Astros' Turf: MCA's George Strait played Houston over the weekend, and Kentucky was in the house. Pictured (l-r) are the label's EJ Bernas and Royce Risser, Strait, WAMZ/Louisville's Coyote Calhoun, manager Erv Woolsey and the label's Van Haze. (Republished from August 2009 in honor of Country Aircheck's 10-year anniversary.)
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