When i rang billy joe shaver two weeks ago about his new album long in the tooth, which arrives today along with a 5pm instore performance at waterloo records, the 74yearold country music. Shavers 1973 album old five and dimers like me is a classic in the outlaw country genre. Billy joe shaver born august 16, 1939, corsicana, texas, united states is a texas country music singer and songwriter. He will have you rolling in the floor from the stories he tells. Billy joe shaver has never been a household name, but his songs became country standards during the 70s and his reputation among musicians and critics hasnt diminished during the ensuing decades. Learn the stories of outlaw country legend billy joe shaver, told by the artists and songwriters that matter. Browse billy joe shaver tour dates and order tickets for upcoming concerts near you. Aug 05, 2014 billy joe shaver writes country songs and lives them, too the 75yearold, who helped pioneer the outlaw sound, is one of the most respected songwriters in country music. I saw him play in a backyard, in bars, in benefits, in record stores and record label gigs, and larger. Billy joe shaver covered jesus is the only one who loves us, get thee behind me satan, ragged old truck, to be loved by a woman and other songs. Lennon, the book will feature contributions from ray wylie hubbard, dale watson, james mcmurtry, scott h. The tipping point in billy joe shaver s career came when waylon jennings recorded honky tonk heroes.
Billy joe shaver is a texas country music singer and songwriter. The latter was produced by shaver with his son, eddy, who played on many billy joe records and also toured in dwight yoakams band in the 80s. In 2006, he was inducted into the texas country music hall of fame. Daily, we added a hundreds of new songs with chords and tabs, just for you. Join songkick to track billy joe shaver and get concert alerts when they play near you.
Honky tonk heroes broke new ground, jessi colter says about the landmark waylon jennings record that featured all billy joe shaver songs. Willie nelson says billy joe shaver may be the best songwriter ali. We have tickets to meet every budget for the billy joe shaver schedule. Shop high quality billy joe shaver tshirts from cafepress. Billy joe shaver black rose live from austin tx youtube. The first scene is with christian one of the scruffy o. Billy joe shaver in hospital due to heart issue saving. Billy joe shaver is the 42nd artist to record for the series, joining willie nelson, merle haggard, gary stewart, david allan coe, pat green, randy rogers band, stoney larue, wade bowen and many others as a member of the live at billy bobs texas family. Dec 24, 2012 billy joe shaver on mountain stage the original honky tonk hero, shaver came to the attention of music lovers in 1973, when waylon jennings filled nearly an entire album with shaver s songs. The strange but totally true story behind billy joe shavers. Coker survived, and shaver said he was defending himself. Im just an old chunk of coal, billy joe shaver, and salt of the earth. Now, all the singer needs is a karma reverse and the charges to be dismissed to enable an australian tour.
Though i didnt follow his career at the time, his songs were enjoyed by me. Shaver movingly describes his own thirtyyear, upanddown career as a singersongwriter in nashville and texas, his bouts with alcohol and drugs, his pleasure in touring with his son eddy and their band shaver during the 1990s, and the pain of losing eddy, brenda. Honky tonk hero by billy joe shaver the university of texas press. An oral history on the life of songwriting legend billy joe shaver is on the way. Billy joe shaver writes country songs and lives them.
Shaver movingly describes his own thirtyyear, upanddown career as a singersongwriter in nashville and texas, his bouts with alcohol and drugs, his pleasure in touring with his son eddy and their band shaver during the 1990s, and the pain of losing eddy, brenda, and billy joe s mother all within the year 19992000. Billy joe shaver writes country songs and lives them, too the 75yearold, who helped pioneer the outlaw sound, is one of the most respected songwriters in. You can find the list of billy joe shaver tour dates here. Media in category billy joe shaver the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Willie nelson 02 long in the tooth 03 the git go 04 sunbeam special 05 ill love you as much as i can 06 last call for alcohol 07 checkers and chess 08. Bone deep has 11 scenes on the first disc and several more on the bonus disc. The first is a foursome with lance thomas the only attractive. Billy joe shaver tour dates 2020 billy joe shaver concert. A conversation with billy joe shaver twang nation the. Abandoned by his parents shortly after he was born in 1939, he was raised by his grandmother in corsicana, texas. What started out as a chance for billy joe shaver to revisit some of his classic songs ended up as a real outlaw hootenanny. Eddy shaver, an accomplished guitarist and son of texas songwriting legend billy joe shaver, died in the early hours of sunday morning dec. Mar 17, 2004 and shaver stars as, well, himself in the portrait of billy joe, a documentary directed by luciana pedraza, longtime girlfriend of oscarwinning actor robert duvall. Billy joe shaver born august 16, 1939 is a texas country music singer and songwriter.
After a few more years out of the spotlight, billy joe returned. While at times the elder shaver tended to be an indifferent, occasionally offkey singer, eddy has proved the perfect antidote to his dads occasional vocal lethargy. Billy joe shaver tickets, 2020 concert tour dates ticketmaster. Check out the essential billy joe shaver by billy joe shaver on amazon music. Billy joe shaver was born in corsicana, texas in august 1939.
Lance thomas, jonnie perrino, greg rockwell, and talvin demacchio. The essential billy joe shaver by billy joe shaver on. Billy joe shaver you just cant beat jesus christ live at farm aid 1994 duration. Billy joe shaver is a celebrated texas country music singer and songwriter.
