Billy Joe Shaver — a honky-tonk hero so original he coined the phrase “honky-tonk hero” — has died of a stroke. He was 81. Shaver was without question one of the greatest songwriters Texas produced, ...

WACO, Texas (KTRK) -- 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.

If you're in L.A. and looking for something to do on Saturday night, SoundCheck recommends a trip to the Redwood Bar & Grill downtown, where country legend Billy Joe Shaver makes a return ...

Billy Joe Shaver, a pivotal figure in the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, died Wednesday after suffering a stroke at his home in Waco, Texas. Shaver’s friend Connie Nelson confirmed his death to ...

Singer Willie Nelson and actor Robert Duvall were at the McLennan County Courthouse today for the trial of Waco singer Billy Joe Shaver, who is accused of aggravated assault in the shooting of a man ...

The adage about not picking fights with someone who buys ink by the gallon and paper by the roll has a songwriting corollary, at least where Waco singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver is concerned. If ...

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 ...

Billy Joe Shaver, a hardscrabble Texas singer-songwriter whose earthy and haunting lyrics helped inspire the “outlaw” movement in country music, died Oct. 28 at a hospital in Waco. He was 81. His ...