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Billy Joe Shaver

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Aliases
Shaver
Born
August 16, 1939
Died
October 28, 2020
Country
United States
IPI
00056523187 55 works
Affiliation
BMI
Comments
Country singer, songwriter and guitarist from Texas
Family
Eddy Shaver Son
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
July 9, 1982 Dash Rip Rock
Aunt Jessie's Chicken Ranch Billy Joe Shaver September 20, 2005 Unverified
November 7, 1977 Bob Lambert
 REL May 1973 (11 artists)
Originally by Waylon Jennings REC
November 1970 Wanda Jackson
Goodbye Yesterday Shaver 1996 Unverified
1987 (2 artists)
1987 (2 artists)
May 1973 (13 artists)
August 10, 1993 (4 artists)
May 1973 Johnny Cash
November 1970 (2 artists)
August 10, 1993 (10 artists)
May 1973 (3 artists)
July 9, 1982 (2 artists)
May 1973 Billy Joe Shaver with Tanya Tucker
November 7, 1977 Honza Vyčítal & Greenhorns
July 17, 2012 Willie Nelson with Jamey Johnson
August 10, 1993 Reckless Kelly
August 10, 1993 (5 artists)
August 10, 1993 (3 artists)
1976 Gee Gee Kettel
 REC August 2005 Originally by Billy Joe Shaver REL
 REL 1987 Originally by Johnny Cash with Billy Joe Shaver REC

Covers by Billy Joe Shaver

Title Performer Release date Originally by
1976 Waylon Jennings
February 2000 Waylon Jennings
1976 Bobby Bare - Vocal Accompaniment by The Jordanaires
May 1973 Jerry Lee Lewis
February 2000 Bobby Bare - Vocal Accompaniment by The Jordanaires
  September 25, 2007 Harriet Hilliard BRD, Richard Himber & His Ritz-Carlton Orchestra REC
November 19, 1996 Bobby Bare
August 5, 2014 Willie Nelson
November 7, 1977 Waylon Jennings
February 2000 Waylon Jennings
February 2000 Johnny Rodriguez [US]
February 2000 Bobby Bare
April 10, 1981 Bobby Bare
April 10, 1981 Johnny Cash
May 1973 The Oak Ridge Boys
September 25, 2007 Bobby Bare
June 2007 The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle
August 5, 2014 Bobby Bare
  September 25, 2007 Johnny Cash REC, The Oak Ridge Boys REL
February 2000 Billy Joe Shaver
May 1973 Tom T. Hall
September 25, 2007 Billy Joe Shaver
April 10, 1981 Johnny Paycheck
1994 Merle Haggard
1976 Bobby Bare - Vocal Accompaniment by The Jordanaires
November 7, 1977 Waylon Jennings
2002 Kinky Friedman
1987 The Allman Brothers Band
1987 Jim Cooper [AU]
September 25, 2007 J.D. Crowe and The New South
February 2000 Shaver
May 1999 Asleep at the Wheel
2001 Townes Van Zandt
February 2000 Tom T. Hall
May 1973 Tom T. Hall
November 7, 1977 Waylon Jennings
February 2000 Waylon Jennings

