GEORGE STRAIT MADE TEXAS SING WHITEY SHAFER’S WORDS — BUT THE MAN BEHIND THE CLASSICS DESERVES TO BE REMEMBERED
▶ Watch the full video at the end of the article. George Strait has spent decades making country fans sing about Texas with pride, heartbreak, humor, and memory, but behind some of his most beloved songs stood a songwriter many casual listeners never truly knew. His name was Sanger D. “Whitey” Shafer, a Texas-born writer…