Billy Joe Shaver The Apostle

He was also no stranger to tragedy as his wife brenda joyce tindell died from cancer in 1999.

Billy joe shaver the apostle. Billy joe was still working up until the time of his death credit. Billy joe shaver dies at 81 outlaw country music legend billy joe shaver is dead at 81 rolling stone reports. Billy joe shaver singer songwriter. The two had gotten divorced and remarried before her death.

Shaver grew up in the. The singer s close friend connie nelson said shaver died wednesday in waco texas. Shaver appeared in several films most notably 1997 s the apostle with robert duvall and earned a mantle full of honors. Connie nelson a friend of billy.

He wed and divorced the same woman brenda tindell three times. It was filmed on location in and around saint martinville and des allemands louisiana with some establishing shots done in the dallas texas area. Country songwriter billy joe shaver has died at the age of 81 after suffering a stroke. His personal live was the stuff of lore and legend.

John beasley farrah fawcett walton goggins billy bob thornton june carter cash miranda richardson and billy joe shaver also appear. Their only son john edwin shaver who was 38 also passed away from a heroin overdose just one year later. Rolling stone reports that shaver died today in waco texas after suffering a stroke. He is considered to have written some of outlaw country music s best songs.

Billy joe shaver performs on jan. The texan outlaw country singer and songwriter billy joe shaver has died. The apostle is a 1997 american drama film written and directed by robert duvall who stars in the title role. Shaver appeared in a few films most notably in the apostle robert duvall s 1996 drama about a pentecostal preacher and a documentary about his life the portrait of billy joe.

Wrote a memoir in 2005 called honky tonk hero had a cameo in the 1998 robert duvall film the apostle was the subject of a 2004.