Who did Jack Ingram say defines what it means to be a Texan?
Country Stars Can’t Say Enough Good Things About George Strait ACM Artist of the Decade Special Features Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift May 27, 2009; Written by Craig Shelburne George Strait couldn’t quit grinning throughout the taping of the CBS-TV special honoring him. Among the dozens of compliments during the show, his influence in country music can be boiled down to one revealing quote by Garth Brooks: “I wanted to be George Strait.” As the Academy of Country Music’s Artist of the Decade for the 1990s, Brooks formally passed the torch to Strait on April 6 during an all-star concert at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Musicians such as Jamie Foxx, Jamey Johnson, Toby Keith, Sugarland and Lee Ann Womack gave onstage testimonials while Strait, wife Norma and son Bubba settled in and enjoyed the two-hour show. Tim McGraw prefaced his performance of “Marina Del Rey” by telling Strait, “Listen, I grew up in Louisiana listening to your music in my truck every day, all day long, and yo
Strait Talk from Reba McEntire, Jack Ingram May 27, 2009 — George Strait is the King of Country — and not just with the genre’s fans. A slew of artists — including Sugarland, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and Faith Hill — got together in April to honor him, and the event airs Wednesday as a CBS special, “George Strait: ACM Artist Of The Decade All Star Concert.” George becomes the fifth act named Artist of the Decade by the Academy of Country Music, following Marty Robbins in the 1960s, Loretta Lynn in the ‘70s, Alabama in the ‘80s and Garth Brooks in the ‘90s. “Everybody loves George Strait,” Reba McEntire told the national radio show GAC Nights: Live From Nashville. “He has hung in there throughout the years, and you know, the great song selection is — it always starts with the song. And he comes up with the greatest songs, so that’s a great combination of why he’s stayed in the business so long.” “George Strait defines what it means to be a Texan,” Jack Ingram adds. “He is completely his
