Photos: Remembering country singer Billy Joe Shaver, 1939-2020
Outlaw country singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, who penned songs for Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and more, has died at 81.
Artist Billy Joe Shaver poses backstage following his concert "Billy Joe Shaver presented by WMOT/Roots Radio" at City Winery Nashville in Nashville, Tenn., on April 1, 2017. Shaver, who penned songs for Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Bobby Bare, has died at 81. (Photo by Laura Roberts/Invision/AP)
Singer Billy Joe Shaver performs at Farm Aid on Randall's Island on Sept. 9, 2007, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Musician Willie Nelson, left, performs with his band and Billy Joe Shaver, right, during the Farm Aid Concert event Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Kyle Ericson)
Artist Billy Joe Shaver performs in concert at "Billy Joe Shaver presented by WMOT/Roots Radio" at City Winery Nashville on Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Laura Roberts/Invision/AP)
Artist Billy Joe Shaver performs in concert at "Billy Joe Shaver presented by WMOT/Roots Radio" at City Winery Nashville on Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Laura Roberts/Invision/AP)
Artist Billy Joe Shaver performs in concert at "Billy Joe Shaver presented by WMOT/Roots Radio" at City Winery Nashville on Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Laura Roberts/Invision/AP)
From left, artists Tony Calhoun, Billy Joe Shaver, Jeremy Lynn Woodall and Jason McKenzie pose for a backstage portrait following their concert "Billy Joe Shaver presented by WMOT/Roots Radio" at City Winery Nashville on Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Laura Roberts/Invision/AP)
Singer Billy Joe Shaver appears in Nashville, Tenn., in 1993. (AP Photo/Christopher Berkey)
Artist Billy Joe Shaver poses backstage following his concert "Billy Joe Shaver presented by WMOT/Roots Radio" at City Winery Nashville in Nashville, Tenn. on April 1, 2017. (Photo by Laura Roberts/Invision/AP, File)
Outlaw country singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, who wrote songs like "Honky Tonk Heroes" and "I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train," has died at 81.