Billy Joe Shaver- “Ragged Old Truck” Austin, TX 1984
Oldies Songs Billy Joe Shaver Never Needed a Fancy Stage. With “Ragged Old Truck,” He Turned an Old Pickup Into a Symbol of an Honest Life. There was nothing polished about Billy…
Billy Joe Shaver Interview – On Waylon Jennings
A Chance Meeting, A Heated Confrontation, And The Songs That Changed Country Music Forever In one of the most colorful stories from country music’s outlaw era, Billy Joe Shaver once…
Billy Joe Shaver – I’m Just An Old Chunk Of Coal (Live at Farm Aid 1986)
A song about becoming better, even when life leaves scars that never fully heal In the summer of 1986, as thousands gathered in Austin, Texas for Farm Aid, one performance…
Billy Joe Shaver’s Long Road to Nashville
Oldies Songs He Lost Two Fingers in a Sawmill Accident. The Music He Made Afterwards Helped Define Outlaw Country. Long before audiences embraced Billy Joe Shaver as one of the essential voices…
Billy Joel – Sundown (Gordon Lightfoot Tribute) 5/5/23 MSG
Oldies Songs Billy Joel Honors Gordon Lightfoot with a Moving Performance of Sundown at Madison Square Garden On May 5, 2023, legendary singer and songwriter Billy Joel delivered a heartfelt tribute to…
Billy Joe Shaver – Ride Me Down Easy – No. 1 West – 1989
“Ride Me Down Easy” Was More Than an Outlaw Song. In 1989, Billy Joe Shaver Sang It Like a Man Finally Making Peace With the Road Behind Him In a…
Billy Joe Shaver “Ride Me Down Easy” – Live from Austin TX
When Billy Joe Shaver Sang “Ride Me Down Easy” on Austin City Limits, It Felt Less Like a Performance and More Like an Outlaw Cowboy Quietly Making Peace With His…
Billy Joe Shaver – “I’m Just An Old Chunk Of Coal” at Music City Roots Live From The Factory on 4.15.2015
From Rough Stone to Quiet Strength: How “I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal” Became a Testament to Change On April 15, 2015, at Music City Roots Live From The…
Greer Howard interviewing legendary Singer and Songwriter Billy Joe Shaver
A Songwriter Who Fought His Way In, Then Told the Truth No One Else Would In an episode of All Twang TV, filmed at the intimate Eddie’s Attic in Decatur,…
Billy Joe Shaver – You Just Can’t Beat Jesus Christ (Live at Farm Aid 1994)
A Rough Voice of Redemption That Turns Faith into Lived Experience On September 18, 1994, at Farm Aid in New Orleans, Billy Joe Shaver stepped onto the stage not simply…