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Keepin' It Country
A SUPERSTAR'S JOURNEY INTO AMERICA'S HEART
George Strait has garnered thirty-one #1 hit singles and twenty-two gold, platinum, or multiplatinum albums, making him one of the top ten biggest--selling musicians working today. It's no wonder. The handsome Texan with the rich, smooth voice stays true to the music he and his millions of fans love best--traditional and contemporary country.
KEEPIN' IT COUNTRY explores what America loves so much about George the tremendous talent he generously shares while keeping his own life private, his authentic country life and spirit, and his renown as a true gentleman whose career is the bridge between the past and the future of country music.
From his first hit album, Strait Country to his starring role in the hit film Pure Country to his reign at the top of the charts for an unprecedented sixteen years, here is a triumphant tribute to the man and the music. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. George Strait . . .
George Strait has garnered thirty-one #1 hit singles and twenty-two gold, platinum, or multiplatinum albums, making him one of the top ten biggest--selling musicians working today. It's no wonder. The handsome Texan with the rich, smooth voice stays true to the music he and his millions of fans love best--traditional and contemporary country.
KEEPIN' IT COUNTRY explores what America loves so much about George the tremendous talent he generously shares while keeping his own life private, his authentic country life and spirit, and his renown as a true gentleman whose career is the bridge between the past and the future of country music.
From his first hit album, Strait Country to his starring role in the hit film Pure Country to his reign at the top of the charts for an unprecedented sixteen years, here is a triumphant tribute to the man and the music. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. George Strait . . .
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 28, 1998
About the author
Jo Sgammato
11 books2 followersJo Sgammato is a writer and journalist who writes about popular culture. She is the author of Dream Come True: The LeAnn Rimes Story, and Keepin' It Country: The George Strait Story and coauthor (with Marjorie Jaffe) of The Muscle Memory Method. She divides her time between New York and Nashville.
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August 13, 2012
Not too much to complain about with this one. A very light read about one of my favorite performers. Just exactly what I needed.
September 20, 2013
it was great to learn little facts about his music but I don't know if it was enough for a whole book. a little cheesy but fun.
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