“Hey, George. I remember meeting you back in [1983]. You were just getting started. I was playing with Rosanne [Cash] and you filled in at the Livestock Show. [Strait made his debut at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo as a last-minute substitute for an ailing Eddie Rabbitt]. And I remember saying, ‘Now there goes a cowboy who can sing.’ I had nothing but high hopes for you. And that’s my favorite memory. And, for me, ‘Amarillo by Morning,’ that’s always been one of my favorites. And also ‘Troubadour’ was one of my favorites, because you let me sing on it with you — a highlight of my career.”
