Billy Joe Shaver RIP

Pete Finney · Post by **Pete Finney** » 28 Oct 2020 9:47 am

Dead of a stroke at 81. Willie Nelson himself once called Billy Joe the greatest songwriter alive, and anyone who was ever around him knows what a one-of-a-kind character he was (I had the pleasure a few times over the years).

Bad month for Texas music legends, after Johnny Bush and Jerry Jeff Walker.

https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/m ... ead-at-81/

W. C. Edgar · Post by **W. C. Edgar** » 28 Oct 2020 10:22 am

After this year
James Hand
Johnny Bush
Jerry Jeff Walker
Billy Joe Shaver

A friend of mine from TX just texted me and said Willie better get on a plane and get the hell out of TX

Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 29 Oct 2020 9:26 am

I'm bummed about this as well, got to meet Billy Joe in Austin and got a nice picture with him.

Condolences to him family and friends.

There is a nice tribute to him on Savingcountrymusic.com

https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/bill ... as-a-hero/

Henry Nagle · Post by **Henry Nagle** » 4 Nov 2020 9:38 am

I saw Billy Joe play in Marin County in 2009. My ex and I had just decided to get divorced and I was in a pretty dark place. A good friend invited me to the show at the last minute and it's a good thing I went. That show completely turned my head around. Song after song, story after story. He entertained, gave me new perspectives, sang to me of humility and growth as well as insanity and stubbornness and tied it all together into an appropriately complicated and beautiful picture of life. It's interesting to me that the songwriters that I find most uplifting are also the songwriters that look the darkness right in the face and explore it.

He would have been a hell of a preacher in another lifetime. We were so lucky to have him. He was truly special.

Terry Perry · Post by **Terry Perry** » 26 Nov 2020 12:51 pm

He was married to my cousin Brenda.

I never got to know Billy Joe very well. He seemed like one of those guys that would live forever. He will finally be with Brenda and Eddie on the other side.

Billy Joe was a Texas treasure. At least in my mind he was.

Sonny Jenkins · Post by **Sonny Jenkins** » 26 Dec 2020 6:22 am

,,,,I'm just and ole chunk of coal,,,but I'm gonna be a diamond some day,,,"

Guess BJ is a shiny diamond now,,,,RIP

Terry Perry · Post by **Terry Perry** » 26 Dec 2020 6:54 am

Sonny Jenkins wrote:,,,,I'm just and ole chunk of coal,,,but I'm gonna be a diamond some day,,,"

Guess BJ is a shiny diamond now,,,,RIP

Yes he is!!

Thank you for saying so, and have a wonderful holiday.

Daniel Dickie · Post by **Daniel Dickie** » 29 Dec 2020 3:04 am

I Love that song I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal. I first heard John Anderson's version of it years ago it is very catchy.
Billie Joe was a great songwriter.
Honky Tonk Heroes with Waylon is also great
I always thought I would see him in concert someday, but never did.I think he was last in Australia around 1991 with Steve Young (another under-rated Outlaw).
Some of his music with Eddie was fantastic too
RIP Billie Joe Shaver.