarkable consistency: almost all of his albums have generally been released to positive reviews, and from 1992 to 2015, he has worked with the same producer and largely the same session musicians. He's even been on the same label, MCA, since his career started in 1981.

Strait is also known for his remarkable consistency: almost all of his albums have generally been released to positive reviews, and from 1992 to 2015, he has worked with the same producer and largely the same session musicians. He's even been on the same label since 1981. He has also been with Creator/MCARecords for his entire career.

'''George Harvey Strait''' (born May 18, 1952) is a popular {{country music}} performer, sometimes known by the FanNickname "King George." He holds the record for the most #1 hits by ''any'' artist (44 according to ''Billboard''; 60 if all trade charts are counted), and all but two of his twenty-six studio albums have sold platinum or higher, putting him second to only Music/ElvisPresley for the highest-certified male artist in any genre.

Strait is also known for his remarkable consistency: almost all of his albums have generally been released to positive reviews, and from 1992 to 2015, he has worked with the same producer and largely the same session musicians. He's even been on the same label since 1981.

In 1992, Strait made a brief foray into acting, starring in the film ''PureCountry'', in addition to recording its soundtrack. While the soundtrack produced two #1 hits for him and is his best-selling album, the film was not very-well received by critics.

** Arguably, the album title was inaccurate regardless: the count of 50 does ''not'' include "Meanwhile", which went to #1 on the ''RPM'' country charts in Canada but none of the American charts.
* AutoTune: Used in his version of "Stars on the Water".

** Strait name-drops the aforementioned Haggard and Jones, as well as Music/WillieNelson, Music/JohnnyCash and Creator/KrisKristofferson in "Kicked Outta Country".

** Strait name-drops the aforementioned Haggard and Jones, as well as Music/WillieNelson, Music/JohnnyCash and Music/KrisKristofferson in "Kicked Outta Country".

-->''Well it don't really matter,'cause I ain't gonna change''

* DualMeaningChorus: Occurs in "Love Without End, Amen," where the chorus' line "Let me tell you a secret about a father's love" applies to three situations: singer's father to singer, singer to his son, and God to the singer.

'''George Harvey Strait''' (born May 18, 1952) is a popular {{country music}} performer, sometimes known by the FanNickname "King George." He holds the record for the most #1 hits by ''any'' artist (44 according to ''Billboard''; 60 if all trade charts are counted), and all but two of his twenty-six studio albums have sold platinum or higher, putting him second to only ElvisPresley for the highest-certified male artist in any genre.

'''George Strait''' (born 1952) is a popular {{country music}} performer, sometimes known by the FanNickname "King George." He holds the record for the most #1 hits by ''any'' artist (44 according to ''Billboard''; 60 if all trade charts are counted), and all but two of his twenty-six studio albums have sold platinum or higher, putting him second to only ElvisPresley for the highest-certified male artist in any genre.

* TruckDriversGearChange: "Meanwhile" shifts at the chorus, going from D Major to F Major, then back down. The last chorus goes up again to G.

* SilverFox: Even as he hit the 50s and 60s, much was made of his easygoing charm and attractiveness, with ''Country Weekly'' regularly ranking him one of the genre's sexiest males.

* BrokenStreak: As he's a long runner, he's had this happen several times: