George Strait: The Story of Country's Living Legend

by Mark Bego

A biography of George Strait presents the in-depth story of a small-town Texas boy who rose to fame and stardom in the world of country music, breaking Elvis Presley's record for the most sold-out performances at the Las Vegas Hilton.

Genres: Music, Biography

188 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Mom]

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.

[Ellen]

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.

[Marie]

I must have read this during my country music phase.

[Cindy Poli]

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.

[Alice Boiles]

I actually did not finish this as some smoker had contaminated it to the point it was affecting my asthma so I had to quit. If you are a big fan you will probably enjoy it. I only love one song which is Amarillo by Morning as I love the violin riff. I hate 2 of his songs like Marina Del Rey. I used to live in San Antonio and they said he lived in The Dominion which is not a ranch but a super expensive are for millionaires. (not sure what to believe) I much prefer to think of him living on a ranch.

[Mary]

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

[Sue]

some chapters were quite boring.

[Tom Nolan]

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