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re: Ive been into outlaw country for ~ 20 years. How did I just discover Billy Joe Shaver?
Posted on 4/30/25 at 9:37 am to midnight1961
Posted on 4/30/25 at 9:37 am to midnight1961
Georgia on a Fast Train is an all time favorite, never skip. I should admit, I didn't discover Shaver until the early twenty teens.
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Posted on 4/30/25 at 10:03 am to Red Boarman
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Georgia on a Fast Train
As mentioned, his son tears it up on guitar on that tune...and the lyrics:
"I've been to Georgia on a fast train, honey
I wudn't born no yesterday
Got a good Christian raisin' and eighth grade education
Ain't no need in y'all a treatin' me this way"
Posted on 4/30/25 at 10:20 am to Mister Completely
What country boy hasn't felt that way at some point?
Posted on 4/30/25 at 10:41 am to Rockbrc
quote:
Judge: Where did you shoot him, Mr Shaver? Billy Joe: Right between the f- - - and you
On the Tales from the Tourbus episode he said "I shot him right between the 'mother' and the 'fricker'."
Posted on 4/30/25 at 12:05 pm to Mister Completely
You are correct
My memory failed me
My memory failed me
Posted on 4/30/25 at 12:51 pm to BogeyTX
This is good too if yall've never seen it.
Posted on 4/30/25 at 3:23 pm to Mister Completely
Saw him too many times to count...always a good time!
Fun story: from the Tales From the Tour Bus...the leg wrestling story from his wedding in Vegas...the guy who broke his neck was my FIL. They were long time friends...FIL was in his wedding.
Fun story: from the Tales From the Tour Bus...the leg wrestling story from his wedding in Vegas...the guy who broke his neck was my FIL. They were long time friends...FIL was in his wedding.
Posted on 4/30/25 at 4:39 pm to goat365
I met him once at Willie's picnic for the 4th in Fort Worth. Asked for an autograph and he said no. Bout all I got. I love his music and appreciate his badassery.
Posted on 4/30/25 at 6:25 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
My favorite BJS story is when he wrote a bunch of songs for Waylon Jennings, but Waylon kept blowing him off. He followed him around trying to give him a demo tape for him to listen. He finally cornered him one night, grabbed him by the neck, pushed him up against a wall, stuck the tape in his pocket and said “you’re going to listen to this fricking tape and record these songs.”
It turned out to be the entire Honky Tonk Heroes album.
It turned out to be the entire Honky Tonk Heroes album.
Posted on 5/1/25 at 5:10 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
I was lucky enough to see him at a city festival in middle Georgia about 15 years ago. I knew nothing at all about him but really enjoyed his show. He talked about losing some of his fingers. Lump of Coal and Georgia on a Fast Train really stood out. His interview on the Norm Show was very good. Some highlights.
Posted on 5/1/25 at 6:17 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
quote:
MessageIve been into outlaw country for ~ 20 years. How did I just discover Billy Joe Shaver
Simple answer, you haven't been into Outlaw country. Either that or you're brain dead
Posted on 5/2/25 at 3:16 am to GreatLakesTiger24
live forever off of victory is one of my favorite songs of all time. also did the squidbillies theme(s)
Posted on 5/2/25 at 3:02 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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