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George Strait’s Own Version Of A Classic

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

In September 2024, George Strait released Cowboys And Dreamers, which features 13 new songs, including tracks — “Three Drinks Behind,” “MIA Down in MIA” and “The Little Things” — as well as “Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame” featuring Chris Stapleton and Strait’s rendition of Waylon Jennings’ “Waymore’s Blues.”

George is known for not doing many interviews, but I have had the lucky chance to interview the King on two occasions in my career. In one interview a few years ago, Strait said of Waylon Jennings and recording “Waymore Blues,” “Here’s a song that was written by one of my heroes, one of our heroes, Mr. Waylon Jennings, and also Curtis Buck. We’ve been doing this song, me and the band, for quite a few years on stage live, and we’ve been doing it a little bit different, though than Waylon did it.

He added, “I just love it this way because it features my band a lot, and those boys are pretty good.”

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Strait recently announced 10 live shows for 2025, including a supersized stop at Allegiant Stadium for his 37th “Strait to Vegas show.”

The country music icon, along with Chris Stapleton, will continue the excitement with five shows in 2025. Joining Strait and Stapleton for this run of one-off stadium dates will be special guest Parker McCollum for the Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, and Foxborough dates, and Little Big Town joining for the only West Coast show at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium.

The King of Country said, “I keep trying to slow down a bit but you keep calling me back. Please don’t ever stop. I still love it just as much as I always have.”

He added, “Thank you for an amazing year last year and I can’t wait to see you for a few more again this year. Chris will be back and glad to have Little Big Town with us in LA. For the other cities, we’ve added Parker M. to the show which will be outstanding. Can’t wait to see you!!”

George Strait w/ Chris Stapleton & special guest Parker McCollum:

May 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field
May 31 – Pittsburgh, PA – Acrisure Stadium
June 14 – Buffalo, NY – Highmark Stadium
June 21 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium

George Strait w/ Chris Stapleton & special guest Little Big Town:

July 19 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.

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Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group
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