The King of Country music is back, bigger and better than ever before. George Strait took award show viewers to a whole new level with his closing of the 2019 Academy of Country Music Awards with his latest hit, “Every Little Honky Tonk Bar.” The ACM awards show was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sunday, April 7, 2019, and featured the latest hit performances by the biggest stars in the country music industry. Saving the best for last, Strait sang the new single off his latest CD with a backdrop of screens featuring Austin’s Broken Spoke honky-tonk and the lights of Las Vegas. It marked the first time in four years that he performed at the event.
The song was originally released as a single before Valentine’s Day 2019. Strait himself co-wrote the hit song with his son Bubba and Dean Dillon, and it’s now the lead single from his 30th studio album, entitled “Honky Tonk Time Machine.” The album cover features none other than the Broken Spoke, which is the Texas Hill Country honky tonk in which Strait got his start. And it was everything every country music fan wanted to see at the close of the ACM awards.