If you’ve ever turned up the radio to “Amarillo by Morning,” “The Chair,” or “Check Yes or No,” then you already know — George Strait isn’t just a singer. He’s the standard. For more than four decades, he’s been the steady heartbeat of country music — calm, confident, hat tipped low, guitar in hand, letting the songs do the talking. No fireworks. No theatrics. Just pure truth, sung from the Texas dust he came from. His music has carried generations through love, loss, and life itself — stories simple enough to feel familiar, and honest enough to never fade. And even now, as country keeps changing, George doesn’t chase the noise — he grounds it. Because when that voice comes through the radio, smooth as steel and steady as home, you remember exactly what country’s supposed to sound like. So, to answer the question — any George Strait fans still around? Always have been. Always will be.
Introduction Every legend has a beginning, and for George Strait, it all started with “Unwound.”...