George Strait has most certainly earned his nickname as the “King of Country Music.” After all, he’s had one of the most successful careers in the industry, is one of the most famous faces of the ...

George Strait is a legendary country music singer known as the King of Country. Born in Texas in 1952, he rose to fame in the 1980s with hits like Amarillo by Morning and I Cross My Heart. With over ...

When you hear the name Tim McGraw, you might not necessarily think of George Strait. But in a new interview, McGraw reveals that he nearly recorded one of Strait's biggest hits before Strait could get ...

Before he became one of country music’s most soulful voices, he was already a songwriting powerhouse behind the scenes in Nashville. After moving there from his hometown of Paintsville, Kentucky, in ...

To get to the Showdown Hall of Fame, 'Runnin' Out of Air' by Love and Theft is going to have to top the new single from a country music legend. After besting Montgomery Gentry's newest on Friday and ...

These three country songs from the 1980s are all about the pain and disappointment of lost love and the end of relationships.

It's been 25 years since George Strait took his romantic single "Carrying Your Love With Me" to the top of the country charts, but this classic hit is finding a whole new audience for a surprising ...

In 2014, with the completion of his Cowboy Rides Away tour—a star-studded affair featuring the leading lights of country music from the past three decades—George Strait walked away from full-time ...

In 1996, George Strait had yet another award-winning No. 1 smash with "Blue Clear Sky," an effervescent song about being struck by love when you least expect it. And yes, it's called "Blue Clear Sky." ...

Songwriter Aaron Barker had two No. 1 hits under his belt as a solo songwriter, so when a publisher suggested to him a "co-write" with another writer, he wasn't sure what to make of it. Thankfully, ...