Billy Joe Shaver
Appearance
Billy Joe Shaver | |
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Background information | |
Born | Corsicana, Texas,U.S. | August 16, 1939
Died | October 28, 2020 Waco, Texas,U.S. | (aged 81)
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Guitar |
Years active | 1973–2020 |
Labels | Columbia,Monument |
Website | billyjoeshaver |
Billy Joe Shaver(August 16, 1939 – October 28, 2020) was an Americancountry musicsinger-songwriter and guitarist. He was known for writing and performing his 1973 hit single "You Ask Me To".
Death
[change|change source]Shaver died on October 28, 2020 from astrokeat the age of 81 inWaco, Texas.[1]
Singles
[change|change source]Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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US Country | CAN Country | |||
1970 | "Chicken on the Ground" | — | — | — |
1973 | "I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train" | 88 | — | Old Five and Dimers Like Me |
"Black Rose" | — | — | ||
1974 | "Lately I Been Leanin' T'ward the Blues" | — | — | — |
1976 | "America You Are My Woman" | — | — | When I Get My Wings |
1977 | "You Asked Me To" | 80 | — | Gypsy Boy |
1978 | "Billy B Damned" | — | — | |
1981 | "Blue Texas Waltz" | — | — | I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday) |
"Ragged Old Truck" | — | — | ||
"When the Word Was Thunderbird" | — | — | ||
1982 | "Ride Me Down Easy" | — | — | Billy Joe Shaver |
"Amtrak (And Ain't Coming Back)" | — | — | ||
"One Moving Part" | — | — | ||
1993 | "The Hottest Thing in Town" | — | — | Tramp on Your Street |
"Live Forever" | — | 96 | ||
1994 | "Georgia On a Fast Train" | — | — | |
1996 | "Comin' On Strong" | — | — | Highway of Life |
2002 | "Freedom's Child" | — | — | Freedom's Child |
2007 | "Get Thee Behind Me Satan" | — | — | Everybody's Brother |
2011 | "Wacko from Waco" | — | — | Live at Billy Bob's Texas |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
References
[change|change source]- ↑Hudak, Joseph; Doyle, Patrick (October 28, 2020)."Billy Joe Shaver, Seminal Outlaw Country Songwriter, Dead at 81".Rollingstone.com.RetrievedOctober 28,2020.
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