Billy Joe Shaver Electric Shaver

Shaver was born in corsicana texas and raised by his mother victory watson shaver his father virgil having left the family before billy joe was born until he was 12 he spent a great deal of time with his grandmother in corsicana so that his mother could work in waco he sometimes accompanied his mother to her job at a local nightclub where he began to be exposed to country music.

Billy joe shaver electric shaver. The title says it all. Billy joe and willie nelson on david letterman december 20 2014. Pedernales records spv recordings freefalls entertainment. After several years of acoustic based country billy joe shaver and his son eddy have decided to up the ampage and deliver electric shaver theoretically this is a good concept but too much of the record sounds forced as if blues rock licks were grafted onto outlaw honky tonk backing tracks.

An americana legend and a texas country music hall of fame member. News from billy joe. On april 1 2017. Shaver who penned songs for waylon jennings willie nelson and bobby bare has died.

Kris kristofferson billy joe shaver willie nelson waylon jennings honky tonk heroes album 3 versions. Shaver was born in corsicana texas and raised by his mother victory watson shaver his father virgil having left the family before billy joe was born until he was 12 he spent a great deal of time with his grandmother in corsicana so that his mother could work in waco he sometimes accompanied his mother to her job at a local nightclub where he began to be exposed to country music. Billy joe who wrote or cowrote 11 of the 12 cuts on electric shaver is a sort of footloose back street texas poet pilgrim whose greatest original songs infuse the stark imagery of sun baked losers and outlaws with homespun earnestness and spiritual yearning. We re talking about billy joe shaver the texas born guitarist singer.

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