Songs written by Billy Joe Shaver

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
Ain't No God in Mexico Billy Joe Shaver Waylon Jennings February 20, 1973 Covered by (4 artists)
Amtrak (And Ain't Coming Back) Billy Joe Shaver Billy Joe Shaver February 1982 Covered by Dash Rip Rock
A Restless Wind Billy Joe Shaver Bobby Bare - Vocal Accompaniment by The Jordanaires December 1972 Covered by Billy Joe Shaver
Aunt Jessie's Chicken Ranch Billy Joe Shaver Billy Joe Shaver September 20, 2005 Unverified
Black Rose Billy Joe Shaver Waylon Jennings REC, Billy Joe Shaver REL May 16, 1972 Covered by (11 artists)
Bottom Dollar Panama Red, Billy Joe Shaver Jerry Lee Lewis July 19, 1972 Covered by (7 artists)
Chicken on the Ground Bobby Bare, Billy Joe Shaver Billy Joe Shaver July 1970 Covered by Wanda Jackson
Goodbye Yesterday Billy Joe Shaver Shaver 1996 Unverified
Good Christian Soldier Bobby Bare, Billy Joe Shaver Bobby Bare March 2, 1971 Covered by (6 artists)
Good News Blues Billy Joe Shaver Billy Joe Shaver 1987 Covered by (2 artists)
Hard to Be an Outlaw Billy Joe Shaver Willie Nelson 2014 Covered by Billy Joe Shaver feat. Willie Nelson
Hill Country Love Song Billy Joe Shaver Billy Joe Shaver 1987 Covered by (2 artists)
Honky Tonk Heroes Billy Joe Shaver Waylon Jennings February 21, 1973 Covered by (14 artists)
I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train Billy Joe Shaver Billy Joe Shaver 1973 Covered by (13 artists)
I Couldn't Be Me Without You Billy Joe Shaver Johnny Rodriguez [US] December 15, 1975 Covered by (3 artists)
If I Give My Soul Billy Joe Shaver Shaver with Brother Phelps 1993 Covered by (4 artists)
I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Going to Be a Diamond Someday) Billy Joe Shaver Bobby Bare 1979 Covered by (16 artists)
It Ain't Nothing New Babe Billy Joe Shaver Johnny Cash June 25, 1980 Covered by Billy Joe Shaver
Jesus Christ, What a Man Bobby Bare, Billy Joe Shaver The Oak Ridge Boys 1971 Covered by (2 artists)
Jesus is the Only One Who Loves Us Bobby Bare, Billy Joe Shaver Bobby Bare March 3, 1971 Covered by Billy Joe Shaver with John Anderson
Jesus Was Our Saviour and Cotton Was Our King Billy Joe Shaver Billy Joe Shaver 1973 Covered by Johnny Cash
Laying Here Lying in Bed Bobby Bare, Billy Joe Shaver Billy Joe Shaver July 1970 Covered by (2 artists)
Live Forever Billy Joe Shaver, Eddy Shaver Shaver with Brother Phelps 1993 Covered by (10 artists)
Low Down Freedom Billy Joe Shaver Billy Joe Shaver 1973 Covered by (3 artists)
Music City U.S.A. Bobby Bare, Billy Joe Shaver Bobby Bare July 1972 Covered by (2 artists)
New York City Snow Billy Joe Shaver Bobby Bare March 3, 1971 Covered by Johnny Rodriguez [US]
Oklahoma Wind Billy Joe Shaver Billy Joe Shaver February 1982 Covered by (2 artists)
Old Five and Dimers Like Me Billy Joe Shaver Tom T. Hall October 25, 1972 Covered by (14 artists)
Omaha Billy Joe Shaver, Hillman Hall Waylon Jennings February 23, 1973 Covered by (2 artists)
Played the Game Too Long Billy Joe Shaver, Hillman Hall Billy Joe Shaver 1973 Covered by Billy Joe Shaver with Tanya Tucker
Ragged Old Truck Billy Joe Shaver Johnny Paycheck 1979 Covered by (3 artists)
Ride Me Down Easy Billy Joe Shaver Bobby Bare - Vocal Accompaniment by The Jordanaires February 1973 Covered by (27 artists)
Short and Sweet Billy Joe Shaver Bobby Bare May 6, 1971 Covered by Dottie West
Silver Wings of Time Billy Joe Shaver Billy Joe Shaver November 7, 1977 Covered by Honza Vyčítal & Greenhorns
Slow Rollin' Low Billy Joe Shaver Waylon Jennings October 17, 1973 Covered by (2 artists)
Sweet Mama Billy Joe Shaver The Allman Brothers Band October 1975 Covered by (2 artists)
The Devil Made Me Do It the First Time Billy Joe Shaver Jim Cooper [AU] 1977 Covered by Billy Joe Shaver
The Git Go Gary Nicholson, Billy Joe Shaver Billy Joe Shaver September 17, 2011 Covered by Willie Nelson with Jamey Johnson
The Hottest Thing in Town Billy Joe Shaver Shaver 1993 Covered by Reckless Kelly
To Be Loved by a Woman Billy Joe Shaver J.D. Crowe and The New South 1982 Covered by Billy Joe Shaver
Tramp on Your Street Billy Joe Shaver Shaver 1993 Covered by (5 artists)
Way down Texas Way Billy Joe Shaver Asleep at the Wheel 1987 Covered by Shaver
West Virginia Woman Bobby Bare, Billy Joe Shaver Bobby Bare March 2, 1971 Covered by Brian Maxine
When the Fallen Angels Fly Billy Joe Shaver Billy Joe Shaver 1993 Covered by (3 artists)
When the World Was Thunderbird Billy Joe Shaver Billy Joe Shaver August 1976 Covered by Gee Gee Kettel
Willy the Wandering Gypsy and Me Billy Joe Shaver Tom T. Hall April 27, 1972 Covered by (9 artists)
You Ask Me To Waylon Jennings, Billy Joe Shaver Waylon Jennings June 25, 1973 Covered by (27 artists)
You Just Can't Beat Jesus Christ Billy Joe Shaver Johnny Cash with Billy Joe Shaver REC, Billy Joe Shaver REL May 21, 1980

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