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George Strait might be reconsidering his retirement plans after he picked up country music's top honor Wednesday for the third time in his long career. Strait, 61, who's midway through his Cowboy Rides Away farewell tour, won entertainer of the year at the 47th annual Country Music Association (CMA) awards in Nashville, Tennessee, a laurel he last won in 1989 and 1990. An old-school traditionalist in a genre very much in flux, Strait stunned country music fans last year when he announced his final concert tour, although he intends to continue recording and to make occasional live appearances. Last year's CMA entertainer of the year Blake Shelton went home with his fourth career CMA best male vocalist award, as well as the album of the year trophy for his latest studio effort, "Based on a True Story..."
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Two years ago, the great Texan outlaw country singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver died of a stroke at the age of 81. This fall, we’re getting a new tribute album called Live Forever: A Tribute To Billy Joe Shaver, and it’ll feature people like George Strait, Margo Price, Steve Earle, and Amanda Shires covering Shaver&#8217...
Willie Nelson, Miranda Lambert, Margo Price, and more have contributed to an upcoming tribute album dedicated to outlaw country musician Billy Joe Shaver, who passed away in 2020. Live Forever: A Tribute To Billy Joe Shaver will be released on November 11 — it was executive produced by Charlie Sexton and Freddy Fletcher. Other contribu...
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