ABC7

Outlaw country music firebrand Billy Joe Shaver dies

WACO, Texas -- Billy Joe Shaver, an outlaw country music firebrand known for a string of hits and a career that spanned decades, has died after suffering a stroke, according to Rolling Stone. Shaver's ...
American Songwriter

4 Songs to Celebrate the Late Great Billy Joe Shaver on What Would Have Been His 85th Birthday

Today, Billy Joe Shaver is hailed as a hero of the Outlaw Country movement by those in the know. Johnny Cash once called Shaver his favorite songwriter. Willie Nelson named him the “greatest living ...
KWTX

McLennan County jury declares Fred Fletcher as sole beneficiary of Billy Joe Shaver’s estate

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - UPDATE: A McLennan County jury has declared that Fred Fletcher, an Austin music producer and longtime friend of Billy Joe Shaver, is entitled to the estate of Country music singer ...
KWTX

Trial to begin Monday in dispute over Billy Joe Shaver’s estate

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A McLennan County jury will be asked to decide this week which of Billy Joe Shaver’s wills should be honored in a dispute over the country music icon’s estate between Shaver’s ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Billy Joe Shaver Writes Country Songs — And Lives Them, Too

The 75-year-old, who helped pioneer the "outlaw" sound, is one of the most respected songwriters in country music. Decades after his big break,... Billy Joe Shaver Writes Country Songs — And Lives ...