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George Strait has once again agreed to be the guest auctioneer “For The Love Of Kids & Harleys” benefit in San Antonio, Texas. Strait will autograph the 2005 Special Cowboy edition Harley Davidson Softail motorcycle and then will auction it off to the highest bidder at the organizations 11th annual fundraiser to be held on September 7th at the SBC Center.
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Natalie Maines (Dixie Chicks) and George Strait team up with Rodeo luminaries Steven Bland, Roy Cooper, Tommy Guy, Tuff Hedeman and Larry Mahan in the new family film titled "GRAND CHAMPION." The film is set for an August 27 release in various cities around the U.S., including: Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, San Diego, Bakersfield, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Chicago, Denver and Seattle.
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For more than two decades, the annual George Strait Team Roping Classic has showcased some of rodeo's brightest stars in one of the most prestigious events in the sport. The 2008 GSRT is set for March 13-14 at the San Antonio Rose Palace.
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After his high-school graduation in the late '60s, Strait enrolled in college but soon dropped out and eloped with his high school sweetheart, Norma. In 1971, Strait enlisted in the Army; two years later, he was stationed Hawaii. While in Hawaii, he began playing country music, initially with an Army-sponsored country band called Rambling Country. They played several dates off the base under the name Santee. Strait left the Army in 1975, returning to Texas with the intent of completing his education. He enrolled in Southwest Texas State University at San Marcos, where he studied agriculture.
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On May 14, 1981, Strait and Norma welcomed their second child, son George Strait, Jr., known as "Bubba." Their daughter Jenifer was killed in an automobile accident in San Marcos, Tx in 1986, at the age of thirteen. The family set up a foundation, The Jenifer Lynn Strait Foundation, which donates money to children's charities in the San Antonio, Texas area.[6]
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After leaving the army in 1975, Strait returned to his studies, enrolling at Southwest Texas State University (SWT) in San Marcos, Texas. He graduated in 1979 with a degree in agriculture. While attending SWT, he joined the Ace in the Hole Band. The band played honky tonks and bars around south and central Texas and as far east as Huntsville and Houston. They gained a regional following and opened for national acts such as The Texas Playboys. In the late 1970s, the band recorded several singles in a Houston studio that were released under the Dallas, Texas based "D" record label, but the band ultimately failed (though they do still play as George Strait's touring band under the same name).
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