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 ...

Country singer Margo Price has unveiled her cover of Billy Joe Shaver‘s “Ragged Old Truck” featuring Joshua Hedley, taken from the previously announced tribute album to the late outlaw country legend, ...

Willie Nelson, George Strait, Miranda Lambert and more are among the top country artists who have joined together on a new album in tribute to the music and legacy of a true country music renegade.

The King of Country has put his own spin on a classic track penned by influential singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver. Released today (Sept. 30), George Strait's version of "Willy the Wandering Gypsy ...

We have a resident country music expert here at NPR: our national political correspondent Don Gonyea. He was telling me recently about a musician named Billy Joe Shaver, whom he'd discovered about 20 ...

Billy Joe Shaver didn't live forever, but his music will carry on. The legendary Texas songwriter, who died in October 2020 at age 81, is getting first-class tribute treatment from New West Records, ...

Billy Joe Shaver's life has followed a rough road. He became famous in the 1970s as the songwriter for country music "outlaws" like Waylon Jennings. Many of his recent songs are heartbreaking, ...

Billy Joe Shaver, a pioneer of outlaw-country music, died Wednesday in Waco, Texas, after suffering a stroke. He was 81. Shaver's death was confirmed by his friend, Connie Nelson, Variety reported.

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 ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - It’s been almost four years since country music icon Billy Joe Shaver died, and the dispute over his estate between Shaver’s nephew and his longtime friend and music producer ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Outlaw country singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, who wrote songs like "Honky Tonk Heroes," "I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train" and "Old Five and Dimers Like Me," has died. He was ...