George Strait: The Sad Songs

Even when he was young, George Strait had an old honky-tonker's ability to get the salty water flowing. "Amarillo By Morning", for instance, wrings tears with the story of a noble cowboy driving between rodeos, told as Texas fiddle wails in the background. On "Give It Away", a divorced couple sends their stuff down to the dump while a bluesy guitar lick soundtracks the wounded singer's descent.