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Billy Joe Shaver (16 Aug 1939 - 28 Oct 2020)

Male Person - United States

Releases (26)

Official

Album - Live

  1. Unshaven: Live at Smith's Olde Bar 27 Jun 1995
  2. Storyteller: Live at the Bluebird 1992 11 Sep 2007
  3. Live From Austin, TX 13 Mar 2012 Austin City Limits - 8/14/84
  4. Live at Billy Bob’s Texas 17 Jul 2012
  5. Good Danny's 1/17/2013 17 Jan 2013
  6. One Night At Luckenbach Texas 09 Jun 2023

Album

  1. Old Five and Dimers Like Me 1973
  2. When I Get My Wings 1976
  3. Gypsy Boy 1977
  4. I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal… but I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday 1981
  5. Billy Joe Shaver 1982
  6. Salt of the Earth 2000
  7. Freedom's Child 19 Nov 2002
  8. Try and Try Again 2003
  9. Billy and the Kid 24 Aug 2004
  10. The Real Deal 20 Sep 2005
  11. Everybody's Brother 2007
  12. Long in the Tooth 05 Aug 2014
  13. The Essential Billy Joe Shaver 02 Oct 2015

Album - Compilation

  1. Honky Tonk Heroes 1994
  2. Restless Wind: The Legendary Billy Joe Shaver 1973-1987 19 Sep 1995
  3. Greatest Hits 23 Jan 2007
  4. The Complete Columbia Recordings 29 Jan 2013
  5. When I Get My Wings / Gypsy Boy 15 Apr 2013

Bootleg

Other - Live

  1. 2003-10-04: Smith’s Olde Bar, Athens, GA, USA
  2. 2009-12-03: The Melting Point, Athens, GA, USA

Relationships (6)

Member Of

  1. Shaver

Supporting By

  1. Matt Davis bass guitar
  2. Jason McKenzie drums (drum set)
  3. Jeremy Lynn Woodall guitar

Support By

  1. Jeremy Lynn Woodall

Children

  1. Eddy Shaver

Recordings by (251)

  1. Black Rose 2:44 (1973)
  2. L.A. Turnaround 2:49 (1973)
  3. Jesus Christ, What a Man 2:26 (1973)
  4. Played the Game Too Long 3:23 (1973)
  5. I Been to Georgia On a Fast Train 2:18 (1973)
  6. Willy the Wandering Gypsy and Me 2:29 (1973)
  7. Low Down Freedom 2:53 (1973)
  8. Jesus Was Our Savior and Cotton Was Our King 1:47 (1973)
  9. Serious Souls 2:10 (1973)
  10. Old Five and Dimers Like Me 2:41 (1973)
  11. Bottom Dollar 2:53 (1973)
  12. Texas Uphere Tennessee 2:43 (1976)
  13. The Good Lord Knows I Tried 2:39 (1976)
  14. Ride Me Down Easy 2:37 (1976)
  15. When I Get My Wings 2:51 (1976)
  16. Ain’t No God in Mexico 2:16 (1976)
  17. Love You Till the Cows Come Home 3:35 (1976)
  18. Woman Is the Wonder of the World 3:17 (1976)
  19. When the Word Was Thunderbird 2:52 (1976)
  20. America You Are My Woman 2:57 (1976)
  21. A Restless Wind 2:19 (1976)
  22. Evergreen 2:57 (1976)
  23. Billy B Damned 2:54 (1977)
  24. We Stayed Too Long at the Fair 3:30 (1977)
  25. Honky Tonk Heroes 3:10 (1977)
  26. I'm Going Crazy in 3/4 Time 3:29 (1977)
  27. Gypsy Boy 4:16 (1977)
  28. Chicken on the Ground 3:50 (1977)
  29. God Sing 3:54 (1977)
  30. Slow Rollin’ Low 4:05 (1977)
  31. Silver Wings of Time 3:03 (1977)
  32. The Believer 3:15 (1977)
  33. You Ask Me Too 3:54 (1977)
  34. Fit to Kill and Going Out in Style 2:50 (1981)
  35. Blue Texas Waltz 4:04 (1981)
  36. Saturday Night 3:08 (1981)
  37. Ragged Old Truck 4:10 (1981)
  38. I’m Just An Old Chunk Of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be A Diamond Someday) 2:02 (1981)
  39. (We Are) The Cowboys 3:40 (1981)
  40. Mexico 3:10 (1981)
  41. It Ain’t Nothing New Babe 4:04 (1981)
  42. The Road 3:17 (1981)
  43. Amtrak And Ain't Coming Back 2:55 (1982)
  44. How Many Hearts Must You Break 4:05 (1982)
  45. Oklahoma Wind 3:41 (1982)
  46. Tell Me Virginia 3:30 (1982)
  47. One Moving Part 2:21 (1982)
  48. Ramblin' Fever 4:00 (08 Nov 1994)
  49. Ain't No God in Mexico 2:19 (1994)
  50. Billy B. Damned 2:57 (1994)
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On Recordings (16)

Performer

  1. You Can’t Beat Jesus Christ 3:40 Johnny Cash feat. Billy Joe Shaver (16 Aug 2005)
  2. Squidbillies Theme 0:36 Billy Joe Shaver (Jan 2012)