Free returns 100% money back guarantee fast shipping. Billy joe shaver is the quintessential country songwriter, but thats just a big word that doesnt do justice to the honest, raw intensity and outpouring of heart and soul in his lyrics. And shaver stars as, well, himself in the portrait of billy joe, a documentary directed by luciana pedraza, longtime girlfriend of oscarwinning actor robert duvall. The latter was produced by shaver with his son, eddy, who played on many billy joe records and also toured in dwight yoakam s band in the 80s. If you still havent found what youre looking for, please send to us. The tipping point in billy joe shavers career came when waylon jennings recorded honky tonk heroes. Trevor, eduardo, talvin demachio, gregg rockwell, peter dixon, lance thomas, stefen michael. He recently served as spiritual advisor to texas independent gubernatorial candidate kinky friedman and his 2007 album everybodys brother was nominated for a grammy. The strange but totally true story behind billy joe shaver s ragged old truck tag along with outlaw country star billy joe shaver on his tour bus as he tells the bizarre story behind one of his. Billy joe shaver long in the tooth 2014 download by. Billy joe shaver wrote if i give my soul, bottom dollar and black rose. Oct 03, 2008 billy joe shaver you just cant beat jesus christ live at farm aid 1994 duration. They first met at the dripping springs reunion, the event that preceded willies annual picnics.
Jun 02, 2006 billy joe shaver is the quintessential country songwriter, but thats just a big word that doesnt do justice to the honest, raw intensity and outpouring of heart and soul in his lyrics. Albums include the legend, old five and dimers like me, and heroes. Complete song listing of billy joe shaver on billy joe shaver songs list covid19. In this compelling autobiography written with the assistance of brad reagan, billy joe shaver looks back over a life that some might call a miracle of survival. Talk about tough and gritty, billy joe shaver has the scars to prove it. At 75, billy joe shaver can still make a classy country record, writes neil spencer. Aug 05, 2014 billy joe shaver born august 16, 1939, corsicana, texas, united states is a texas country music singer and songwriter.
Shaver switched labels again, this time to columbia, in 1980, and recorded three more albums during the next decade. Start by finding your event on the billy joe shaver 2020 2021 schedule of events with date and time listed below. The opening themes, collectively called warrior man, are only a stanza long and end with a sotto voce spoken word portion. In 2005, billy joe shaver performed on cmt outlaws. The film features the usual guys who range from scruffily unattractive to those who would scare small children.
He didnt get involved in music seriously until he was nearly 30, and its partly due to a lumber mill accident he suffered back in the 60s when he severed off a good portion of two fingers and parts of two others when his right hand got hung up in a piece of. Early on he lost two fingers in an accident working at a saw mill but still managed to teach himself to play guitar and start a career as a songwriter in nashville. Billy joe shaver im just an old chunk of coal youtube. The strange but totally true story behind billy joe shavers ragged old truck tag along with outlaw country star billy joe shaver on his tour bus as he tells the bizarre story behind one of his. He brings up the incident at papa joes saloon in which shaver, one night in 2007, shot billy bryant coker in a parking lot. Jan 21, 2008 11 thoughts on a conversation with billy joe shaver linda. For his second record on phil waldens capricorn label, billy joe shaver and walden pulled out all the stops. Biram, dallas moore, and jessi colter whos as close as you can get to waylons perspective, as well as other artists to. Knowing that the material was there, it was just a question of bringing the right group of players and a production team to bring it out and present it to the public. Billy joe shaver news newspapers books scholar jstor april 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message.
A hank williams show he saw in the late 40s changed his life for good. At you will learn how to play billy joe shavers songs easily and improve your skills on your favorite instrument as well. Jun 05, 2003 eddy shaver, an accomplished guitarist and son of texas songwriting legend billy joe shaver, died in the early hours of sunday morning dec. At you will learn how to play billy joe shavers songs easily and improve your skills on your favorite instrument as well daily, we added a hundreds of new songs with chords and tabs, just for you. We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. Billy joe shavers life is the stuff of legend, stranger than any fiction. Shaver was born in corsicana, texas, and raised by his mother, victory watson shaver, his father virgil having left the family before billy joe was born. Shaver sings the themes to the adult swim television show, squidbillies. Billy joe and willie nelson on david letterman december 20, 2014. Its all about picking up guys in the park and bringing them home. Mar 15, 2018 he brings up the incident at papa joes saloon in which shaver, one night in 2007, shot billy bryant coker in a parking lot.
Billy joe, who wrote or cowrote 11 of the 12 cuts on electric shaver, is a sort of footloose, backstreet texas poetpilgrim whose greatest original songs infuse the stark imagery of sunbaked losers and outlaws with homespun earnestness and spiritual yearning. After that, shaver bugged waylon so often, waylon reportedly offered him a hundred bucks to go away. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from billy joe shaver at the discogs marketplace. One of the best synopses of shavers upbringing is his own song, i been to georgia on a fast train. Billy joe shaver tickets from front row will make your live entertainment experience magical. Music profile for billy joe shaver, born 16 august 1939. Shaver later released his autobiography honky tonk hero for texas university press in 2005. The strange but totally true story behind billy joe shaver. Shaver s 1973 album old five and dimers like me is a classic in the outlaw country genre. This group is dedicated to the music and life of billy joe shaver, the whacko from waco poet, outlaw and. Billy joe shaver originally did jesus is the only one who loves us, ragged old truck, to be loved by a woman, ride me down easy and other songs. During the past ten years, i have seen billy joe shaver perform at least a dozen times. Shaver is also the hero of the song, wish i could write like billy joe on the album stormy love by bugs henderson.
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Billy joe shaver writes country songs and lives them, too. Recorded over a period of years at nelsons pedernales studio, this honky tonk heroes now the third record of shaver songs with that same title doesnt include the definitive versions of these 10 compositionsthose can be found on waylons 1973 landmark. He was also honoured on the all star cast album a tribute to billy joe shaver. See great designs on styles for men, women, kids, babies, and even dog tshirts.