bONES Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 that's right folksthe moment we have ALL been waiting for!George Strait is finally going to perform here in Torontotomorrow night..who's in?Bokomom?Ottawa is TONIGHT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Jane Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 sent my mom and dad to this tonight as a Mother's Day/Father's Day gift.apparently, says my mom, George Strait has had more number one hit singles than any other artistcan anyone confirm or deny this rumour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 According to Wikipedia, your mom is incorrect:Artists With the Most #1 Hits:The Beatles (20) Mariah Carey (17) (tie) Elvis Presley (17) (tie) Michael Jackson (13) The Supremes (12) (tie) Madonna (12) (tie) Whitney Houston (11)http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-hot-100-u-s-chart-achievements-and-trivia It's possible that maybe he is the country artist with the most number one hits, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 And now, to answer myself:"Unwound" was his first single and his first Top Ten hit. This was followed by "Down and Out" and then a whole series of #1 singles, beginning with "Fool Hearted Memory" in 1982 (see 1982 in country music). He was one of the best-selling country singers of the 1980s, and one of the few from that decade who survived the influx of pop-country singers like Garth Brooks in the early 1990s. As of April 2006, Strait has had 40 #1 country singles on the Billboard Chart. Including Radio and Records Chart, Strait has a total of 52 #1 songs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Strait So your mom is kind of right, after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted June 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 George Strait has had more number one hit singles than any other artistcan anyone confirm or deny this rumour? yup. Most #1 country hits ever! I am soooooooo excited to see George for the first time. Only problem is I don't own a pair of Wranglers Oh well...i've got some sweet cowboy shirts to choose from! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 There's an articlehttp://www.ottawasun.com/Showbiz/Music/2006/06/14/1630931-sun.htmlabout last night's near sell-out show in Ottawa.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarfmaster C Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 I am soooooooo excited to see George for the first time. Only problem is I don't own a pair of Wranglers Oh well...i've got some sweet cowboy shirts to choose from! aahhhh bones you're such a cutie have fun tonight!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted June 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 (edited) hey...you were supposed to be my date mooosey!Strait's fans were bedecked in big belt buckles, white cowboy hats and lots and lots of Wranglers.I'm so out of style! Edited June 14, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarfmaster C Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 (edited) hey...you were supposed to be my date mooosey! i know! what's up with that?!?! :crazy: edit to add: probably just as well... i don't have wranglers or cowboy shirts, boots, buckles or nothin. Edited June 14, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted June 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 holy molyGeorge opened with my fave song of his last night! There was the upbeat Honk if You Honky Tonk openerthanks for posting the Ottawa Sun article bradm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted June 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 review from the Hamilton show Hamilton Spectator review along with the freshly creased Levis (Does Strait really get them pressed before each concert?). I seriously doubt that George wears Levi jeans, as he has his own line of Wrangler jeans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenSeasJim Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 yup. Most #1 country hits ever! Conway Twitty had the most singles (55) reach Number 1 on various national music charts. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted June 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 thanks SSJ also from Wikipedia "Strait has marked a monumental career achievement by having more number one hit singles than any living artist, a total of 52, second only to the late Conway Twitty." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Jane Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 holy molyGeorge opened with my fave song of his last night! There was the upbeat Honk if You Honky Tonk openerand I just learned, thanks to following some links in Wiki the origin of thw phrase "Honky Tonk"......The Oxford English Dictionary states that the origin of the word honky tonk is unknown. According to one theory of the origin of the phrase, "Tonks" were originally specifically African American institutions; similar establishments that catered to Whites acquired the name Honky Tonk, from the slang honky, referring to a white person. As there are multiple examples of oral history and writings by African Americans born in the 19th century referring to African American establishments as "honkey tonks" or "honk-a-tonks", some historic linguists dispute this suggested derivation.The "tonk" portion of the name may well have come from a brand name of piano. One American manufacturer of a large upright pianos was the firm of William Tonk & Bros. (established 1881) made a piano with the decal "Ernest A. Tonk". These upright grand pianos were made in Chicago and New York and were called Tonk pianos. Some found their way to Tin Pan Alley and may have given rise to the expression of "honky tonk bars".enjoy yourself tonight Cowboy...you can always hit up a Value Village for those missing accessories, ya know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 I'm glad you raged it Cowboy. I think he buys a new pair of jeans for every show. I would if I was him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 that's right folksthe moment we have ALL been waiting for!George Strait is finally going to perform here in Torontotomorrow night..who's in?Bokomom?Ottawa is TONIGHTActually, you will see my Mom there. She looks just like me but fifty-five, and still hot as hell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 I went to see Garth Brooks one time. It was a great time. When I used to live in Medicine Hat AB, I used to go to the country bars and try to learn how to 2 step. I usually ended up falling over drunk and dizzy. What a blast, but never again. Definatley a been there tried that already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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