Cowboys and Dreamers is the thirty-first studio album by American country music artist George Strait.

Strait dedicated the album to longtime fiddle player of Ace in the Hole Band Gene Elders and manager Erv Woosley, who both died on March 20, 2024, as well as road manager Tom Foote who died on April 29, 2024.

[1][4][5][6][7] As with his last album, Honky Tonk Time Machine, Cowboys and Dreamers was co-produced by Chuck Ainlay.

While performing in 2024, Strait teased songs for Cowboys and Dreamers, including "Honky Tonk Hall of Fame" (featuring Chris Stapleton) and "Three Drinks Behind.

[10] Cowboys and Dreamers has been labeled primarily neotraditional country and honky-tonk by critics,[11][12][13][14] with elements of Western swing,[12] gospel,[15] and countrypolitan.