George Harvey Strait Sr. is a well-known American songwriter, singer, actor, and music producer. He was born on May 18, 1952, in Poteet, Texas. John Byron Strait Sr. and Doris Jean Couser gave birth to him.
His father was a junior high school math teacher who owned a 2,000-acre cattle ranch near Big Wells, Texas. When Strait was in fourth grade, his parents split.
He attended Pearsall High School, singing and playing in a rock and roll garage band. Among his influences were the Beatles, Hank Thompson, Lefty Frizzell, George Jones, Bob Wills, Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, and Frank Sinatra.