George still ropes to this day. He rides and is very active in the rodeo scene. He didn't lose a wife or a girlfriend along the way though, he married his high school sweetheart 53 years ago and has been with her ever since. You should definitely check out I Can Still Make Cheyenne, another great and classic rodeo song by George.
@@BourbonCountryReacts when he broke out in the 80s, what made him popular and what he is today was he brought back the traditional Western swing sound of the 50s and 60s. The 70s was all about Conway and Merle which was either pop country or outlaw.
George and his wife are I think we’re high school sweethearts. Still together they have a son and lost Thier thirteen year old daughter in . There is a song he sings for her
He is the king! Love you guys! You guys have good taste in country music. IMO one of George’s best vocal songs is when did you stop loving me. Would love to hear you guys react to it
George is the literal king of country. Not only is he an amazing country singer, but he lives the life too. He and his son, Bubba both are members of the Texas Rodeo and in his early life and now later life he competes as a Bronc Rider and calf-roper while continuing to tour across the US in his older years. He recently set the world record for largest show in one night. An entire football stadium + field + overflow and lines outside the stadium.
Lord, I love that man! Thank you, Steven. Strait has never had a bad song. He has been top of the hill for decades, and he’s done it without a shit ton of pyrotechnics, smoke, mirrors, and other paraphernalia. He just walks out on stage and delivers. Every time.
@@Gutslinger I love Hank Senior and have been to his museum and listened to all his music actually visited his grave, but we will have to agree to disagree about the King or compromise and say there can be more than one King of country music
@@stevebournite184 Hiram was King and died, Bocephus went on to surpass his dad and lived up to a Kings standard of fame and surpassed it! Now George is recognized as King of Country! Until a new one comes along, Long live the King & Texas's Garrison Brothers Bourbon. I still think Chuck Berry is the King of Rock and Hank Sr. was the grandfather of it, (he's in The Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame), at 29 with "Move it on Over" IMO. Move it on Over was his first big hit in 1947. He was said to have died on 1-1-53. Thats a lot of music for 4 or 5 years. Hank recorded 167 tunes and left many more partial songs. In the notebook found in his Caddy on his death ride, were many unfinished songs. The likes of Bob Dylan and others had a chance to finish and record them. I wish them luck.
I'm from Oklahoma, I'm a truck driver and have been to Amarillo many times. I always think of this song. George has 60 #1 hits and this song made it to #4 and it should have been his 61st #1. Not too shabby for a guy who doesn't write his own songs.
King George has 60 #1 songs to his credit. Add to that more Country Music Association awards than anyone in country music history with 83 CMA nominations and 23 wins, including three wins for Entertainer of the Year. Truly the top dog and thus….The King. Also has the record for the largest attendance at a North American indoor concert at 104,793 in Arlington, TX in 2014 at Jerry’s World (Dallas Cowboys) stadium. He and his son are both members of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and team ropers. Two ropers after one steer; one ropes the head (the “header”) and the other then has to rope the back legs (the “heeler”). The steer gets a head start, and scoring is based on how the steer is caught at each end. These cowboys stay mounted, unlike the bulldogging that they showed in the video.
And actually Kat helped pick that song too, it’s one of her father’s favorite songs, plus it’s true Texas which fitted my theme with that bourbon bundle bribe.
Yes I do pay attention to comments and have sent quite a few bribes because of requests, just my way to contribute to the Bourbonite community King Bourbonite
Rodeo man he is, however he married his high school sweetheart and they have been married since 1971. The king indeed. Another fantastic vocal timbre example is his song "Beyond the blue neon."
It's steer wrestling. Cowboy jumps off his horse onto the neck of a steer, grabs its nose and throws it to the ground. First time I heard George Straight was back in 1977, before he headlined as fill-in for Eddie Rabbitt at the Houston Rodeo. He was just the lead singer for Ace in the Hole, his band. Sat at his feet at the edge of the stage at 16th Street Station in Huntsville, Texas. Dance floor was always packed when they played. Amarillo by Morning was a staple, always played. Great slow two-step. For a quicker two-step, Blame it on Mexico. My favorites have always been those oldies.
I'm still here so that's good! It's been a VERY challenging year health wise, but I'm finally seeing a little improvement so I'm happy about that. I'll tell you what, trying to live at a 6/10 pain level even though you are heavily medicated really takes a toll, especially when nobody can figure out why you are in pain! How are you doing? I really appreciate your friendship brother. I'm not able to get out so having friends online is a real God Send!
@@MrNiccholasdamn sorry to hear that brother, I know the pain but have learned how to deal with it I bet it is really harder in that Colorado weather. I am doing good actually thank you for asking. And yes I appreciate every friend I have made in this community made I will get to meet them all one day but if not I appreciate the online friendship as well
I’m so sorry Nick. I hope at one point the doctors will figure out what’s wrong with you. Keep my fingers crossed for you. Steve deals with constant pain too. And I wished I could take that from him and make it all stop hurting. But the only thing I can do is support him. So I hope you are having a great support system too. Feel better Nick.
