Edge of Fame
Edge of Fame
WBUR & The Washington Post
Billy Joe Shaver Isn’t Dead Yet
28 minutes Posted Mar 14, 2018 at 2:43 pm.
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Billy Joe Shaver is the greatest country music songwriter alive. But you don’t know his name. His songs have been covered by Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan and, most famously, Waylon Jennings. Geoff Edgers talks to Shaver about his quest to get into the Country Music Hall of Fame, the loss of his family, and the time he shot a man in the face.