“OVER 50 YEARS TOGETHER — AND HE SANG LIKE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME HE EVER SAW HER.” When George Strait steps onto a stage, people see the King of Country. But in moments when his wife Norma Strait is in the audience, it can feel different. His voice doesn’t need to be loud. It carries a lifetime. The two grew up in the same small Texas town and married young in 1971 — even crossing the border into Mexico to wed before beginning their life together. Over the decades they faced everything that life brought: raising a family, the long years of touring, and the heartbreaking loss of their daughter Jenifer Strait in 1986. Yet through it all, they stayed side by side. So when George sings with Norma watching, fans often feel they’re seeing more than a performance. They’re seeing a man who built a legendary career — and a marriage that has lasted even longer.
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