Regional Country Radio and George Strait

George Strait may have been the only “new-traditionalist” country singer from the 80s whose career remained intact after Garth Brooks blew up the scene in 1989. Strait still has top 10 hits three decades after his first single was released and they get played in Nashville. But he really gets airplay in the Midwest. Driving across Minnesota and South Dakota I hear more George Strait, old and new, than anyone else, including the hottest new acts. No idea why that should be.