his death at age 62, calling the legendary country crooner “the best mentor a man could ask for.”“You are the strongest man I have ever known.
A fighter. A true titan of your industry. My guiding star. My coach. My hero,” Covel wrote alongside a photo of him as a child in the pool with his late dad on Instagram Thursday. “An embodiment of the American Spirit,” he continued. “You are a man whose strength, prowess, and talent could only be trumped by his ability to be a father and husband.
Your impact is forever stamped on the world and on millions of people, yet not one person knew you the way I did.”“You were my biggest champion and the guiding light in my darkest times.
The best mentor a man could ask for,” Covel penned.“You held a passion that was greater than mountains and it radiates through every lyric and chord.
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