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MUSIC PEOPLE
NEWS
MAY 2022 Volume 53 Number 5 Issue 627
Editor Duncan Warwick
Contributors David Allan , Janet Aspley , Donnie Ayers , Craig Baguley , Tony Byworth , Larry Delaney , Don Cusic , Julie Flaskett , Michael Hingston , Stan Hitchcock , Tony Ives , Spencer Leigh , John Lomax III , Maxim Mower , Adrian Peel , Paul Riley , Alex Rossi , Chris Smith , Tom Travis , Walt Trott , Jack Watkins New release consultant : Steve Tidbury
Assistant editor Kelly Gregory
Photographers Patricia Presley , Barry Dixon
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GEORGE STRAIT RE- SIGNS WITH MCA
G eorge Strait , who charted his first
single , Unwound , with MCA in
1981 has re-signed with the label and shared that , “ I also want to make another record soon .”
‘ King George ’ has spent his entire career with the label and has recorded 33 platinum or multi-platinum records and sold more than 68.5 million records . Speaking to live music trade publication Pollstar Strait said , “ I just re-signed with MCA records and I ’ m really excited about that and the fact that they still want me around . They ’ re the only record company I ’ ve ever been with , and I guess the only one I ’ ll ever have . They can bury me under the building when that time comes .”
Since the culmination of his Cowboy Rides Away Tour Strait vowed to slow his touring pace without actually retiring , choosing just select shows to play each year . Recently he concluded a run of shows at his “ Strait To Vegas ” residency and this year he plans to do just eight shows .
In other Strait news , the Texas singer accepted his first ever CMT Belt Buckle for CMT Performance Of The Year in a video message to this year ’ s awards . His performance of Charley Pride ’ s Is Anybody Goin ’ To San Antone during CMT Giants : Charley Pride in 2021 beat Garth Brooks , Darius Rucker , Alan Jackson , Luke Combs and more who also honoured the late singer .
Strait said in the clip , “ This is really special to me because this is a tribute song to the late Charley Pride , my friend , and I want to say hi to Charley ’ s family out there . Thank you very much !”
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