Indie record stores nationwide are celebrating George Strait’s forthcoming 31st studio record, Cowboys And Dreamers, with 87 locations across the country hosting listening events on Wednesday, September 4 – two-days prior to the album’s release on Friday, Sept. 6. See below or visit recordstoreday.com for full store, city and state details.
Produced by Chuck Ainlay, who has been mixing Strait records since 1985, Tony Brown (Strait’s 1993’s Easy Come, Easy Go; 2008’s Troubadour) and Strait, the album’s title comes from a song penned by Jessie Jo Dillon, Keith Gattis and Bubba Strait. “I thought I should name the whole album Cowboys And Dreamers as I feel like the last of a dying breed, trying to find where I fit,” Strait offers of the song that opens with ‘Some days I feel like the last of a dying breed, Trying to find where I fit; Somewhere between high on top of the world, And fighting with calling it quits.’ While the Keith Gattis reaffirming “I Wish I Could Say” offers, ‘Wish I could tell you how the world ain’t ended, And how it’s all going to be ok.’
Timeless, just like the Texas troubadour.
The follow-up to Honky Tonk Time Machine, Strait’s 27th No. 1 Billboard Country album, Cowboys And Dreamers features 13 new songs, including three already released tracks -- “Three Drinks Behind,” “MIA Down in MIA” and “The Little Things” -- as well as “Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame” featuring Chris Stapleton and Strait’s rendition of Waylon Jennings’ “Waymore’s Blues.” All making appearances in his live set, Strait has one final show in 2024, supersizing his long-standing “Strait to Vegas” show at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium to mark the 37th installment of the engagement with Chris Stapleton and special guests Little Big Town.
Pre-save/pre-add Cowboys And Dreamers, HERE.
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CITY
STORE NAME
Alabama
Anniston
CD Cellar
Birmingham
Seasick Records
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Block Street Records
California
Burbank
Run Out Groove Records
Napa
Folklore
Novato
Watts Music
San Fernando
The Midnight Hour
Colorado
Englewood
Sold Out Vinyl Records
Grand Junction
Triple Play Records
Littleton
Vinyl Valhalla
Connecticut
Torrington
Revolution Records
Florida
Dunedin
D & J Records
St. Augustine
Tonevendor
Georgia
Brunswick
Lou's Record Store
Idaho
Nampa
Disc-Cover Records
Illinois
Woodstock
The Records Department
Indiana
Evansville
Space Monkey Records
Indianapolis
Square Cat Vinyl
Terre Haute
Siples Records
Vincennes
Record Cellar
Kentucky
Bowling Green
Hard Copies
Bowling Green
Mellow Matt’s Music & More
Louisiana
Mandeville
22 Sound Records
Maryland
Baltimore
The Sound Garden
Massachusetts
Fairhaven
Max J Records
Michigan
Chase
Uncle Ed's Records
Minnesota
Buffalo
Indie Earth
Mississippi
Ocean Springs
Maynard’s Music
Missouri
Sedalia
Jammin Nuggets Music
Nebraska
Lincoln
First Day Vinyl
New Jersey
Belvidere
The Vintage VU
Dover
Factory Records
Lake Hopatcong
Vinylking Records & Collectables
Lanoka Harbor
Yearbook Records
New York
Horseheads
Squatch Den Records
Syracuse
The Sound Garden
West Babylon
Looney tunes
North Carolina
Raleigh
The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop
Wake Forest
Record Krate
Wilmington
Yellow Dog Discs
North Dakota
Minot
Budget Music &Video
Ohio
Columbus
Used Kids Records
Yellow Springs
Toxic Beauty Records
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Josey Records
Oregon
Milwaukie
Daily Records
Portland
Music Millennium
Portland
Vinyl Resting Place
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem
Compact Disc Center
Easton
Spin Me Round
Kutztown
Young Ones Records
Lancaster
Dreaming Human
Pittsburgh
Long Play Cafe
South Carolina
Spartanburg
BJ Music
South Dakota
Rapid City
Black Hills Vinyl
Tennessee
Chattanooga
For the Record
Chattanooga
Yellow Racket Records
Clarksville
AndVinyl Records
Nashville
Grimey's Records
Nashville
The Groove
Texas
Abilene
Record Guys
Arlington
CD Warehouse Records & Tapes
Austin
Waterloo Records
Bryan
Curious Collections
Carrollton
Dead Wax Records
Fort Worth
Chief Records
Frisco
ZT Records
Houston
Cactus Music
Huntsville
Volume Music
Keller
County Line Records
Klein
Music Town
Round Rock
Piranha Records
San Antontio
Del Bravo Record Shop
Spring / The Woodlands
Volume Music
The Woodlands
ZT Records
Utah
Taylorsville
Graywhale
Washington
Edmonds
Musicology Co
Longview
Stash Records
Poulsbo
Rockin Rubys Records
Spokane
AB CDs All the Best CDs, Music, Movies & Memorabilia
Spokane
Recorded Memories
West Virginia
New Martinsville
Kraken Records
Shepherdstowndstown
Admiral Analog
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Rock n Roll Land
Waukesha
Vinyl Vault Records
Waupaca
Back To The Vinyl
West Bend
Beat Goes On Records and More
Wyoming
Casper
Sonic Rainbow
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit GeorgeStrait.com.