{"id":21990,"date":"2026-04-28T06:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=21990"},"modified":"2026-04-28T06:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:47:02","slug":"george-strait-just-gave-miranda-lambert-the-ultimate-green-light-after-kennedy-center-honors-and-the-jaw-dropping-duet-they-delivered-in-texas-this-weekend-is-pure-country-magic-that-has-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=21990","title":{"rendered":"George Strait Just Gave Miranda Lambert the Ultimate Green Light After Kennedy Center Honors \u2014 and the Jaw-Dropping Duet They Delivered in Texas This Weekend is Pure Country Magic That Has Fans Losing Their Minds!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two of Texas\u2019 finest.<\/p>\n

This past weekend,\u00a0George Strait\u00a0<\/strong>played two nights at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas, and one of his openers, Mrs.\u00a0Miranda Lambert<\/strong>, joined him for an incredible performance of his hit song \u201cShe\u2019ll Leave You With A Smile,\u201d which is one of my personal favorite George Strait songs so I was thrilled to see this one (though admittedly jealous\u00a0I didn\u2019t get to witness it in person).<\/p>\n

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She talked about how she recently\u00a0performed \u201cRun\u201d in honor of the King\u00a0<\/strong>at the 48th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, where he was honored alongside cultural icons like KISS, Sylvester Stallone, Broadway actor Michael Crawford, and disco legend Gloria Gaynor. She of course delivered an incredible performance, and she told the Texas crowd that after a few drinks following that performance, George told her she can \u201cpick anything\u201d she wanted to sing for these shows.<\/p>\n

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Miranda understandably took some time to think it over, telling the fans she made her decision just days before these concerts took place:<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re at home\u2026 okay, I got to sing for George when he got inducted into the Kennedy Center Honors. I got to sing \u2018Run,\u2019 which we\u2019ve done forever. He looked at me after, and we had some drinks, and he goes, \u2018You can pick anything you want to sing.\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Like four days ago, I finally made my decision. I mean, I get to sing with King George, y\u2019all.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I mean, I get it\u2026\u00a0Miranda and George go way back<\/strong>, she opened for him when she was just getting started in country music and has continued to here and there since then, but it\u2019s an opportunity you certainly don\u2019t want to take for granted and they crushed their rendition of \u201cShe\u2019ll Leave You With A Smile.\u201d The song was written by Odie Blackmon and Jay Knowles, and it was originally released on his 2002\u00a0The Road Less Traveled<\/em>\u00a0record, and peaked at the top of the U.S. Billboard Country Songs chart.<\/p>\n

Miranda shared some photos and videos from the shows on Instagram, along with a simple, yet effective caption,<\/p>\n

\u201cI love George Strait!!!\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

She just gets it\u2026<\/p>\n