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Billy Joe Shaver (August 16, 1939 – October 28, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter and actor. Billy Joe was a prominent figure in the outlaw country genre. [4] He is considered one of the great American songwriters of his generation. He has received praise from Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and many others. [5]
A Tribute To Billy Joe Shaver: Live: Release date: May 2005 [21] Label: Compadre Records – Contains live performances of Billy Joe Shaver's songs by Billy Joe himself as well as various other artists paying tribute to him for his 65th birthday in August 2004. [21] Live From Austin, TX: Release date: June 2006 [22] Label: New West Records –
Honky Tonk Heroes is The 19th Studio Album by Waylon Jennings, released in 1973 on RCA Victor.With the exception of the final track on the album, "We Had It All", all of the songs on the album were written or co-written by Billy Joe Shaver.
“I have a love/hate relationship with the term ‘outlaw,'” Eric Church says in the opening moments of the the trailer to They Called Us Outlaws: Cosmic Cowboys, Honky Tonk Heroes And the Rise ...
Billy Joe Shaver, the hard-living, prodigious singer-songwriter who helped define the outlaw country genre of the 1970s, is dead at 81. The musician passed away Wednesday from a stroke at a Waco ...
Country music singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, whom Willie Nelson once called "the greatest living songwriter," died Wednesday at the age of 81. Shaver rose to acclaim in 1973 with his debut ...
Billy Dee" described the life struggles of a heroin addict whose life ends with an overdose. [12] "Good Christian Soldier" was written by Billy Joe Shaver, who was working for singer Bobby Bare as a songwriter. [13] Bare introduced Shaver to Chet Atkins, who asked him to write a "tongue-in-cheek" song about the Vietnam War. Shaver, who did not ...
Billy Joe Shaver, one of the figureheads of the “outlaw country” movement that came out of Texas and flourished in the 1970s, is the subject of a forthcoming tribute album that sees some of ...