Billy Joe Shaver left this world Wednesday, Oct. 28, at a hospital in Waco. According to local sources, the country music legend’s health problems resulted from a stroke. The singer was 81. The crème ...

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, ...

Today, Billy Joe Shaver is hailed as a hero of the Outlaw Country movement by those in the know. Johnny Cash once called Shaver his favorite songwriter. Willie Nelson named him the “greatest living ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) – The estate of the late and legendary Billy Joe Shaver now belongs to the local nonprofit Friends for Life. Shaver, born in Corsicana and known for spending most of his life in ...

Just like the songs I leave behind me / I’m gonna live forever now, outlaw country musician Billy Joe Shaver boldly declared in his 1993 hit “Live Forever.” Penned by Shaver and his late son, Eddy, ...

Robert Duvall — yes, the late Academy Award-winning actor and filmmaker — was once instrumental in helping Billy Joe Shaver beat an aggravated assault charge. As the story goes, Shaver, got into ...

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 city, ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A McLennan County jury will be asked to decide this week which of Billy Joe Shaver’s wills should be honored in a dispute over the country music icon’s estate between Shaver’s ...

Singer Billy Joe Shaver has been found not guilty of aggravated assault in the 2007 shooting of Billy Coker at Papa Joe's Saloon near Lorena. The 54th State District Court jury in Waco returned the ...

After a jury in Waco found Billy Joe Shaver not guilty of aggravated assault Friday, the country music singer-songwriter struck a conciliatory tone when asked about Billy Coker, the man he shot in the ...