Sunday, October 19, 2014

Billy Joe Shaver


























Artist:  Billy Joe Shaver
Birth Name:  Billy Joe Shaver
Born:  August 16, 1939.  Corsicana, Texas, USA
Genre:  Country, Country Rock, Honky Tonk, Outlaw Country, Progressive Country, Americana
Occupations:  Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Acoustic Guitar

Billy Joe Shaver is an American Singer, and Songwriter, from Corsicana, Texas.  He never became upto the top level 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 standard during the '70s.














Title:  Long In The Tooth  (2014)
Genre:  Country, Country Rock, Honky Tonk, Outlaw Country, Progressive Country, Americana
Label:  Lightning Rod Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Hard To Be An Outlaw (feat. Willie Nelson)  (3:03)
 2.  Long In The Tooth  (3:19)
 3.  The Git Go  (3:57)
 4.  Sunbeam Special  (2:30)
 5.  I Love You As Much As I Can  (3:26)
 6.  Last Call For Alcohol  (3:55)
 7.  Checkers & Chess  (2:29)
 8.  American Me  (3:25)
 9.  I'm In Love  (3:01)
10. Music City USA  (3:03)

Personnel:

Billy Joe Shaver:  Vocals, Guitar

Can't Hardly Playboys Session Band:

Dan Dugmore:   Steel Guitar, Electric & Acoustic Guitars
Michael Rhodes:  Electric Bass, Earthwood Bass
Jedd Hughes:  Electric & Acoustic Guitars
Lynn Williams:  Drums

Long In The Tooth is the twenty-third studio album by Billy Joe Shaver, was released on August 5, 2014 by Lightning Rod Records, features guest appearances by Willie Nelson, Leon Russell and Tony Joe White.  The album became his first album to chart on Billboard's Top Country Albums and the Billboard 200, peaking at 19 and 157 respectively.




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