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George Strait was honored with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 CMA Awards. Lainey Wilson kicked off the homage with a note-perfect take on Strait’s signature “Amarillo by Morning,” followed by Jamey Johnson’s plainspoken but swaggering rendition of “Give It Away.”
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Parker McCollum and Miranda Lambert traded verses on Strait’s 2008 hit “Troubadour,” a fitting song for the occasion. To cap things off, Strait emerged to reprise “Honky Tonk Hall of Fame,” his duet with Chris Stapleton, from his album Cowboys and Dreamers released earlier this year.
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Paying tribute to Strait was a fitting batch of artists, all of whom have either opened for, sang with, or collaborated with the King in recent years. But it’s somewhat surprising that honoring Strait took as long as it did: With a staggering 83 nominations and 17 awards, he is the most nominated artist in the history of the CMA Awards. Strait’s last award was 2013 Entertainer of the Year.
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