Billy Joe Shaver Gypsy Boy

Shaver released 17 studio albums during his career including when i get my wings 1976 gypsy boy 1977 and the grammy nominated everybody s brother 2007 which featured duets with artists.

Billy joe shaver gypsy boy. Robert duvall sang it in the movie crazy heart one of shaver s most acclaimed discs was tramp on your street on 1993. 1976 s when i get my wings and 1977 s gypsy boy these two records boast a slightly slicker grander production than his dusty classic debut old five and dimers like me a commercial gambit that didn t quite pay off and the records soon faded from the catalog never being the easiest lps to find on cd. Complete your billy joe shaver collection. Chicken on the ground written by billy joe shaver bobby bare.

Raven s 2013 two fer combines billy joe shaver s two albums for capricorn. Gypsy boy 1977 included honky tonk heroes and you asked me to one of shaver s best known songs was live forever which he wrote with his son eddy. Discover releases reviews credits songs and more about billy joe shaver gypsy boy at discogs. 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.

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Find album reviews stream songs credits and award information for gypsy boy billy joe shaver on allmusic 1977 for his second record on phil walden s capricorn.