Legendary honky-tonk singer/songwriter/outlaw Billy Joe Shaver visits Eddie’s Attic on Thursday, August 6. If you’ve ever spent more than three minutes listening to Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson or Merle Haggard, then you need to know about Billy Joe Shaver.
Billy Joe’s story is romantic only in the country music context – run-ins with violence and hard luck are part of his earliest years and still chase him today. He comes from a world – not to distant from our city – where references to God and guns and sin fit together like a cracked hand in a workman’s glove. A strong will and a cynical sense of humor help you make it through a life like that. When you’re Billy Joe Shaver, they also help you write some damn good music.
It’s $25 in advance and that’s a bargain to see a living legend in a venue as spectacular as Eddie’s Attic.
Here’s a track about trains and our state for a little sample. Listen to end to hear a word from Billy Joe about his songs.
