George Strait: The Story of Country's Living Legend

by Mark Bego

Here is the first in-depth, comprehensive look at the man who became a living legend in the hard-driving, often heartbreaking world of country music -- from his early days playing smoke-filled Texas honkeytonks, to his big break in 1981 when he released "Strait Country", to his stunning success just four albums later, widen he debuted on Billboard's country music chart at Number One.

Genres: Music, Biography

254 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Mom · Rating 2 out of 5]

I always love reading about my favorite country music star. However, this book was hard to get through. It was very repetitive, and several times I didn't think I was going to make it to the end. Writing a book about a person, in my opinion, doesn't need to include what the critics think. They are who they are, and what the critics think doesn't make a difference. It's just irritating to the reader. I've read a book by this author before and it was by far better than this one.

[Marie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I must have read this during my country music phase.

[Cindy Poli · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was very repetative. A little dull. Not enough on his upbringing and personal life, which I understand is difficult because George Strait is so private.

[Mary · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very repetitive. It made me appreciate him more but nothing that grabbed my attention

[Ellen · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you didn't like this performer before, you will probably respect him after reading this book.
Raised in ranch country by a single father, he and his brother attended the same school where his father taught Jr. High math and ranched a small spread.
Married to his high school sweetheart, served in the military, graduated from college with a degree in agriculture and a growing desire to perform.
Go along for the ride of ups and downs on the road to stardom from Texas to Nashville and back again.

[Selena · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book to me was a very good book it was basically a biography of George Strait and how he grew up as a boy in a small town in texas. George rose to fame and stardom when he started singing country music. George Harvey Strait was born on May 18, 1952 George Harvey Strait was born on May 18, 1952, in Poteet, in Atascosa County, south of San Antonio, Texas Strait's success began when his first single "Unwound" was a hit in 1981..

[Sue · Rating 2 out of 5]

some chapters were quite boring.

[Tom Nolan]

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