Thank you guys for the reaction. It’s one of my dad’s favourite songs and I suggested that song, when Steve was looking for good songs for those bourbon bundles. It’s a song I grew up with and I still like it a lot. Thank you again baby for choosing this song. I really appreciate it! ❤
The newer versions of Amarillo by morning are my favorite, the arrangement is changed up just a little bit and it’s sooooo much better! It’s where the key change is. KingGeorge is my all time favorite hands down, there will NEVER be another like him.
My son and I danced to this at his wedding for the Mother-Son dance. I know it's not a "traditional" mother-son dance, but I don't care. :) I used to sing it to my boys when they were little, so it was the perfect choice. Great reaction. Thanks! Side note, the event at the end is steer wrestling. Using a steer (horns), no tying involved. Calf roping involves roping a calf and then tying. Then there's team roping, where there is a header and a heeler. Oh, and thank you to Steven for bribing this song!
No,Sir...He is Married to His High School Sweetheart... ❤ He is a Very Country-Cowboy... Manners and Respectful.. He has Trained Horses... Need to Check Out,His Movie "Pure Country" ❤
I've met and actually hung out with George a couple of times. We catered a couple of bbq events when he was filming Pure Country, 30 years ago. In my opinion, he is the most charasmatic person on the planet. And yes, every woman, grandma, and little girl that passes through his orbit falls in love with the man.
I’m not sure if this is the place to make a request, but it’s worth a shot. I’d like to hear Devil In The Bottle, Hank Jr. version. The official video. I’d appreciate it if it’s possible. Also, what that ole boy did there wasn’t calf ropin, it’s called bulldogin.
King George is a team roper and one of the biggest team roping events in Texas is the George strait team roping. Married to his high school sweetheart. And you know just don't find a bad King George song.
Great song choice. FYI George’s favorite beverage is actually tequila. More specifically Codigo tequila. They even named some bottles after him. And George and his son wrote the song “Codigo” about their tequila. It’s a really fun song.
Im somewhat new to country ive really dug into some older stuff its just more my taste. Waylon Jennings is very new to me and i cant say I've heard anyone better. WAYLONS - MacArthur ParK REVISITED . is amazing its powerful he nails it.
I need to expand my choices in singers, I've only heard a few of George's songs and it was on this site! I haven't heard a bad one yet, so instead of rodeo I'll try teaching this old dog a few new tricks. The motorcycles are a pleasure and dragging a knee is like being one with your machine, but riding a bull could get painful quick. Like Steven almost said about stepping out of a plane, it's only a choice, and it'll likely be painless except for the running, "that might explain my 62F MOS ", This is a great site, and the reactors are a pair of Aces, so what's not to like about it! Could you add a video to the list Dustin? Brooks & Dunn - "I Believe".
The only bad thing about jumping out of airplanes is the landing let’s just say my knees and back hate me, the worst is a hard water entry that was a bitch
@@stevebournite184 Geez Steve I loved the thought of being an airborne ranger, but my feet are as flat as a Bridgeport's machine table. I asked the examiner if that meant I couldn't join Sam's finest (or largest) he said, "don't worry we'll find you a ride". I could double time all day long and always finished the daily pre-chow mile and all PT tests in the front third of the pack. I did ten-mile marches but never did run five miles. The cadence songs were great too, "I wanna be an Airbourne Ranger I wanna lead a life of danger I wanna go to Viet Nam". Some of the others were a bit off color for mixed crowds. I ended up building roads & bridges as a free fall crane operator, all cables, brakes & clutches. That helped with the asbestos in my lungs. At least I had great hand eye coordination. I still feel I missed out on that particular flight in a C 130! I should have jumped at least once in my life. I kick started high compression Nortons too, no options till the E=starts came out with Lucas Electrics. Lucas was called the Prince of Darkness. Those never worked well. Yes, Nortons do handle well and will let you drag either knee. They do require attention to detail and tuning. My back is still fine, and the right knee could be better. I lived on the Atlantic for fifty years, water doesn't scare me Steven, but I do give it the respect it deserves! I used to think women were finicky, it was just my imagination. You just need to listen.
george grew up on a horse. He was not a rodeo rider. After having some success in music he started competing in team roping from time to time. Also George did not write this song. It was written by Terry Stafford and Paul Fraser. In fact Stafford had the original recording of it. It was also covered by Chris Ledoux (who was a rodeo rider and a bronc riding champion.) George is also the king because he has to date had (I believe) 61 #1 hits. More than anyone ever. The Beatles, Elvis, Michael Jackson. ANYBODY!!
In my opinion, one of the top 5 country songs of all time... and my go-to karaoke song For another great rodeo song with a heartbreaking message, check out Dan Seals "All that Glitters". For sound quality, do the studio version ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VkYvj84GjfM.html. For an amazing live allstar cast, check out ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RWUOU85Gmng.html
One of the greatest songs of all time. That particular recording is up tempo, it’s usually slower & better. King George for sure. That line about “I ain’t rich” is NOT true to him, & rightly so, one of the greatest performers of all time.
