WACO, Texas -- Billy Joe Shaver, an outlaw country music firebrand known for a string of hits and a career that spanned decades, has died after suffering a stroke, according to Rolling Stone. Shaver's ...

Billy Joe Shaver, who had solo hits and was known for writing songs like “Honky Tonk Heroes,” has died at the age of 81. According to SiriusXM, Shaver died of a massive stroke. Born in Corsicana, ...

Outlaw country pioneer Billy Joe Shaver once declared himself the “Wacko from Waco” after he shot a man in the face in self-defense in a bar near that city. But Corsicana claims him, too. The town, ...

The eight-fingered ol’ lump of coal has become the diamond of a songwriter that he once proclaimed he’d be. He sure had some pressure on him over his 76 years on this Earth. Shaver has seen and done ...

WACO, Texas (FOX 44) – Music industry leader Freddy Fletcher donated the former home of legendary Texas country singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver to Friends for Life on Wednesday afternoon. Friends ...

When you see musicians on 60 Minutes, by and large, they tend to be of the variety described as legendary–you know, Miles Davis, Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, Bono, Madonna. Believe it or not, when Texas ...

The Ale House was packed with music fans of all ages; in fact, the staff began moving tables out as soon as folks had finished their meals, and brought in chairs for as many as possible. The hardiest ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Outlaw country singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, who wrote songs like "Honky Tonk Heroes," "I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train" and "Old Five and Dimers Like Me," has died. He was ...