Billy Joe Shaver

Billy Joe Shaver (August 16, 1939 – October 28, 2020) was an American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was known for writing and performing his 1973 hit single "You Ask Me To".

Death
Shaver died on October 28, 2020 from a stroke at the age of 81 in Waco, Texas.

Singles
 Year Title Peak chartpositions Album US Country CAN Country 1970 "Chicken on the Ground" — —  1973 "I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train" 88 — Old Five and Dimers Like Me "Black Rose" — — 1974 "Lately I Been Leanin' T'ward the Blues" — —  1976 "America You Are My Woman" — — When I Get My Wings 1977 "You Asked Me To" 80 — Gypsy Boy 1978 "Billy B Damned" — — 1981 "Blue Texas Waltz" — — I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal(But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday) "Ragged Old Truck" — — "When the Word Was Thunderbird" — — 1982 "Ride Me Down Easy" — — Billy Joe Shaver "Amtrak (And Ain't Coming Back)" — — "One Moving Part" — — 1993 "The Hottest Thing in Town" — — Tramp on Your Street "Live Forever" — 96 1994 "Georgia On a Fast Train" — — 1996 "Comin' On Strong" — — Highway of Life 2002 "Freedom's Child" — — Freedom's Child 2007 "Get Thee Behind Me Satan" — — Everybody's Brother 2011 "Wacko from Waco" — — Live at Billy Bob's Texas "—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

Other websites

 Official Website

 Entry at 45cat.com

 Interview on Lone Star Music 
 Interview on Fresh Air (RealAudio)
 At Rolling Stone magazine 
 At Starpulse 
 Interview At Twang Nation
 Interview on NPR Morning Edition, 5 August, 2014

Category:1939 births
Category:2020 deaths
Category:Deaths from stroke
Category:American singer-songwriters
Category:American country singers
Category:American country guitarists
Category:Writers from Texas
Category:Musicians from Texas
Category:Singers from Texas
Category:People from Corsicana, Texas