Billy Joe Shaver

Billy Joe Shaver
Born: Aug 16, 1939 in Corsicana, TX
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Genre: Country
Styles: Honky Tonk, Outlaw Country, Progressive Country, Country-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Americana
Biography: Billy Joe Shaver never became a household name, but his songs -- including "Good Christian Soldier," "Willie the Wandering Gypsy and Me," and "I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train" -- became country standards during the '70s and his reputation among musicians and critics didn't diminish during the ensuing ...Read full biography
Storyteller: Live at the Bluebird
Released: 2007
Label: Sugar Hill
Critics' Rating:
Simply put, somebody -- mostly likely either songwriter Billy Joe Shaver or Sugar Hill -- had this tape lying around for the better part of 15 years. Only God really knows why. It's a live gig from 1992, ...Read full review
Old Five and Dimers Like Me
Released: 1973
Label: Monument
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Billy Joe Shaver slipped onto the recording scene very quietly in 1973. He was already heralded a fine songwriter by Jerry Jeff Walker, Willie Nelson, and Waylon Jennings, but even they'd recorded one ...Read full review
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