Monday, June 9, 2014

Last stop, Texas, for country star George Strait

FILE - This April 7, 2013 file photo shows George Strait performing at the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It's the end of the trail for country music king George Strait, who will wrap up his final tour Saturday, June 7, 2014with a star-filled show at the lavish home of the Dallas Cowboys in his home state of Texas. The show brings an end to nearly 40 years on the road for Strait, which started in 1975 with the Ace in the Hole Band. He’s had more songs top Billboard’s country music charts than any other musician. And while he’s quitting the road he may yet add to his total after renewing his deal with MCA Records last year to produce five more albums. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Country music king George Strait capped off the last tour of his career with an epic, star-studded final performance at the billion-dollar stadium where the Dallas Cowboys play, dazzling an audience of nearly 105,000 people with duet after duet with some of the biggest names in country music.








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