Billy Joe Shaver – Bottom Dollar
Oldies Songs 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:…
Billy Joe Shaver – Ride Me Down Easy
A quiet, tender request for mercy from a drifter’s heart, carried on the dust roads of American country music. When Ride Me Down Easy first entered the world, it did…
Billy Joe Shaver – Honky Tonk Heroes
Oldies Songs A raw, honest anthem defining the Outlaw Country movement and celebrating life’s hard-won anti-heroes. There are certain moments in music history—seemingly small, almost accidental—that nevertheless send a seismic tremor through…
Billy Joe Shaver – Freedom’s Child
A poignant tribute to the unsung heroes of sacrifice and the ultimate cost of freedom. There are songs that simply echo in the halls of country music, and then there…