George Strait is getting ready to hit the airwaves with his latest single, “I Got a Car,” from his latest album, Love is Everything. He actually was pitched the song by his son, Bubba. “It’s a song by Keith Gattis and Tom Douglas, and the way I found it was, my son, one of his rodeo buddies…had given Bubba a CD. So, I took it home and I laid it on the coffee table, and it sat there for two or three weeks,” says George. “He asked me about it one day, and I said, ‘Naw, I haven’t heard it yet, but I will when I get back home.’ So, I got it and stuck it in the player and started listening to it. This song was on there, along with a couple of others.”

George is up for Entertainer of the Year at this year’s CMA Awards, broadcasting live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena November 6th at 8pm ET on ABC.

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“It’s a song by Keith Gattis and Tom Douglas, and the way I found it was, my son, one of his rodeo buddies – I’m not sure how he’s kin to Keith; maybe brother or cousin or something – had given Bubba a CD. So, I took it home and I laid it on the coffee table, and it sat there for two or three weeks. He asked me about it one day, and I said, ‘Naw, I haven’t heard it yet, but I will when I get back home.’ So, I got it and stuck it in the player and started listening to it. This song was on there, along with a couple of others. ‘Sittin’ on the Fence’ was on there also, I believe. I said, ‘Hey man! This guy is a good writer. I want to hear more of his stuff.’ Bubba was emailing back and forth with him. He kept sending me more and more stuff. That’s how I got ‘Blue Melodies,’ ‘I Got a Car,’ ‘Blue Melodies’ and ‘Sittin’ on the Fence.’”