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Music Review: Billy Joe Shaver - Live At Billy Bob's Texas
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
ORG Billy Joe Shaver is one of those survivors who just keeps on ticking. The loss of his wife, son, court problems, and a major heart attack may have slowed him a bit but he continues to be active on the road and in his second career as an actor.

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Billy Joe Shaver Is A Pistol At Billy Bob's
FWWeekly
(Nelson testified as a character witness at Shaver's trial.) The mixing and mastering are dicey on some of these Live at Billy Bob's albums, but the Shaver effort comes off well. The drum and bass are mixed a bit hot in comparison to the lead guitar, ...


 
New Yorker (blog)
Music Pick: Jonesing
New Yorker (blog)
The last time out, on “Praise and Blame,” he took a stab at songs by Bob Dylan, Billy Joe Shaver, John Lee Hooker, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. On his new record, “Spirit in the Room,” also produced by Ethan Johns, Jones has a slightly more contemporary ...


 
CD reviews: fIREHOSE, Willie Nelson, Paul Mark & The Van Dorens
Charleston Post Courier
Besides Snoop, guests on the album include Sheryl Crow, Billy Joe Shaver, Ray Price, Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson, as well as Nelson's sons Lucas and Micah. After nearly 60 years of writing and recording, Nelson shows no sign of slowing down.


 
Telegraph.co.uk
FAMILY AFFAIR Nelson effectively covers artists from Coldplay to Snoop Dogg ...
Entertainment Weekly
He pays tribute to Coldplay with a wrenching solo version of ''The Scientist'' and honors country outlaw Billy Joe Shaver with the sad, lovely ''Hero.'' (Shaver sings backup, which only makes it more moving.) Elsewhere, Nelson lights up with Snoop Dogg ...
Willie Nelson Will World Premiere His New Album on SiriusXM's Willie's RoadhouseGreat American Country (blog)
Music Review: Willie Nelson - HeroesBlogcritics.org (blog)

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NorthJersey.com
CDs being released Tuesday, May 15
NorthJersey.com
Willie Nelson, "Heroes" (Sony Legacy) — Thirteen new recordings with guest vocalists including: Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard, Jamey Johnston, Billy Joe Shaver and Sheryl Crow. Sons Lukas and Micah Nelson also feature prominently.


 
New York Post
Smokin' Willie on a country roll
New York Post
Lucky for us, Nelson goes back to his roots with “Heroes,” a traditional country disc — loaded with steel guitar and B-3 organ, as well as guest stars such as Merle Haggard, Billy Joe Shaver, Ray Price and Lukas Nelson (his son and vocal doppelganger).
Willie Nelson picks his 'Heroes,' including SnoopSan Jose Mercury News
Watch Willie Nelson Perform Pearl Jam's "Just Breathe"Paste Magazine
Country music legend Willie Nelson at the Wellmont TheatreNorthJersey.com (press release)

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