Hands down, the biggest Country Hit maker of the past 30 years made his announcement this week. Here's the video.

Now everyone has been asking me if I know about dates, here's what HAS been announced with plenty more still to come.

Here's the initial list of tour dates:

Jan. 18: Lubbock, Texas
Jan. 19: Oklahoma City
Jan. 25: Salt Lake City
Jan. 26: Nampa, Idaho
Jan. 31: Sacramento, Calif.
Feb. 1: Fresno, Calif.
Feb. 2: Las Vegas
Feb. 15: St. Paul, Minn.
Feb. 16: Grand Forks, N.D
Feb. 22: Buffalo,N.Y.

Feb. 23: Hartford, Conn.
March 1: Knoxville, Tenn.
March 2: Lexington, Ky.
March 17: Houston
March 22: Greenville, S.C.
March 23: Greensboro, N.C.
April 5: Albuquerque, N.M.
April 6: Las Cruces,N.M.
April 12: North Little Rock, Ark.
April 13: New Orleans
June 1: San Antonio, Texas

The good news is he's not actually "retiring."  Mr. Strait says he'll be back in the studio in May to begin work on a new album.