George Strait Trivia 3 : Albums Cover

- Those rampage CD sleeves and more -

#1 If you are George Strait die-hard, then you should notice this 'George Strait' logo (-above-)that used to be printed in each album cover. Exactly on how many albums were this logo on, and when did it exactly start or end ?

Answer :
Eight times. On six official studio albums and two greatest hits packages. It started from 1984's Does Forth Worth Ever Cross Your Mind and ended in 1989's Beyond The Blue Neon.
His earlier albums don't bare that logo as well as albums beginning 1990 and later. To give album's theme more flexible on graphics and design probably the main reason of abandoning the logo. (-picture below-)

#2 Most of George's albums cover are 'face oriented' except for few ones.
On that 'non - face oriented' covers, what background does it show and on which album?

Answer :
(1) Ranch warehouse with lasso - 1986's "#7" album cover

(2) Desert/prairie - 1987's "Ocean Front Property" album cover

(3) Billiard pools barroom and neon light - 1989's "Beyond The Blue Neon" album cover

(4) Grass & terrier - 1993's "Easy Come Easy Go" album cover

(5) Front yard with windows and door - 1997's "Carrying Your Love with Me" album cover

(6) Barroom - 1999's "Always Never The Same" album cover

(7) Big-big window and dark sky - 2001's "The Road Less Traveled" album cover

(8) Honky tonk - 2003's "Honkytonkville" album cover



#3 There are also albums that show George pictured with his guitar. Can you spot them?

Answer :
1988 If You Aint Lovin' You Aint Livin'
1991 Chill of An Early Fall
2001 Road Less Traveled - in semi-silhouette pic
2003 Live from Astrodome
2006 It Just Comes Natural

#4 Black hat, white hat. Seems that George prefer latter to former.
How many albums George wore the black resistol hat on its cover album? What albums they are?

Answer :
Twelve times. (well, it means that George wore 'white hat' on more than 25 albums). The Black hat may be found on the following albums: (1)1985 Greatest Hits (2) 1990 Livin' it up (3) 1992 Holding my own (4) 1995 Out of the box (5) 1997 Carrying your love with me (6) 1999 Always never the same (7) 2000 Latest Straitest hits (8) 2000 George Strait (9) 2003 Live from Astrodome (10) 2003 Honkytonkville (11) 2006 It just come natural (12) 2008 Troubadors

#5 What other interesting side of George Strait albums cover, other than what reveales in question #1 - #4?

Answer:
(1) On his debut album - 1981's Strait Country - Young George wore a necklace!

(2) Only one time did he picture in tuxedo and bowtie, that is in 1990's Livin' it up

(3) Only one time too, did he picture in a t shirt -rather than as always linen cowboy westernwear- which is in 1998's One step at a time

(4) Adding to point (3), Only six times did George pose in jacket which are in 1985 Greatest Hits, 1987 Greatest Hits 2, 1988 If you aint lovin, 1992 Pure country, 2003 Honkytonkville and 2008 Troubador

George Strait Trivia 2 : Other George's songs

- About Dad & Son, Cowboy, Rodeo,

Rancher and Honky tonk -

#6 George had one son named Bubba Strait, who's pretty much alike him, following his footstep in the rodeo world. Can you name the songs that based on the love of father to a son, done by George?

ANSWER :
(1) Love without end, Amen (-from 'Livin' it up-)
(2) So Much like my dad (-from 'Holding my own-)
(3) Trains make me lonesome (-from 'Holding my own-)
(4) The best day (-from 'Latest Straitest Hits-)

George & son posed together: in CMA Awards 1997 and on a rodeo finals

#7 As a rodeo man himself, George frequently sang about that hard job. Cowboy, rodeo man, rancher and even other occupations that common men took. What are those songs?

ANSWER :

These are songs about cowboy, rodeo man & rancher :
(1) Amarillo by morning
(2) Cowboy rides away
(3) Lonesome rodeo cowboy

(4) Cowboys like us

(5) I aint her cowboy anymore

(6) How 'bout them cowgirls

(7) I can still make Cheyenne

(8) Milk cow blues

(9) Bigballs in cow town

These are songs about other jobs (fireman & trucker/driver):

(10) Firemen

(11) Rhythm of the road

(12) Brothers of the highway

(13) Troubadors

#8 Do you HONKY TONK enough? Well, George does....

ANSWER :

(1) Honky tonk downstairs
(2) Honky tonk crazy

(3) Honky tonk saturday night

(4) My old flame is burnin' another honky tonk down

(5) If the whole world was a honky tonk

(6) Honkytonkville

(7) Honk if you honky tonk

pictures of George Strait & George 'Bubba' Strait Jr are from http://www.straitfever.homestead.com/

George Strait Trivia 1 - George's songs

- About Texas, places, women & his peers -

#1 George hailed from the state of Texas. He loves and proud being texan, and Texas loves and proud of him too. But do you know : how many songs he'd recorded with word 'Texas' as part or whole-title of his song(s)?

ANSWER :
Eight songs: (1) I can't see Texas from here (2) Dance time in Texas (3) All my ex's live in Texas (4) Texas (5) Somewhere down in Texas (6) Texas cookin' (7) Deep in the heart of Texas* (8) West Texas town
* this traditional song is part of opening tune for his concert :For The Last Time-Live From Astrodome

#2 Other than Texas, what name of place/city/state had George recorded as part or whole-title of his song(s)?

ANSWER :
(1) MEXICO : Blame it on ...... & Seashore of Old ........

(2) MARINA DEL REY

(3) AMARILLO : ......by morning

(4) FORT WORTH : Does ...ever cross your mind

(5) HOLLYWOOD : ......squares

(6) ST. ANTONE : Home in ........

(7) LOUISIANA : Down in ...... way

(8) CHEYENNE : I can still make ........

(9) TULSA : Tell me something bad about....

#3 There are only few women in George's life. Infact he had it just as few on his songs. Name the songs which are woman's name!

ANSWER :
(1) Angel, Angelina (he said : she's an angel heaven's wondering where she is)
(2) Adalida (he said : pretty little cajun queen)
(3) Maria (he said : he can't speak to her, only he knew what he felt 'bout her)

#4 Other than these three songs (#3), George also name 6 other women -but not as a song title- what and where they are now? And from what song?

ANSWER :
(1) Rosanna (his ex, lived in Texarkana)
(2) Eileen (his ex, lived in Abilene)
(3) Alisson (his ex, lived in Galveston)
(4) Dimple (his ex, lived in Temple)
Both are figures in "All My ex's live in Texas"
(5) Emmylou Hayes (his wife, lived with him -on "Check Yes Or No"-)
(6) June Carter Cash (celebrity, deceased -on "House of Cash")

#5 George also rarely mentioned a guy's name in his song but few names. Can you figure out who are they?

ANSWER :
(1) Lefty -refer to Lefty Frizzel (on "Lefty's Gone")
(2)Hank, Hag and Possum -refer to Hank Williams, Merle Haggard & George Jones- (on "Murder On Music Row")
(3)Charley (on "Goodtime Charley's")
(4)Joe (on "Come On Joe")

Do we really know our Honky-Tonk Heroes that well?

Country Music is expanding rapidly.
Today it embraces many new talents, new faces, new elements...
Some hate it,
Some love it...
This blog is simply wanting you to hang around,
taking it easy and keeping up some trivia that I've got...
Cause, when we love this genre and adore those singers
it's essential to look upon ourself and ask:
"Do we really know our Honky Tonk heroes that well?"

I hope you could gear up your knowledge here!

RJ
-ricky jefrian-