George Strait is set to release his brand new studio album, Honky Tonk Time Machine, on Friday (March 29th). For the new project, the Country Music Hall of Famer enlisted the help of a very special guest, his grandson Harvey, on the song “God and Country Music,” which George hopes will be the first of many times he’ll collaborate with him.

“When I recorded this record, we did it in Key West and I had my grandson down there with me, and we went every day to the studio, and so he’d have to get his charts and lyrics and follow along with everybody else,” says George. “But we ended up putting him on the song ‘God and Country Music,’ and he’s there on the end of it. It’s the first time I’ve ever got to sing with my grandson; maybe it’s the first of many.”

George says the recording process was pretty fun with his young protégé. “I went in there and I kinda did it with him, and then I would kinda just back out and leave him, and so that’s how it worked out,” he says. “He was all for it. He was all about doing it. He got really involved in that record. For six years old [laughs], that’s pretty good.”

George is scaling the country charts with his latest song, “Every Little Honky Tonk Bar,” which is poised to enter the Top 20.

The troubadour will hit the stage this Saturday (March 30th) with a show at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, along with a stellar lineup of opening acts, including Chris Stapleton, Ashley McBryde and Chris Janson.

In addition to the release of his new album on Friday, tickets for his Gillette Stadium show in August go on sale as well.

For more information on his new album, shows and more, go to georgestrait.com.