He was an outlaw before Willie and Waylon ever heard the name, I was listening to him and my friend's were like, who's that, I cried the day he died, it really hit me hard,RIP my brother
I'm not embarrassed to say that my favorite comedian #normmacdonald introduced me to your beautiful music Mr. Shaver. I have all the faith you both are in the lords kingdom. RIP fellas.. This isn't the world yall wanted to live in and I suppose it was time to move on. GODSPEED
Billy Joe has been one of the favourites in my music collection, going to be missed but not forgotten, music from the legends of country and rock are fading out. RIP BJS
He tells the story about this song and how he wrote it at the time he was living south of Nashville in a little community called College Grove he was my next door neighbor I'm significantly younger than him(40) but I remember him very well ..Billy Joe Shaver was an incredible person salt of the earth he's a legend.. one of the greatest country music singer-songwriters of all time he will be greatly missed every time I listen to ragged old truck it brings a smile to my face... As well as the rest of his music... Rest in peace Brother Billy
Thank you Norm Macdonald for showing me Billy Joe Shaver. Don't know how he flew under my radar, but I'm sure glad I found him. Better late than never.
Kinda funny Billy Joe said he wanted Waylon to sing his songs because Waylon was a better singer.Nothin against Waylon but i would much rather hear Billy Joe.Theres an honesty he has that just can't be beat
RIP, Mr Shaver. Had me a ragged old truck, well sorta. '72 Chev c 10 step side. 350 q jet three speed Bought in '85. Neighbor called it "Old Faithful'. Donated in '12 or so. Paving project,,,,60 series tires were rotted but it still ran. Good cause for the donation (Breast Cancer Survivors, in my late Mother In Law 's name). I miss it and her all the time oh, story, turning 40 and not happy. Take the truck to my old school with my 10 speed, Wheelies across 3 basketball courts onto the grass, like i did as a kid. Wanted to see if the SF Guitar Center was open,,,,stoplight derby with a Mustang from then. Chev jumped ! Glad it did. Got me out of trouble when some gal lost her ear ring backing and gave me a hug when i found it. Boy friend was running sound. Johnny Winter ",,,i can tell he's a quick tempered jealous man". He left. called her,,,,she said i should leave. I did, passed him and his Harley on HWY 1. Good Night ;)
Thank you for making this, FrontRowSeatNow. Although it made my tears roll down it also made me so glad to be a Texan and to have gotten to see him so many times. I love his music and downhome lyrics, and the man himself. 2020 has been such a difficult year. We have lost so many amazing musicians and it just breaks my heart. But his music will live on forever.
