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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]
"Georgia on a Fast Train" (originally titled "I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train") is a song by Billy Joe Shaver from his debut 1973 album Old Five and Dimers Like Me. [1] [2] [3] Released as a single that year, [4] it peaked at number 88 on U.S. Billboard ' s country chart.
The son of country artist and songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, Eddy learned to play guitar at an early age, tutored by Allman Brothers Band guitarist, Dickey Betts, who gave Eddy his first guitar. As a young man, he accompanied his father as well as country music greats Willie Nelson , Guy Clark , Waylon Jennings , Kris Kristofferson , and Dwight ...
"I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)" is a song written and originally recorded by Billy Joe Shaver. American country music artist John Anderson released the song in March 1981 as the first single from his album John Anderson 2. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]
"Live Forever: A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver," due Nov. 11, features Shaver songs recorded by Willie Nelson, George Strait, Miranda Lambert and more.
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 ...
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 ...
"You Ask Me To" is a song written by Billy Joe Shaver and Waylon Jennings.It was originally recorded by Jennings on his 1973 album Honky Tonk Heroes.This record spent fifteen weeks on the Billboard country singles charts, reaching a peak of number eight. [1]