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LAS VEGAS - APRIL 06: ACM Artist of the Decade award winner George Strait performs onstage during the 44th annual Academy Of Country Music Awards' Artist of the Decade held at the MGM Grand on April 6, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS - APRIL 06: ACM Artist of the Decade award winner George Strait (C) performs onstage with (L-R) Taylor Swift, Eddie Montgomery, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Troy Gentry, Kix Brooks, Jack Ingram, Lee Ann Womack, Ronnie Dunn, Martina McBride, Miranda Lambert, and Blake Shelton during the 44th annual Academy Of Country Music Awards' Artist of the Decade held at the MGM Grand on April 6, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 11: Musician George Strait performs onstage during the 43rd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 11: George Strait performs onstage during the 43rd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS - APRIL 06: Music artist Jamey Johnson (L) gets George Strait to autograph his guitar during the Academy of Country Music's Artist of the Decade show honoring Strait at the MGM Grand Garden Arena April 6, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 11: Martina McBride and George Strait perform onstage during the 43rd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 11: Musician George Strait performs onstage during the 43rd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS - APRIL 06: (L-R) Music artist Keith Urban performs as Norma Strait, George Strait, Lindsey RozNovsky, and George "Bubba" Strait Jr. look on during the Academy of Country Music's Artist of the Decade show honoring George Strait at the MGM Grand Garden Arena April 6, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS - APRIL 06: (L-R) Music artists Troy Gentry, Ronnie Dunn, George Strait, Jack Ingram and Lee Ann Womack perform during the Academy of Country Music's Artist of the Decade show honoring Strait at the MGM Grand Garden Arena April 6, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 11: George Strait performs onstage during the 43rd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 11: Martina McBride and George Strait perform onstage during the 43rd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 11: Martina McBride (R) and George Strait onstage with Barbara Mandrell (L) performs onstage during the 43rd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS - APRIL 06: Music artist Taylor Swift (L) greets George Strait after she performed during the Academy of Country Music's Artist of the Decade show honoring Strait at the MGM Grand Garden Arena April 6, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS - APRIL 06: Musicians Troy Gentry, Kix Brooks, George Strait, James Ingram and Lee Ann Womack onstage during the 44th annual Academy Of Country Music Awards' Artist of the Decade held at the MGM Grand on April 6, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 11: Musician George Strait (C) performs onstage during the 43rd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS - APRIL 06: ACM Artist of the Decade award winner George Strait performs onstage during the 44th annual Academy Of Country Music Awards' Artist of the Decade held at the MGM Grand on April 6, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 11: Martina McBride (R) and George Strait onstage with Barbara Mandrell (L) performs onstage during the 43rd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 11: Musician George Strait performs onstage during the 43rd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 11: Musician George Strait performs onstage during the 43rd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS - APRIL 06: ACM Artist of the Decade award winner George Strait (C) performs onstage with (L-R) Taylor Swift, Eddie Montgomery, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Troy Gentry, Kix Brooks, Jack Ingram, Lee Ann Womack, Ronnie Dunn, Martina McBride, Miranda Lambert, and Blake Shelton during the 44th annual Academy Of Country Music Awards' Artist of the Decade held at the MGM Grand on April 6, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS - APRIL 06: ACM Artist of the Decade award winner George Strait performs onstage during the 44th annual Academy Of Country Music Awards' Artist of the Decade held at the MGM Grand on April 6, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 11: Martina McBride and George Strait perform onstage during the 43rd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 11: Musician George Strait performs onstage during the 43rd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS - APRIL 06: Music artist John Rich (L) gets George Strait to autograph his guitar during the Academy of Country Music's Artist of the Decade show honoring Strait at the MGM Grand Garden Arena April 6, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS - APRIL 06: Musicians Faith Hill, Kix Brooks, George Strait and Jack Ingram onstage during the 44th annual Academy Of Country Music Awards' Artist of the Decade held at the MGM Grand on April 6, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 11: Martina McBride (R) and George Strait onstage with Barbara Mandrell (L) performs onstage during the 43rd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 11: Martina McBride and George Strait perform onstage during the 43rd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS - APRIL 06: ACM Artist of the Decade award winner George Strait performs onstage during the 44th annual Academy Of Country Music Awards' Artist of the Decade held at the MGM Grand on April 6, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS - APRIL 06: Singer Faith Hill, musicians Troy Gentry, Kix Brooks, honoree George Strait, musician Jack Ingram, and singer Lee Ann Womack perform onstage during the 44th annual Academy Of Country Music Awards' Artist of the Decade held at the MGM Grand on April 6, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 11: Martina McBride and George Strait perform onstage during the 43rd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)