“WHEN THE KING OF COUNTRY LOWERED HIS HAT”: GEORGE STRAIT’S IMAGINED GOSPEL FAREWELL TO DOLLY PARTON TURNS AN OLD HYMN INTO A QUIET PROMISE THAT GOODBYE IS NOT FOREVER
“HE DIDN’T SAY MUCH—BUT WHEN GEORGE STRAIT BEGAN ‘IF WE NEVER MEET AGAIN,’ THE CHAPEL FELL INTO A SILENCE THAT FELT ALMOST SACRED” There are moments in country music when…