Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Agency Discourse Memo
Agency Discourse Memo
Agency Discourse Memo
Date: 09/27/10
Films
Pure Country- most definitely George Strait’s most well known movie roll. The
soundtrack to this movie was one of Strait’s greatest albums of all time reaching number
one in the country charts and number six on the Billboard top 200 chart. It sold over six
million copies.
The Soldier- Strait’s debut film, it was released in 1982
Grand Champion- his more recent film that was released in 2002
Charities
George Strait donates to various charities, each with a purpose that he holds dear in his heart.
Jenifer Strait- this is most definitely George Strait’s favorite charity. It is dedicated to his
daughter Jenifer Strait whom was killed in a tragic car accident on June 25, 1986. The
donations are strictly private. This charity’s proceeds go in an investment fund. Every
year the money collected from there are donated to child related charities.
Strait Charity- this charity organization is for his passion of rodeos. It is a partnership
with Justin Boots This charities purpose is to help the participants that get injured while
riding in the rodeo.
This past year the George Strait: “ACM Artist of the Decade” in Las Vegas netted the ACM Lifting
Lives charity approximately 750,000 dollars. This charity’s main goal is to improve live with the
help of music.
George Strait has influenced many people with his music. From the early 1980’s to the present
he has continued to be the most influential man in country music. Year after he has had songs
top the country charts. His song “Amarillo by Morning” is considered one of the greatest
country songs of all time, and is to this very day still played at rodeos everywhere. It has come
to be known as the rodeo anthem.
Endorsements
Wrangler- Strait’s influence on the Country world is so powerful he has his own style of
pants from Wrangler.
Justin Boots
Resistol
USTRC