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With Vividseats.com you can buy the best and the cheapest tickets for the concert of George Strait as well as other tickets for the up-coming concerts. George Strait (born May 18, 1952), is one of the most famous American country music singers. He holds a record in the history of the American music as he has the most number one hit songs in comparison with all other artists. All in all there are 53 number one hit songs. The newest number one is called "Give It Away" from his top new album It Just Comes Natural. The singer has a long and outstanding history in album recording: 13 multi-platinum, 30 platinum and 33 gold albums.
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As of 2006, 25 years after releasing his debut single, Strait remains a dominant force in Country Music with sales exceeding 62 million albums. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has certified Strait with 13 multi-Platinum, 30 Platinum and 33 Gold albums. According to the RIAA, he has received more Gold albums than any other artist in Country Music, and is currently tied with Frank Sinatra in eighth place for the most Gold albums of any artist in any musical genre. Strait has received 16 CMA Awards, including two consecutive Entertainer of the Year nods (1989, 1990); five Male Vocalist of the Year Awards (1985, 1986, 1996, 1997, 1998); and three Album of the Year Awards (1985 - Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind; 1996 -Blue Clear Sky; 1997 - Carrying Your Love With Me). His most recent CMA Award was in 2005 for Musical Event of the Year for his performance with Lee Ann Womack on the song "Good News, Bad News."
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On October 3, 2006, Strait marked his 30th year in the music industry with the release of a new album titled It Just Comes Natural. It contains 15 songs from Strait's longtime friend and songwriter, Dean Dillon. The album received positive reviews from critics. People Magazine, in their four-star review, remarked that "If ever there was a natural in country music, it's Strait," while USAToday raved that "He continues to make such consistent quality look easy."[4] The first single off the album, "Give It Away" reached #1 and the title track, "It Just Comest Natural" became his 42nd Billboard #1. In 2007, "Wrapped" reached No. 1 on the Mediabase 24/7 country music charts, giving Strait his 55th overall number-one single.
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After years of futile attempts at a record contract, Strait signed a solo contract with MCA Records in 1981. Featuring the hit single “Unwound,” his first album, Strait Country (1981), was influential in increasing the radio play of more traditional, less pop-influenced country music. Strait went on to produce a series of No. 1 albums over the course of the next decade, including Strait From the Heart (1982), Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind (1984), Something Special (1985), Ocean Front Property (1987), and Beyond the Blue Neon (1989), all of which were certified platinum or multi-platinum. In 1989, Strait was named the Country Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year, a feat he repeated in 1990.
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George Strait led with eight nominations, including Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist. In addition Strait was nominated as artist and producer for both Album of the Year for 'It Just Comes Natural' and Single Record of the Year for "Give It Away" along with nods for Song of the Year for "Give It Away" and Video of the Year for "Seashores of Old Mexico." Strait has previously won 15 Academy of Country Music Award honors.
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During his illustrious recording career, George Strait has sold more than 70 million records. He is the most certified country artist of all time with 31 different Platinum or Multi-Platinum albums and the #2 most certified male artist in all genres of music (just behind Elvis Presley). With the third song from his "Naturally" album, "Wrapped", recently hitting number one, Strait holds the record for the most Number One songs by a single artist with 55.
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