Billy Joe Shaver

Billy Joe Shaver

  • Billy Joe Shaver - NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 13:  Back Row: Singers and Songwriters, The McClymonts, Mollie McClymont, Sam McClymont, Brooke McClymont, Elaine Roy of The Roys, Guest, Darrin Vincent of Dailey & Vincent, Guy Penrod and Billy Yates. Front Row: Eddie Raven, Billy Joe Shaver, Nancy Jones, George Jones, Trivis Tritt and Jason Michael Carroll attends George Jones' 80th birthday party at Rippy's Bar & Grill on September 13, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Billy Joe Shaver never became a household name, but his songs -- including "Good Christian Soldier," "Willie the Wandering Gypsy and Me," and "I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train" -- became country standards during the '70s and his reputation among musicians and critics didn't diminish during the ensuing decades. One of the best synopses of Shaver's upbringing is his own song, "I Been to Georgia on ...more


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