Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for the George Strait All Star Concert Performance that has been confirmed for April 19, 2010. George will be one of the acts that will be saying goodbye to the award-winning duo of Brooks and Dunn. In 2009 Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn announced that they were halting their musical partnership in 2010. The Academy of Country Music aided in setting up this tribute which is titled ACM Presents: Brooks & Dunn - The Last Rodeo.
The tickets sales will go to the help with the ACM Lifting Lives Charity. Many other acts will be joining George Strait, such as Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson and Miranda Lambert as well as Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean, Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban.http://www.acmcountry.com/events/brooksdunn.php
The Show is taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada the day following the ACM Music Awards. The show will air on the ABC Network May 23, 2010.
Brooks and Dunn have been performing and making award winning albums for twenty years and will have won twenty-six awards in those twenty years. They have been named Entertainer of the Year three times. http://calendar.reviewjournal.com/las-vegas-nv/events/show/95777245-acm-presents-brooks-and-dunn-the-last-rodeo The duo will receive the "Academy Milestone Award" during the show.
George Strait Career
George Strait had his debut album in 1981. The song that charted was called Unwound and it reached the top ten in the Billboard charts. His first year on the charts he was named Male Album Artist of the Year by Billboard. He has never had a year since that he has not had a top ten single. Selling over 62 million albums, he is a record-breaking singer. George Strait has had more awards than any other solo act. The song ‘’Give it Away’’ was the 53rd song to reach the top of the charts.
He records on the MCA label and produces his own work. George is on tour with Reba McEntire and they have been selling out stadiums in record-breaking time. In Dallas, Texas, they sold all seats within one hour. http://www.georgestrait.com/Assets/strait_talk/2009/st_dec09janfeb10.pdf http://www.georgestrait.com/strait_facts.asp
George Strait Live in Tucso
This video is of the George Strait concert and the footage shows his live show in Tucson,Arizona. There are clips from the rodeo added to the live concert footage. The song is titled Amarillo by Morning.
