For five decades Billy Joe Shaver has been writing and singing songs - and Friday the man who optimizes a true outlaw singer / songwriter returns to Tyler, TX and Cowboy's nightclub.
NPR nailed it when they said, to paraphrase, Shaver isn’t a household name, but he is among the most respected songwriters in country music...
Question: How good do you have to be for someone, who is brand new themselves, still trying to get a secure foot hold on his own career, to bring you to a radio station visit with them, and share his spotlight?
Answer: Kaitlin Butts good...
Some singers don't have to wait long at all to get on TV. In fact, these days it seems many even begin their careers under the national television lights. Others have to wait five decades. The latter is the case for country / outlaw singer / songwriter Billy Joe Shaver. But Shaver's wait ends tonight.
Some singers don't have to wait long at all. In fact, today it seems many even begin their careers with national television debuts, others have to wait five decades. The latter is the case for country / outlaw singer / songwriter Billy Joe Shaver.
The new song, "Hard to be an Outlaw," from Billy Joe and Willie will be on Shaver's first studio album in seven years, the project is titled "Long in the Tooth." And yes, the song is a jab at modern country music.
It's coming to Gladewater this Saturday, June 1st -- Party in the Dirt 2013. And this show is gonna be fun for the entire family, featuring performances from Ray Wylie Hubbard, Billy Joe Shaver and Cody Canada and the Departed. After the devastating tornadoes in Oklahoma last week, organizers have pledged 100% of the profits from this show to The Plaza Towers Memorial Fund, formed with the goal of
Party in the Dirt 2013, the official kick off to the Gladewater Round Up Rodeo, is just around the corner. #PID13 is set to take over the Gladewater Rodeo arena Saturday June 1st, with live performances from Ray Wylie Hubbard, Billy Joe Shaver and Cody Canada and the Departed.