ScottN
(Vacationing in Gaza) | | Posted: Oct 31, 2011 - 14:18 | |
ChicoCyclist wrote:Thanks for playing this, Bill. I recently was given a copy of Bill Joe Shaver's live album and DAMN! can he write great songs. He may not have the greatest voice, but his songwriting and delivery more than make up for it. Too bad about his son, he was a kickass guitar slinger.
Waylon Jennings must have covered about twenty of his songs. |
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Xeric
(Montana) | | Posted: Sep 29, 2011 - 18:53 | |
Yee-haw.
And no, thank you.
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toterola
(Further) | | Posted: Aug 29, 2011 - 09:25 | |
ChicoCyclist wrote:Thanks for playing this, Bill. I recently was given a copy of Bill Joe Shaver's live album and DAMN! can he write great songs. He may not have the greatest voice, but his songwriting and delivery more than make up for it. Too bad about his son, he was a kickass guitar slinger.
Johnny Cash once said that Billy Joe Shaver was the best songwriter he ever met. Pretty high praise from a guy who rubbed elbows with Harlan Howard and Cowboy Jack Clement, huh? I want the solo acoustic version of Billy singing this song played at my funeral. God bless Billy Joe, and let him have a few peaceful years before he has to cross Jordan.  |
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Aug 29, 2011 - 09:24 | |
This is quite interesting... not my favorite genre, but the lyrics are profound, and the guitar-picking be very good...
EDIT: sorry to hear about what happened to the dude...
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ChicoCyclist
(Chico, CA) | | Posted: Apr 25, 2011 - 09:02 | |
Thanks for playing this, Bill. I recently was given a copy of Bill Joe Shaver's live album and DAMN! can he write great songs. He may not have the greatest voice, but his songwriting and delivery more than make up for it. Too bad about his son, he was a kickass guitar slinger.
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cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.) | | Posted: Feb 21, 2011 - 08:44 | |
Billy Joe Shaver is the man. Lived through more heartbreak than one man should suffer. The kid on the cover behind him? That's his son Eddie. Eddie od'ed a few years back, not long after the album came out. Billy Joe nearly quit playing because of it, but he did a gig awhile later, and realized he HAD to go on.
Billy Joe Shaver is one of the grand old masters of Texas songwriting, up there with Townes, Blaze, Joe, Butch, Lyle, Patty, Nanci...
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diane
(seacoast, nh, usa) | | Posted: Aug 12, 2005 - 11:44 | |
 With all the notes & options available to singers, why, oh why do so many try to hit those they know they can't??? (He probably wrote it, too.)
This wasn't too bad until he hit the end of his range and kept going.
Then it really became "too bad". |
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beatlechick
(somewhere within the sound of your voice.....) | | Posted: Jul 28, 2005 - 15:36 | |
drH wrote:I like hearing this just because I know it causes intense pain to the Radiohead fans. =P~
WHATEVER!!!!  |
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redeyespy
(SoFL) | | Posted: Jun 16, 2004 - 18:52 | |
drH wrote:I like hearing this just because I know it causes intense pain to the Radiohead fans. =P~
Yeah, Dr., this comment baffles me too. |
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stubbsz
(San Jose, CA) | | Posted: Jun 03, 2004 - 12:36 | |
drH wrote:I like hearing this just because I know it causes intense pain to the Radiohead fans. =P~
What on earth are you talking about? |
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bigpomp
(Right in front of my Mac) | | Posted: Feb 02, 2004 - 13:05 | |
drH wrote:I like hearing this just because I know it causes intense pain to the Radiohead fans. =P~
Not ALL Radiohead fans. Some of us actually have open-minded, ecclectic tastes. |
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drH
| | Posted: Jan 02, 2004 - 14:13 | |
I like hearing this just because I know it causes intense pain to the Radiohead fans. =P~
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