Billy Joe Shaver
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Biography
Billy Joe Shaver (August 16th, 1939 â October 28th, 2020) first made a name for himself after landing a songwriting job in Nashville while attempting to hitchhike from his home state of Texas to California. He was discovered by fellow country singer Waylon Jennings, who recorded nine versions of Shaverâs songs for his 1973 album Honky Tonk Heroes, which entered the Billboard Country Chart at number 14. This exposure resulted in the likes of Elvis Presley and Kris Kristofferson recording Shaverâs songs, and also led him to secure several successive record deals, many of which were short-lived due to the labels folding. Over the course of a career which spanned four decades, Shaver released seventeen albums in total, notably enlisting the help of his son, John Edwin âEddyâ Shaver, as a guitarist and co-writer on his acclaimed 1993 album Tramp On Your Street. His final album, 2014âs Long in the Tooth, was his first to enter the Billboard Country Chart, peaking at number 19. However, prior to this, he had been honoured in the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame and awarded with the Americana Music Conventionâs Lifetime Achievement Award in Songwriting. In October 2020, following a history of heart conditions, Shaver died of a stroke at 81 years old in Waco, Texas.
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Albums
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- Georgia on a Fast Train
- I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train
- You Asked Me To
- Live Forever
- Old Chunk of Coal
- Everybody's Brother
- Rolling Stone
- Get Thee Behind Me Satan
- The Greatest Man Alive
- The Tough Get Going
- You'll Always Be My Best Friend
- Ride Me Down Easy
- No Earthly Good
- Winning Again
- To Be Loved By a Woman
- If You Don't Love Jesus
- Most Precious
- Tramp On Your Street by Shaver
- Oklahoma Wind
- I Want Some More / Tenntex Tear Down
- KAND, Corsicana, Texas
- Good Ol' U.S.A.
- Melody
- Light a Candle for Me
