In a career that spans more than 40 years, George Strait has had 60 No. 1 hits on the Billboard chart and has sold over 70 million albums.

In honor of receiving The Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award, here are three of George Strait's most memorable CMA moments.

Singer George Strait is one of the best-selling country artists of all time, with 60 chart-topping songs and 31 platinum- or multiplatinum-certified albums. He began performing in a band while serving in the U.S. Army. Strait landed a recording contract in ...