Five years ago today, one of the most important and underappreciated songwriters of the Outlaw Country movement died.
After a jury in Waco found Billy Joe Shaver not guilty of aggravated assault Friday, the country music singer-songwriter struck a conciliatory tone when asked about Billy Coker, the man he shot in the ...
Billy Joe Shaver's life has followed a rough road. He became famous in the 1970s as the songwriter for country music "outlaws" like Waylon Jennings. Many of his recent songs are heartbreaking, ...
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Country music legend Billy Joe Shaver had grown tired of family members taking advantage of him and changed his will in 2008 to entrust his music legacy to his longtime friend, ...
WACO, Texas -- Billy Joe Shaver, an outlaw country music firebrand known for a string of hits and a career that spanned decades, has died after suffering a stroke, according to Rolling Stone. Shaver's ...
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - UPDATE: A McLennan County jury has declared that Fred Fletcher, an Austin music producer and longtime friend of Billy Joe Shaver, is entitled to the estate of Country music singer ...
WACO, Texas (WOAI/KABB) — Billy Joe Shaver, the outlaw country music pioneer who wrote songs for Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Elvis Presley, died Wednesday of a massive stroke in Waco. He was 81 ...
Billy Joe Shaver might just be the greatest country music songwriter you've never heard of. The native Texan started his songwriting career in Nashville, Tenn., in 1968, writing for Bobby Bare. Waylon ...