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My dear friend and fellow Willie Nelson fan, Cherie, from Houston, called me tonight from a Billy Joe Shaver concert somewhere in Texas. What a treat it was. It was a good connection, too. Sometimes those concert calls are garbled, and I can’t even tell what the song is, but the vibe is so nice, I still enjoy them.
Tonight, though, I don’t know why, but it was crystal clear. I got to hear Billy Joe Shaver Run through some of his amazing songs. And that’s what made me think that, whenver I am telling someone about Billy Joe Shaver, how great he is, often friends haven’t heard of him. Then I start listing these amazing songs, and they inevitably say, “I didn’t know Billy Joe Shaver wrote that.”
Tonight I go to hear Georgia on a Fast Train, Black Rose, Try and Try Again, That’s what she said last Night. What a great songwriter he is. I wish some promoter with money would bring him to Colorado. If I had the money, I’d do it.Â
Billy Joe’s got a great album out, well, many great albums, but I guess it’s his latest: The Real Deal. Buy it. Or download it. It’s good.
Also, He’s got a book out, “Honky Tonk Heroes”. Very good read, about his amazing, tradegy-filled, yet inspiring life.
His website at www.BillyJoeShaver.com has his schedule, if you’re going to be anywhere near him, go see him. You will have a great time.
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