Billy Joe Shaver – Serious Souls
Oldies Songs Serious Souls – A Lament for the Restless, the Faithful, and the Misunderstood When Billy Joe Shaver released his debut album Old Five and Dimers Like Me in 1973 on…
Billy Joe Shaver – Tramp On Your Street
A Hymn of Gratitude from the Edge of the Road to the Center of the Stage Released in 1993 as the title track of the album Tramp On Your Street,…
Billy Joe Shaver – Tell Me Virginia
Oldies Songs A Portrait of Love, Regret, and Hard Truths Told in a Lone Voice When Billy Joe Shaver released “Tell Me Virginia” in 1982 as part of his self titled album…
Billy Joe Shaver – Bottom Dollar
A Song for the Working Man: Billy Joe Shaver’s “Bottom Dollar” and the Price of Living with Dignity On August 14, 1984, under the familiar studio lights of Austin City…
Billy Joe Shaver – You Asked Me To
A Quiet Confession of Love and Loyalty in the Language of Outlaw Country When “You Ask Me To” first reached listeners in 1973, it arrived not as a loud declaration,…
Billy Joe Shaver – Oklahoma Wind
A restless song carried by the plains, where freedom, doubt, and endurance ride the same wind Oklahoma Wind stands as one of the most revealing songs in the catalog of…
Billy Joe Shaver- Ragged Old Truck
A Song About Escape, Desperation, and the Last Turn of the Key Before the Dark Released in 1981, Ragged Old Truck stands as one of the most raw and unsettling…
Billy Joe Shaver – Wacko From Waco (Live at Farm Aid 2011)
A defiant outlaw voice laughing at its own scars, turning chaos and survival into hard-won country truth When “Wacko From Waco” first appeared in 1980, it arrived not as a…
Billy Joe Shaver – Heart Of Texas
A Proud Song of Roots and Survival from the Soul of Texas When discussing the most honest autobiographical statements in American country music, “Heart of Texas” by Billy Joe Shaver…
Billy Joe Shaver – I’m Just An Old Chunk Of Coal(Live From The Factory on 4.15.2015)
A Weathered Voice, a Rough Diamond, and the Quiet Pride of a Life Still Being Shaped by Time When Billy Joe Shaver stepped onto the stage at Music City Roots:…