The country music icon, 71, is mourning the loss of his "treasured" band member, Gene Elders, and his longtime manager, Ervine "Erv" Woolsey, who died within hours of each other on Thursday.
Ervine – one of the most famed managers in Nashville, Tennessee – has been credited for discovering George and turning him into the icon he is today. "Without the savvy and determination of Erv Woolsey, we may never have heard of George Strait," he said in a statement to. "Erv heard Strait in a Texas bar in 1975 and was an immediate fan and proponent, when others said the singer sounded too traditional."Later, as an MCA Records exec, Erv pushed the label to sign Strait in 1981. When execs urged Strait to change his image and his sound, Erv as his manager backed Strait's determination to stay true to himself.
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