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George Strait May Quit Performing After Deaths of Manager and Band Member: Source


George Strait is reeling from the recent deaths of two longtime pals, and now sources exclusively tell Closer the singer has 'made noises about retiring.'

Get back to the George Strait is reeling from the loss of two longtime pals — and friends believe the double tragedy may cause the country king to hang up his hat. Erv Woolsey, 80, who discovered Strait playing in Texas bars and served as his manager for nearly 45 years, and fiddle player Gene Elders, 73, a member of the legend’s Ace in the Hole band since 1984, both shockingly died within hours of each other on March 20. But a friend believes the recent losses may cause Strait to quit performing live after wrapping his current concert schedule.

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