“He’s Just a Country Singer.” That’s what Joy Behar said — moments before the studio fell into the kind of silence that television isn’t built to handle. The cameras kept rolling, but something had shifted. Across the table sat George Strait, the man the world calls The King of Country. At first, he didn’t say a word. He simply adjusted his hat, nodded slightly, and let her keep talking. But when Joy pushed a little too far — questioning the heart of country music itself — everything changed.
Introduction “He’s Just a Country Singer.” That’s what Joy Behar said — just seconds before...