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, who had solo hits and was known for writing songs like “Honky Tonk Heroes,” has died at the age of 81. According to SiriusXM, Shaver died of a massive stroke. Born in Corsicana, ...

Eric Geadelmann told American Songwriter about the exclusive SXSW premiere of 'They Called Us Outlaws' a forthcoming ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) – The estate of the late and legendary Billy Joe Shaver now belongs to the local nonprofit Friends for Life. Shaver, born in Corsicana and known for spending most of his life in ...

Billy Joe Shaver was forced to cancel several tour dates over the past few weeks due to a serious medical condition. While not much has been revealed about his illness, earlier this week Shaver shared ...

Outlaw country pioneer Billy Joe Shaver once declared himself the “Wacko from Waco” after he shot a man in the face in self-defense in a bar near that city. But Corsicana claims him, too. The town, ...

When you see musicians on 60 Minutes, by and large, they tend to be of the variety described as legendary–you know, Miles Davis, Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, Bono, Madonna. Believe it or not, when Texas ...

Robert Duvall — yes, the late Academy Award-winning actor and filmmaker — was once instrumental in helping Billy Joe Shaver beat an aggravated assault charge. As the story goes, Shaver, got into ...

Billy Joe Shaver isn’t in the Country Music Hall of Fame. A thick padlock hangs from the front door of the songwriter’s modest house, tucked into a quiet neighborhood on the edge of Waco. In the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Outlaw country singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, who wrote songs like "Honky Tonk Heroes," "I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train" and "Old Five and Dimers Like Me," has died. He was ...