{"id":111068,"date":"2026-05-25T09:59:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cknxam\/?p=111068"},"modified":"2026-05-22T10:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:04:10","slug":"george-strait-fans-applaud-country-star-for-aging-like-fine-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cknxam\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2026\/05\/george-strait-fans-applaud-country-star-for-aging-like-fine-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"George Strait \u2018Aging Like Fine Wine\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A TikTok video featuring 74-year-old\u00a0<strong>George Strait<\/strong>\u00a0performing his 1985 classic &#8220;The Chair&#8221; during his Austin concert series at Moody Center has captured widespread attention online. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Social media users praised both the nostalgic performance and Strait&#8217;s enduring appeal, with comments including &#8220;My favorite George Strait song&#8221; and &#8220;greatest male country voice ever!!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Others focused on his appearance, writing &#8220;Still crushing on him&#8221; and &#8220;That man is aging like fine wine!!!!!!&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since his 1981 debut, Strait has released over 30 platinum records and achieved 60 number-one singles as the only performer in history to have a Top 10 hit every year for over 30 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@heatherwhite812\/video\/7640480523063758094\" data-video-id=\"7640480523063758094\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@heatherwhite812\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@heatherwhite812?refer=embed\">@heatherwhite812<\/a> <p>George Strait, The Chair, Austin TX, May 15,2026 @George Strait <a title=\"georgestrait\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/georgestrait?refer=embed\">#georgestrait<\/a> <a title=\"austintexas\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/austintexas?refer=embed\">#austintexas<\/a> <a title=\"moodycenter\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/moodycenter?refer=embed\">#moodycenter<\/a> <a title=\"thechair\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/thechair?refer=embed\">#thechair<\/a> <a title=\"inevernissashow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/inevernissashow?refer=embed\">#inevernissashow<\/a> <\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Heather White\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7640480712223050509?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; Heather White<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A TikTok video featuring 74-year-old\u00a0George Strait\u00a0performing his 1985 classic &#8220;The Chair&#8221; during his Austin concert series at Moody Center has captured widespread attention online. 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