King George - Austin Teutsch

KING GEORGE The Triumphs and Tragedies In The Life of George Strait THE KING OF COUNTRY MUSIC THE TRAGEDIES ---George's mother left him as a child when he was in the third grade. She took his little sister with her. His mother died in 2010 estranged from her famous son. ---George's beautiful 13 year old daughter, Jennifer was killed in an automobile accident in 1986. ---George's older brother, John "Buddy" Strait was found dead in a San Antonio, Texas motor inn in 2009. The Autopsy was immediately sealed. THE TRIUMPHS ---57 number one hit records...a record that may never be broken by any artist of any musical genre...more than Elvis, Michael Jackson or the Beatles. ---The 1981 birth of George's namesake, George Harvey "Bubba" Strait, Jr., his rodeo-ridin son who is writing songs for a career of his own. ---George's nearly 40 year marriage to his high school sweetheart, Norma Voss, the lady that keeps him coming back for more.