Teutsch chronicles the triumphs and tragedies in the life of George Strait, king of country music.
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.