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, ...

On this day (October 28) in 2020, the country music world suffered a great loss. Legendary songwriter and Outlaw Country luminary Billy Joe Shaver died in a Texas hospital after suffering a stroke. He ...

Those who are fans of Outlaw Country are likely fans of Billy Joe Shaver, whether they know it or not. He penned stacks of songs that went on to become outlaw classics. For instance, he wrote all but ...

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.

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 ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Country music legend Billy Joe Shaver wrote in his hit song “Live Forever” that he wanted his songs to live forever, and a McLennan County jury on Wednesday put the fate of Shaver ...

Billy Joe Shaver, the outlaw-country music pioneer who wrote some of the genre’s greatest songs, died Wednesday in Waco, Texas, after suffering a stroke. He was 81. Connie Nelson, a friend of Shaver’s ...