Billy Joe Shaver - Willy The Wandering Gypsy And Me Live from Austin (Tx) City Limits - August 14 , 1984 Billy Joe Shaver , vocals , guitar Eddy Shaver , guitar Kenny Hoelscher , bass Jimmy Lester , drums
Whenever I hear someone in the country field called an "outlaw", this man is who I compare the candidate to. Nearly all come up short and are found wanting. Billy Joe is indeed "the real deal".
Billy Joe's songs are timeless, and so full of heart. No question, a gifted and legendary songwriter and musician in his own right. One of his most unheralded gifts to music was his son Eddy. The man was an absolute Strat Master! The guitar solo on this tune is an absolute perfect study of technique, timing and voicing. Everytime I watch it I pick up another nuance in the playing of this kid. Hell did indeed freeze over on Dec 31, 2000. And then again on Oct 28, 2020. I believe Tom T said it before: "It could be the Good Lord, likes a little pickin, too!
Nobody can write and sing em as SPECIAL as The Great BILLY JOE SHAVER- Eddy plays so so good! So glad it's captured on video for us to enjoy- PRICELESS GIFT is what it is to me 🌟
Sadly I have lived the motto of moving is being free. From joining the Marines at 17.to being 49 and thinking it might be time to go home to Tennessee.
Thanks Walter, for a great video of a great song. It's particularly interesting to see the "overdue baby" starring with the guitar again. How he's missed!
I was Lucky enough to meet Billy Joe & Eddie a couple times back in the 90's at my cuzs club where they played. Sat & ate taco & talked shi! with them till the weee hours of the mornings. A Couple of Awesome fellers.
I was not watching this for the first 3/4 of it, just listening while working. The guy playing lead had me convinced they had a steel guitar but it's just a strat. Nice work.
I was working late one night, about quitting time I got a phone call, it was Billy telling me to come on down to a bar after I got off work, we sat and talked for hours, he was down to earth, nice as could be, I'll always remember Billy Joe that way
I'll give that comment a big HELL YEAH! Billy Joe is a damn national treasure, he was one of a kind. Hank Williams was the original hillbilly poet but by God BJS was cut from the same cloth. His storytelling is second to none. Most underrated musician to come out of that era!
