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Today Trace Adkins announced the SONGS & STORIES TOUR, which will visit many of America’s most beautiful theaters this Spring. These intimate evenings of powerful performances will incorporate stories, both humorous and meaningful, that pay homage to Adkins’ working-man roots and rich musical heritage. Tickets for March dates go on sale to the public on [...]

Cover of Troubadour

George Harvey Strait (born May 18, 1952) The “King of Country” and most call him a “Living Legend”, which both are OK. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional country western music. So what is it that makes people [...]

I saw her turn her head
In a drop-dead gaze
She was peekin’ out over the top
Of those wire-rim shades
Now it wasn’t my charm
And it wasn’t my grin
That had that little secretary
Dialed right in
She wasn’t lookin’ at me, man
she was lookin’ at my feet
[Chorus:]
It’s these twenty-two hundred
And twenty-five dollar
Pair o’ handmade genuine fine
Horned-back kicks
With a seven-row stitch
And [...]

She said, “I’e seen you in here before.”
I said, “I’ve been here a time or two.”
She said, “Hello, my
Name is Bobby Jo
Meet my twin sister Betty Lou
And we’re both feeling kinda wild tonight
And you’re the only cowboy in this place
And if you’re up for a rodeo
We’ll put a big Texas smile on
Your face”
I said, “Girls,”
[Chorus]
I [...]

I’m just trying to be a father,
Raise a daughter and a son,
Be a lover to their mother,
Everything to everyone.
Up and at ‘em bright and early,
I’m all business in my suit,
Yeah, I’m dressed for success from my head down to my boots,
I don’t do it for money, there’s still bills that I can’t pay,
I don’t do [...]