Instruments

  1. Heart of Texas ?:?? Billy Joe Shaver (17 Jul 2012) guitar
  2. I Couldn’t Be Me Without You ?:?? Billy Joe Shaver (17 Jul 2012) guitar
  3. You Can’t Beat Jesus Christ 4:06 Billy Joe Shaver (17 Jul 2012) guitar
  4. Wacko From Waco 2:19 Billy Joe Shaver (17 Jul 2012) guitar
  5. Good Old USA 2:59 Billy Joe Shaver (17 Jul 2012) guitar
  6. The Git Go 4:01 Billy Joe Shaver (17 Jul 2012) guitar
  7. That’s What She Said Last Night ?:?? Billy Joe Shaver (17 Jul 2012) guitar

Vocals

  1. You Can’t Beat Jesus Christ 4:06 Billy Joe Shaver (17 Jul 2012) lead vocals
  2. That’s What She Said Last Night ?:?? Billy Joe Shaver (17 Jul 2012) lead vocals
  3. The Git Go 4:01 Billy Joe Shaver (17 Jul 2012) lead vocals
  4. Heart of Texas ?:?? Billy Joe Shaver (17 Jul 2012) lead vocals
  5. Wacko From Waco 2:19 Billy Joe Shaver (17 Jul 2012) lead vocals
  6. I Couldn’t Be Me Without You ?:?? Billy Joe Shaver (17 Jul 2012) lead vocals
  7. Good Old USA 2:59 Billy Joe Shaver (17 Jul 2012) lead vocals

Credited as (16)

  1. Billy Joe Shaver
  2. Johnny Cash feat. Billy Joe Shaver
  3. Willie Nelson with Jamey Johnson & Billy Joe Shaver
  4. Johnny Cash with Billy Joe Shaver
  5. Billy Joe Shaver feat. Diamondback Texas
  6. Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson & Billy Joe Shaver
  7. Waylon Jennings, Billy Joe Shaver, Willie Nelson & Kris Kristofferson
  8. Billy Joe Shaver & Kinky Friedman
  9. Billy Joe Shaver feat. Big & Rich
  10. Billy Joe Shaver feat. Kevin Fowler
  11. Billy Joe Shaver feat. Nanci Griffith
  12. Billy Joe Shaver feat. Kimmie Rhodes
  13. Billy Joe Shaver feat. Flaco Jiménez
  14. Willie Nelson with Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Billy Joe Shaver & Kimmie Rhodes
  15. Bugs Henderson and the Shuffle Kings feat. Billy Joe Shaver
  16. Diarrhea Planet / Billy Joe Shaver

Works (83)

Wrote

  1. Music City U.S.A.
  2. Laying Here Lying in Bed
  3. You Asked Me To
  4. Bottom Dollar
  5. West Virginia Woman
  6. It Ain’t Nothing New Babe
  7. Omaha
  8. It’s Freezing in El Paso
  9. Fallin’ Apart
  10. The Cowboy Who Started the Fight
  11. Good Christian Soldier
  12. Lately I Been Leanin’ Toward the Blues
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Composed

  1. Slow Rollin’ Low
  2. Vanha kaljapummi
  3. Black Rose
  4. Honey Bee
  5. If I Give My Soul
  6. Old Chunk of Coal
  7. Honky Tonk Heroes
  8. Hard to Be an Outlaw
  9. Ain’t No God in Mexico
  10. Short and Sweet
  11. New York City Snow
  12. Oklahoma Wind
  13. Tramp On Your Street
  14. Willie the Wandering Gypsy and Me
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Lyrics

  1. Ain’t No God in Mexico
  2. We Are the Cowboys
  3. Rosalee
  4. Slow Rollin’ Low
  5. It’s Freezing in El Paso
  6. Old Chunk of Coal
  7. Oklahoma Wind
  8. Tramp On Your Street
  9. Willie the Wandering Gypsy and Me
  10. You Can’t Beat Jesus Christ
  11. Try and Try Again
  12. Old Five and Dimers Like Me
  13. I Couldn’t Be Me Without You
  14. Love Is So Sweet
  15. Good Old USA
  16. Thunderbird
  17. Hottest Thing in Town
  18. Star in My Heart
  19. Honky Tonk Heroes
  20. I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train
  21. Heart of Texas
  22. Sweet Mama (Lay Your Burdens Down)
  23. If I Give My Soul
  24. Black Rose
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Events (4)

Main Performer At

  1. Billy Joe Shaver at Billy Bob’s Texas
  2. SXSW 2012, day 4: Saxon Pub time
  3. SXSW 2012, day 2: The White Horse time
  4. Austin City Limits Festival 2007, day 3: Austin Ventures time

Links (16)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.billyjoeshaver.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/billy_joe_shaver

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Billy+Joe+Shaver

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/734099

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000072205

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789522/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/59270864

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q320775

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/9910

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/05FEKb23HHED5ZsWmKo8kz
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/73546

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/175014

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Billy_Joe_Shaver.JPG

Social Networking

  1. https://twitter.com/BillyJoe_Shaver
  2. https://www.facebook.com/OfficialBillyJoeShaver

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/billyjoeshaver