Attention all bourbonnites.... I am going to hold a raffle for 1 month I am going to keep track of all comments and at the end of the month may 31st I will randomly choose one lucky winner who will get a bribe sent in their name for a song of their choice. Multiple entries allowed but only 1 entry per video
Want me to post a note on it? I'd be happy to do that. Might get more visibility than being hidden in the comments. Should've done that for Steve too. - Keith
@stevebournite184 all anyone has to do is post a comment, one comment per video per person from today through May 31st . I will be writing down and keeping track of the entries on June 1st I will draw the name of one lucky viewer to win a bribe for the song of their choice.
Late to the party but while the live vocals are amazing, the studio music is much better. I think it’s the sound system but the twin fiddles on the studio track are superb.
Not only has he been with only his wife for 50+ years. When he did Pure Country he never kissed his on screen co-star because he wanted to remain faithful to his wife.
Stephen/Steven, I hope you see this one along with Dustin and Keith. I'm pretty sure this is someone you haven't heard yet. Boxcar Willie was a staple on The Grand Ole Opry and he was best known, at least to me, for the song, "The Wabash Cannonball". Wikipedia: Wabash Cannonball 19th Century American folk song, popularized in the 1930s by the Carter Family and Roy Acuff. ****(Also Opry Legends) "The Great Rock Island Route", popularized as "Wabash Cannonball" and various other titles, is a 19th-century American folk song that describes the scenic beauty and predicaments of a fictional train, the Wabash Cannonball Express, as it traveled on the Great Rock Island Railroad. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6wJPXJjenFk.html
@@stevebournite184 , when I was little I had a record with Hank Snow on it. Course he was more in my grandparents'/ parents' time, but I loved listening to it anyway. My favorite was "I'm Moving On" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-f9yTqFWxHpA.html
When I was a kid I had a record with Hank Snow on it although he was more my grandparents'/parents' time. My favorite from him was "I'm Moving On". ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-f9yTqFWxHpA.html
And yes I had to send two sorry for that but that was the only way to get you guys the cowboy and the Guadalupe bottles and believe it or not it was cheaper buying the bundles than buy those two limited bottles straight up.
One of the top 10 country and western songs of all time imo along with Clint Black's "When my ship comes in". BTW, apparently it isn't permissible to ship alcohol from canada, nor can I purchase it south of the border with a canadian address, us canuks have to find alternative bribes...
Second only to George Straight is the Turnpike Troubadours, I actually like them better. A good place to start with the Turnpike Troubadours would be “The Rut,” or pretty much anything they do but, I like the rut as a starting point because I get it. Other great ones, the funeral, the bird hunter, mercury, quit while I’m ahead, come as you are, the house fire, good lord lorrie, brought me. Come on fellas, get out of Nashville for a couple little whiles and explore some good country music.
Great song! Have y’all listened to Should’ve Been a Cowboy by Toby Keith yet? It was the most played country song in the 90’s and his first song on the radio.
I never took the line of losing the wife and girlfriend, as he had the wife and girlfriend at the same time. I just took it as neither his wife or a later girlfriend could handle loving a man who enjoyed rodeo more than being with them.
What camera do you use? It has a nice picture, even if the depth of field is limited. I use a Canon EOS Rebel T6i to "webcast" my Church's Sunday Services. It was around $500 and it has a nice enough picture and it is relatively inexpensive in comparison. I took a photography class my last semester of college and we used the Canon EOS 6D Mark II and it was super nice but it is also $1,500! And that was just the camera body! They had some crazy expensive lenses we could use also. It was one of my favorite classes of all time!
Rebel. Not sure of the model. Been a Nikon SLR guy my whole life, and the Canon ergos are super weird for me. But I didn't want to pay the Nikkor tax in this case. - Keith
The Universe also had Nikon Cameras that were comparable to the Canon and I tried both and I personally found the Canon easier to use. I had classmates who said I was crazy and felt the complete opposite.
I have noticed when radio stations play when you say nothing at all it's always Alison Krauss singing it and not Keith Whitley which is really disappointing
When George says he lost a wife and a girlfriend somewhere along the way. Rodeoing is addictive and for some are like a drug. They are never home, causes divorces and you end up with buckle bunnies that are chasing these guys.
This version is interesting, the radio cut is smoother - doesn't have those bouncy drums all the way through, and the fiddle solos have more space to really sing. Still holds up though!
COTA is absolutely on our bucket list. Even though Dustin just runs bikes on track, I'm betting if I went down in my car, he'd tag along. You'll definitely know in advance if we make it happen. - Keith
That was bull dogging. They wrestle the steer to the ground and let it up when the judge says so. Calf roping is a totally different event where they tie three legs of the calf. George Strait is a team roper. George will be 72 in May (2024). He is one of our state treasures. He is the King. George has been married to his high school sweetheart for in 1971. You have to realize country songs are not about the lives persons singing them.
