George Strait News

Singer and songwriter Luke Bryan comes by his country influences naturally -- he grew up in Leesburg, GA, a small town 100 miles from the Alabama border where his father grew peanuts and sold fertilizer for a living.

George Strait is headed back to the big screen. He's apparently teamed up with the director behind his first film Pure Country for a new movie, titled A Pure Country Gift , a sequel to his 1992 film.

GEORGE JONES BLASTS CARRIE UNDERWOOD AND TAYLOR SWIFT'S MUSIC... Hall of Famer George Jones isn't fond of how pop-influenced the genre he loves has become in recent years.

Filmmakers of a new movie starring George Strait are shooting a scene in Nashville next week.

A country music dream for many fans emerges as George Strait and Reba McEntire have announced that they will be touring together in 2010! They will make a stop in Phoneix during their tour.

The "King of Country" is headed for Wichita. George Strait announced his 2010 touring schedule this week...which includes Intrust Bank Arena.

Reba McEntire and George Strait will perform a Feb. 20 show at Tulsa's BOK Center, official sites for both country stars confirmed Tuesday morning.

Country music legends George Strait and Reba McEntire are scheduled to perform Feb.

The reigning "King" of country music, George Strait , will return to Des Moines to perform April 10 at Wells Fargo Arena in a new tour announced today.

George Strait may rule the roost when it comes to the traditional country genre, but Alan Jackson runs a close second.

Delbert McClinton has called Nashville home for the last 20 years, but 2009 might be his most memorable one yet.

When James Pond first played this new song for me, he asked: a oeWho does this guy sound like?a a oeA young George Strait!a we both concurred.

BMNN wrote: on Oct. 25, 2009: /CMA/ Nashville, TN -- Hit songwriter Bob DiPiero has been added to the line-up of the CMA Songwriters Series taking place at Nashville's Limelight on Tuesday, Nov.

George Strait says all his exs live in Texas, but a new survey shows it's also home to the ugliest guys in the U.S. Specifically, the men who live in El Paso.

John Michael Montgomery is scheduled to perform at the Honky Tonk Tailgate Party on Saturday, October 24.

ROBERT EARL KEEN is more a legend than a celebrity. For more than 25 years, the Houston native has been writing smart, plucky songs about misfits and barflies and has recorded a string of well-received albums, including the landmark " A Bigger Piece of Sky " in 1993 and " Picnic " in 1997.

The songs of Jim Lauderdale have been recorded by George Strait, Lee Ann Womack, Gary Allan, Blake Shelton, Patty Loveless, George Jones, the Dixie Chicks, Mark Chesnutt, Kathy Mattea, Vince Gill, British talents Dave Edmunds and John Mayall and classic soul man Solomon Burke.

In Arkansas and Oklahoma, men and women marry young - half of first-time brides in these states were age 24 or younger on their wedding day.

Riding out the recession as a country music entertainer has its advantages, said Gord Bamford.

Caption: Garth Brooks 'George Strait: Artist of the Decade All Star Concert' held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada .... Country superstar GARTH BROOKS has confirmed his comeback with a string of shows at the former home of late entertainer DANNY GANS in Las Vegas.