A young military vet from Pearsall, Texas, George Strait burst onto the scene in 1981 with his lead single "Unwound".
By 1982, he had a few singles under his belt, including his first number one, "Fool Hearted Memory".
It was a time when the first CD player was released by Sony, and Michael Jackson's Thriller was on its way to becoming the best-selling record of all time.
He Might Be The King Of Country Music, But George Strait Could Also “Make A Cowgirl’s Jeans Twitch At 100 Yards”
This video is one of the earliest recorded interviews with George Strait, possibly his first, before a show at Son Valley in Victoria, Texas.
Author's summary: George Strait rises to fame.